OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1917.
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OREGON CITY
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ONLY ONE "GREATEST IMPORT
ANCE." We had thought that the "Business
as Usual" slogan had been abandoned.
It haa been abandoned by most peo
ple who are actively engaged In busi
ness. Unusual conditions exist and
most practical people are conducting
business In an unusual manner in or
der to adjust It to the unusual altua
tlon. That is common sense. Young
men of military age and physically
qualified are leaving their usual occu
pations and women or older men are
taking their places. There Is scarcity
of labor everywhere and great efforts
have been put forth to supply the de
mand. Teople are economizing on lux
uries in order that there may be more
labor available for the production of
necessities. Customers are carrying
their packages home in order to save
the waste of unnecessary deliveries,
tn the midst of this general read
justment it Is surprising to read the
plea of the Commissioner of Education
Claxton that it Is of the "Very great-J
est importance . . '. that there shall be
no falling off in attendance in the
schools," and that this is necessary
both "for the present defense of the
country for the welfare and safety
when the war ia over."
That is an extreme and unreasoning
attitude. We do not underestimate I
the importance of school education,
and yet it la not true that full attend
ance ia at this time of "very greatest
Importance" at this time, and that is
the winning of the war by the decisive
defeat of militarism.
How can it be possible that full at
tendance at school is necessary for the
"present defense of the country r To
assert such a plain absurdity ia hardly
creditable to the head of public edu
cation In America. The "present de-
tense" requires the adjustment of all
agencies and institutions to meet the
unusual conditions. From 1S61 to 1865
thonaands of boys left the achoola and
college to help save the Union, and
many a battle would have been lost
if they had remained at home to main
tain the "full attendance" of the
schools.
In ordinary times we need little help
from boys of 14 to 20 years of age.
But now there are many places where
we do need them and where they can
render service that will release men
tor the army or tor heavy wort Be
cause there was need ot the service
of the boys receiving Instruction In
the military and naval academies, the
classes have been graduated ahead of
the regular schedule. The experience
and training they will receive will be
ot more value to them and to the coun
try than the education they wonld
have received if the usual time of grad
uation had been observed. The public
schools are training boys and girls for
usefulness in life. If present condi
tions call for the immediate help of
those boys and girls, there is no harm
in graduating a high school class soon
er than the regular course provides,
and sending those young people out to
their life work that much earlier. The
training they will get through actual
experience will be worth as much as
the education they would receive In
school.
Undoubtedly it would be folly to re
duce the school attendance if absence
from school meant idleness or em
ployment in nonessential work. But
If in any community there Is actual
need for workers "for the present de
fense of the country," school authori
ties should not hesitate a moment to
take such steps as will enable young
people to do their bit without losing
their status in the course of instruc
tion. Many a man in future years
would exhibit with special pride a
diploma dated In 1917 though not due
until 1918, but granted because he went
to render useful service for his coun
try. ARE YOU A MONEY 8LACKERT
Have you a son in the army or navy?
If not, it may be impossible for you
, to fully realize that-we are actually
in a life and death struggle with the
most ruthless foe on earth.
The mothers and fathers who have
given up their boys to go to the front
realize the war is actually here and
that they are part of it.
rtiU fn.tlir wVi rt hua Rpnt A SOT1 haS
1 uo lauiitj
given the nation what money cannot
buy.
Such families need no urging to
exert every effort to furnish the army
and navy with all possible equipment
and supplies. They are awake to the
urgency of the situation. They are
carrying a double load for they are
giving their boys and they are giving
. their dollars.
It's to the person who is still sitting
back and letting the other fellow do it,
that attention should be directed.
Hardly a man in this country can
truthfully claim he is too poor to buy
a liberty bond and that is the only
claim that should exempt a person
from owning one.
Don't hesitate, now is the time.
Don't force the government to resort
i ,A ofck nffprfifl an
to taxation wneu D
. it. Iaah aa flit
opportunity to carry mo
t drawing interest.
Remember your boy may be the next
to go and you win waui
equipped.
i.tn. oian ft ia vour pat-
Above every m"6 - .
riotle duty to backyour fovernm-
to the extent or your
11 Liberty bonds can be purchased on
ay ikndof terms, the government
tikes time payments, banks advance
money nu practically all employers
oTn a-nge the matter ec . employes
can take a bond and pay tor it In such
ENTERPRISE
LM
"5
25
easy installments they will not notice
it
There is practically no excuse tor
you it you don't own a liberty bond.
You are the worst kind ot a slacker
for you have failed to do the very eas
iest thing possible to help in this strug
gle. Buying a Liberty Bond is just as
safe as arranging to buy five ten dol
lar bills and it is a whole lot better
tor when you have paid tor a $50 Lib
erty Bond you have something draw
ing 4 per cent interest which la Just
as good for money aa the currency
and just as safe.
FOR A BAD CASE OF BLUES.
Cheerful people are warned not to
read what follows here. It ia not even
intended tor people who have only
occasional tits of the "blues." Indeed,
this is meant tor persons who are in
clined to feel blue pretty near all the
time. They may be so depressed by
overwork or by illness, that they have
prey to the mistaken idea that life Is
not worth living.
Often for them the normal ways ot
getting "cheered cp" do no good. 1ft
you suggest some pleasant cause for j
hope, their tired minds Quickly reject I
it They can't go to sleep for thinking
how bad things are.
Now such people should try saying
this to themselves: "Well, things are
pretty bad; I don't see how they could
be much worse; but at least I am ready
and waiting to see how much worse
they can get."
This may seem strange doctrine, but
it has been known to help many a
worried man or woman. when better
and more helpful means fall. In the
first place, it relaxes the strain ot
thinking about one's condition. In the
second place, there seems to be some
thing sportsmanlike about this pro
posal that will appeal to a man it he
has any good blood left ia him at all.
Finally, it gives free play to the in
stinct ot curiosity. At least, one can
be curious to see what the next day
will bring. Curiosity may have killed
many a cat but curiosity itself is a
hard thing to kill. And it a man only
stands by "to see how much worse
things can get," still playing his part
as best he can, it's surprising how
soon he may find things getting not
worse, but better. Of course, the real
answer to the question Is life worth
living? is simply, "That depends on
the liver."
FIGHTING 8P1RIT.
It is the testimony of those who have
seen much of the former National
guard men, also of the newly drafted
army, that a splendid military spirit is
being developed among them. The
former militiamen are described as be
ing even eager to get over to France
and begin business. Fellows who be
fore there was any expectation of war
joined the militia companies did not
do so from-mere love ot sport, com
radeshlp, or military exercises.
They were men In whom the Ameri
can spirit runs high, and in whom
there is an exceptional interest in sol
dierly achievement When a man ot
this temperament Is put up against
the present proposition, he reacts
quickly. He resents insults offered
our flag and citizens. He realizes that
the only way a nation can acquire
honor and safety, is to show that it
does possess some virile force and that
it is capable of defending its rights if
it has to.
The spirit of the drafted men is not
so much different. To many of them
the war problems are new. But in the
atmosphere of camp life it will be dif
ficult for them to remain outsiders in
sympathy. They will soon learn that
we have a real cause to fight for. Not
many of them will favor the Idea that
the American people should He down
and say "please kick me."
The soldiers who are described as
eager to go are no more anxious than
anyone else to lose their lives or run
needless risks. But like the man who
has a tooth to be pulled, they know
there can be no comfort until the bad
job is tckled and done. They want to ;
get It over as quickly as possible.
Also it sticks in the crop of the nor
mal American young man that our
enemies are laughing and chuckling
over America's "wooden sword." They
should do their laughing right now
when they can do it ,as they mdy not
get a chance later. When our boys go
"over the top" in France, there will
be things doing that Fritzy does not
anticipate.
GUARD AGAINST INEFFICIENCY.
A special dispatch to the New York
Journal of Commerce from Its Wash
ington correspondent says that It is
the general expectation that members
of congress will seturn to the capital
in December "determined to partici
pate vigorously in the management of
the war as large an extent as they
can arrange to do," and It Is estimated
that this participation will not be In
the nature of an attempt to Interfere
with the executive branch of he gov
ernment, but a proper ascertainment
of the manner In which the war funds
have been expended, the care and
treatment the soldiers have been giv
en, etc. This is as it should be. No one
would contemplate for a moment leg
islative interference in military opera
tions. But as the only directly chosen
representatives of the people who are
charged with the responsibility of levy
ing taxes and making appropriations,
it is the duty ot Congress to see that
funds are not wasted either through
inefficiency or partisanship. Our war
expenditures will bo greater than those
of any of the Allies and we should
tnke all possible precaution to guard
against injustice to those who must
boar the burden. Excuses and explan
ations are now being made for inade
quacy ot arms and equipment, delay In
completion ot cantonments, etc Prom
ises are being made as to the future.
Congress should let the various bu
reaua understand that they will be held
to a atrlct accountability It neglect re
sults In needless suffering or disaster.
TREATMENT FOR CHILDREN.
The perils ot modern life Increase
day by day. Accidents in the street
and workshops are common. Many
families are the Innocent victims ot
parental abuse and dissipation. The
number of children who have congeni
tal deformities, or have affections re
sulting from infant paralysis, Is large.
Many are threatened with blindness or
deafness. There Is an Innumerable
number ot other ailments affecting
their future ability to earn a living.
The Increasing number ot such de
fectives la one ot our most vital civic
problems. It these young folks grow
up uncured, they must largely live off
the community. It their friends don't
mpport them, they are likely to need
lublla relief.
In a great many cases these troubles
can be enred while a person Is young.
It would usually be cheaper from the
merev money point of view, to provide
surgical help than to allow a child to
grow up and come on public charity.
At any rate, when you consider how
the productive power ot these people
can be Increased, It Is poor economy to
let them go through life maimed and
helpless.
The state ot Iowa has done some pro
pressive work in this direction worthy
ot imitation. By the law passed in
1915 children suffering "from such ail
ments, if a reasonable probability of
cure or material Improvement can be
shown, can have free treatment at the
University hospital, if their parents
can't afford to pay. About 900 have
been treated for such ailments. Nearly
all of them returned home cured or
greatly improved.
It is good business for state charity
to take up such work. If sufficient
public funds can't be secured, private
charity ought to be offered. It Is a
field in which many Mothor's Clubs
and Women's Clubs are doing splendid
work. They find It much more Inspir
ing than the most cultured literary
paper can be.
MOURNING IN TIME OF WAR
The suggestion is made by the Dry
Goods Economist, that during war
time women discard the habit ot wear
ing black for lost friends. This is
urged on the ground of scarcity of
clothing materials, and the depress
ing influence of black In a time of na
tional sorrow.
If many women must by next year
face the loss ot their boys, a large part
ot them would no doubt like to put on
black. In times of grief women feel
a certain reserve about mingling with
gay life. The black dress Is a sugges
tion that they are in sorrow, and
should not be pressed Into scenes of
merriment
- The wearing ot black does tend to
set a person apart a little, and It often
makes women morbid. They seek soli
tude and avoid their friends too much.
They get in a habit of brooding and
often become very abnormal. It would
have been much better It at the start
they could have plucked up their cour
age and gone with their friends.
Yet there is a question of, not mere
ly in war time, but always, this atti
tude is not unwholesome and some
times selfish. It does create an at
mosphere of gloom. Many men feel
ing this depressing influence, tell their
wives never to put on black for them.
They hate to leave behind this per
petual suggestion of funerals.
Few men wear black for bereave
ment, though the custom ot wearing
a black band on the arm Is common.
Men feel sorrow as much as women,
yet are forced by the pressure of work
to leave it all behind them, and go
on day by day as before. It Is better
for them and better for women to do
so, and of doubtful value to keep re
minding others that their hearts are
grieving. It would not be the wish ot
the soldier boys whom we shall leave
In France, that their bright home
country should emphaize the, sorrow
it feels in any external way.
CURB THE AUTOCRAT.
Third Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral Dockery has started something
new in American legal procedure. He
cited the New York Call to show cause
why it should not be denied the privi
lege of second-class mall, and refused
to Inform the Call what offense It had
committed or was alleged to have com
mitted. The Call was required to pre
sent Its case at Washington at a cer
tain hour of a certain day 250 miles
from Its place of publication and was
informed that at that time it would be
presented with the charges against it.
How many of us would remain out of
jail if our enemies could hail us into
court and require us to prove our in
nocence of charges the nature of
which we could not know until we ap
peared in court?
If Congress does its duty, there will
be an overhauling of procedureln the
Postofflce Department. The very ex
istence of a newspaper depends upon
Its right to the second-class privilege.
Abuse of that privilege should be prop
erly punished. Entire denial of the
privilege may be a proper punishment
In some instances but too severe in
others. By the mere stroke of a pen,
the Department can destroy a business
which a man has taken a life-time to
build up. We predict that the Ameri
can people will not stand for the be
stowal of any such power as that upon
any individual in a country where trial
by jury is one of the fundamental prin
ciples of our guarantee of life, liberty
and the pursul tof happiness. Let the
wrong doer be adequately punished,
but give him a fair trial first.
SOUTH NEVER 8ATI3FIED.
It seems Impossible to do anything
to please the south, except to make ap
propriations for itt. The south has
been opposed to arming the negroes.
The apportionment of soldiers to be
supplied under the selective draft was
manipulated in such a way that the
south would be called upon to furnish
a much smaller number In proportion
to entire population than would be re
quired from the northern states. Then,
when mobilisation began, the south
protested against colored troops be
ing tent to southern cantonments, al
though the south rejoiced to have by
far the larger proportion of the can
tonments located tn that section ot
the country. Then the provost marsh
al Issued a call tor only white troops
In the second quota, and Rome ot the
southern states find that this will take
practically all the while men subject
to draft, leaving the negroes at home.
They are protesting again. Evidently,
the only way to satisfy them is to let
the north furnish all the soldiers and
pay all the taxes, and send only white
soldiers to southern cantonments for
training. But the south Is In control
ot the administration and It ought not
complain.
WHY BAVARIANS WANT -PEACE,
German prisoners taken ot late up
on the western front toll ot much mur
muring among the Bavarian troops.
The Bavarians have been among the
most valouors ot the German soldiers,
their Crown Prince has shown himself
a much more skillful commander than
the Kaiser's heir, and they have re
peatedly taken the brunt of the Allied
thrust without adequate support from
their Prussian associates. It Is but
natural that they should repine. Add
to this their devotion to the Catholic
Church, whose supreme head is so In
sistent for peace, their knowledge that
they have despoiled the land ot a Ba
varian princess who shares the Bel
gian crown, and their growing convic
tion that their cause Is lost and one
has all the Ingredients for a movement
within the German Empire which will
check the dreams of the All Highest
and start a Blncere negotiation tor the
end ot the war.
"8PURL0S VER8ENKT."
The discovery that the Swedish Le
gation tn Argentina has been used as
a "central" for the communication ot
coded messages from the German Le
gation to the government at Berlin, Is
said to have "shocked" diplomats at
Washington. More shocking, however.
Is the callous manner In which the
German diplomat plotted for the des
truction of the Argentine merchant
marine by U-boat warfare, his advice
being that they should be sunk so as
to leave no trace. "Spurlo Versenkt,"
the phrase made use ot, has at once
passed Into the vocabulary of the day.
It signifies the method by which
"Dentsschland neber alles" Is to be
attained. '
FIRST 8CORE FOR CHICAGO.
The first ot the ships which America
is to set upon the ocean to make up
for the depredations ot the German
U-boats was launched Saturday, Octo
ber 13, having been constructed in
less than six montha. She was built
In that hustling city o fthe West whose
motto Is "I win," and, much aa she
Is needed upon the seas, she should be
taken aa soon as possible to the ports
ot the East where they are still talk
ing about building ships instead of
building them.
GERMANY NOT PEACE DICTATOR.
The Imperial German Chancellor
says that Germany will hold to Alsace
and Lorraine. A while back Germany
expected to hold a large part of France,
all of Belgium, make Great Britain
pay tribute and collect Indemnity In
America. The final results of this
war will not be dictated by the nation
that started it
Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, formerly
knight-errant of the pure food cam
paign, says that he has been farming
for several years and has been pro
ducing milk at a cost ot 40 cents per
gallon and selling it for 30 cents or
less. Now he knows why lota of farm
ers did not take as good care of their
stables as he thought they ought.
The only good thing we have ever
heard about Pancho Villa comes from
a published article by a German spy,
who tells about seeking an interview
with Villa and finding him "a bandit,
wholly without kultur."
Fifty Years Ago
Taken From Oregorv City Enterprise
October 19, 1867.
Affairs In Italy Grave The affairs
in Italy have a very grave aspect.
There Is a general belief that the
whole nation will fol'ow Gariboldl in
his effort to restore Rome to Italy and
the Victor Emanuel will soon pass the
Roman fountain and proclaim Rome
a part of the kingdom.
All But Two Another long train of
immigrants rolled through Oregon
City, we quizzed a small boy driving
an ox team to learn where they hailed
from. He Informed us they tfere from
Missouri but two and all good Demo
crats but those two who were from
Icwa.
Coming Pretty Close The game of
baseball played on the grounds ot the
state fair at Salem on the 11th be
tween the Clackamas and Pioneer
clubs, was the most exciting game
perhaps ever played upon the coast.
The Oregonian correspondent says it
was one of the most exciting features
of the day. It lasted for several hours,
and engaged the attentlon'of hundreds
of people. The Innings were even, but
the Pioneers made 58 runs and the
Clackamas hut 53. The Pioneers got
the $40 premium, bat and ball, but It
come pretty close to having a claim
laid to it by "our boys." The lineup
of the Clackamas team was aa follows:
Charman, second baseiBrldgeo, first
base; Pope, pitcher; Zigler, catcher;
Harding, left field; Upton, short stop;
Sheppard, center field; Pease, right
field; Fellows, third base.
REALTY 8ALE CONFIRMED
The decree acirming the sale of real
entate in the case of John Caulson vs.
T. A. Snook and others was signed in
circuit court Thursday.
The United States Government Food
Administrator Says:
"Baking Powder Breads of corn and
other coarse flours are recommended"
ROYAL
ABSOLUTELY PURE
Makes delicious muffins, cakes and coarse flour breads
CORN MEAL MUFFINS
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1V4 tpt loaf
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4 UtI iMipaoBi lyl Bitlaf Vowlcl
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1 cup milk t
I Ublopooat iharttnlns
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Our rW, whitt and btut kookUt, "Bttl War Tim Rociptt" containing
tm on rqu;t. Addtmt Royal Baking Powd,t Company, Dept. II,
LOCAL FOOT BALL
TEAM DEFEATS OLD
; 31 TOO
McMlnnvllle football team went
down to defeat Saturday on their own
Held before the local high school team
In a score ot 30 to 0. The features t
the game was the line Diunitin by
Mass, Lovett and Meyer and the all
around playing of Fauley. The local
team Instead of clinging to end runs re
sorted more- or less to line bucking
with good gains. The local team con
sider this an Important victory as Mc
Mlnnvllle won the state championship
In 191. They, report the opposing
team played rough football and assert
...... .
It was the dlrtest bunch of players
they ever hope to meet on the football
field. The Oregon City team will meet
Vanvouver at Canemah field at three
o'clock Friday afternoon.
38,000,000 MEN
BEARING ARMS IN
WAR OF NATIONS
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23. At least
38,000,000 men are' bearing arms In the
war 27.500,000 tor allies and 10,
600,000 for the central powers, more
than 1,000,000 being Americans, ac
cording to the latest war department
compilations from published reports
in various countries. These figures
do not Include naval personel
strength, which would raise the total
several millions.
Against Germany's 7,000,00, Aus
tria's 3,000,000, Turkey's 300,000
and Bulgaria's 300,000 are arrayed
the following armed forces:
Russia, 9,000,000; France, 6,000
000; Great Brltlan, 6.000,000; Italy,
3,000,000; Japan. 1,400,000; United
States, more than 1,000,000; China.
541.000; Roumania, 320,000; Serbia,
300,000; Belgium, 300,000; Greece,
300,000; Portugal, 200,000; Montene
gro, 40,000; Slam, 36,000; Cuba,
11,000, and Liberia, 400. San Marl
no and Panama also have small
forces under arms.
OF
Several classes of the public school
have been crowded with students since
the opening of the year and changes
were recently made cutting down the
number, with the result that there
was considerable overflow of students
and another teacher was employed In
the person of Lula Miller, to take
charge of the overflow from the fifth
and sixth grades.
October 26th will be celebrated in
the city schools as Francis Wlllard
day, with a suitable program for the
occasion.
Assembly was held on Wednesday
morning at which addresses were
made by several ot the teachers on the
subject ot "Uses of English." Prof.!
Mason. SuDt. Tooze. teachers Lewis',
and Stone gave short talks on the sub
Ject to the students emphasizing th
desirability of knowledge in the use of)!
On Saturday the girls of the Domes
tic Science class srrved luncheon
to the members of the General Com
mittee ofr Food Conservation at the
close of the morning program.
In athletics at the present time, foot
ball holds the hoards and will con-
tlnue until after Thanksgiving. Later
something may be done in the way or
organizing a basket ball team, but the
school Is somewhat handicapped In not
having a suitable place to stage the
games and practice. Nothing of any
moment has been done by the recently
organized athletic association other
than to organize and elect officers,
Their work will continue throughout
the year and enter into all the different
forms of the study.
PAUL CASE IN COURT.
District Attorney Gilbert Hedges ap
peared before the circuit court Mon
day on behalf of school district num
ber 105 and argued a demurrer filed
against the complaint of Frank Paul
against the school district. Paul Is
suing the district for wages as a teach
er claiming that although the board
Vnour ha did not have a certificate thoy
.f,.n wm ns .teacher. The court
.1.1, rhA demurrer and gave the
plaintiff ten days to file an amended
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Reducing Distribution Costs
The New York Food commission
makes the statement that the wholo
saler takes but 10 per cent ot the cot
ot food for his expenses and profits.
The middleman has long ben a fav
orlto object ot execration. It will sur
prise many people to learn that bla
costs are not more than 10 per cent.
However, according to the eommla
slon, that charge should be reduced.
Much waste motion should be elimi
nated. It seema to work about in tins
way. Years ago a firm starting as
wholesalers would erect their ware
house on a city street, without much
reference to economy in receiving and
shipping goods. As their buslneii In
" V.
' cronneu unu 11107 iiiuq iu inun guuua
over a wide territory, these products
would have to be hauled from the rail
road station to the warehouse, and
then hauled back. They might be
hauled around two or three times
more, aa the goods were sold from one
Jobber to another.
But tn those days wages were low,
horses cheap, and people did not notice
these waste much. Now with wages.
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PUBLISHES WEEKLY
F(
The Oregon City Enterprise Is In
receipt of the first lsue of the Skir
misher, published by the army camp
at Vancouver Barracks. It Is a week
ly publication full of new, barrack life
and the humorous sltuatlou that con
stantly arise.
The publishing staff consists ot E.
G. Deslmore, managing editor; Jack
Sommors, contribution editor; Arthur
Harris, new editor, and "Shorty"
Harris, advertising manager.
One of the Interesting articles on
the front page speak of the reputa
tion of the Fourth Engineers, "Flower
of American Troops," termed by the
New York World.
Evon the poot has his space allowed
him In the person of Simon, of Com
pany C, and the poem he has con
tributed to this edition, has been the
means of selling a large number of
the papers, the proceeds from which
goes Into the fund tor publication.
The poem is as follows:
The Last Tyhpold 8hot.
I got It, I got It, I got It,
I got it this very day,
A shot In the arm. It did me no harm,
Thte pain It will soon go away.
If over, it's over, It's over,
It's over this very day,
I'm glad lam, I'm a capable man,
Now everything Is bright and gay.
We do it, we do It, we do It,
We do It this very day,
We grin awhile, and then we smile,
No more shot to be hadHooray!
SEATTLE STRIKE
METAL TRADES
COMES TO END
SEATTLE, Wash., Oct. 22 Seattle's
shipyard strike Is over. Today the
12,000 members of the 14 - metal
trade8. unlona who waiked oift three
weeks ago donned their overalls and
returned to work, leaving their de
mands for the closed shop' and high
er wages In the hands ot the fedoral
wage adjustment board.
With the resumption of work,, the
owners of the yards planned to speed
up construction of a number of gov
ernment vessels, Including war craft,
which have bnen standing untouched
on the wayB here since the strike be
gan. .The men returned to work under
conditions and wages prevailing be
fore, they walked out. Thoir decision
to end the strike was made aftor a
patriotic appeal had been addressed
to -them by the adjustment board,
which met here recently.
MARRIAGE LICENSE
A marriage license was issued Mon
! day to Maud C. Bond and William M.
j Zachary of 7130, 43 avenue S. E., Port-
num.
BAKING
POWDER
NUT BREAD
!! iMnpoani aayti atiiBf rewatr
Iftit
cupi milk tttd 4Ur
cup ugr or car ixrup
cup cbtiid till (nut too tnt) or 1 OOP
uui ana oura
Hklnf powj.r tni aid milk
or torn orrup nui autmtau or
rtiJ lo.f pn, illow to oUni
pUat, Ukt U tuoiitrata
additional ilmlhr rvcfwi, nt
135 William Strt, AW York
horses and feed and gasoline high,
these trucking charges mount up. The
expert Insist strongly that wholesale
dealers should have warehouse lo
cated on railroad track, where the
freight could be taken in at one door,
sorted and shipped out either by the
same door by rati, or else given out in
another door to truck for local dl
trlbutlon.
Trucking faclllttoa la many cities
are said to be so Inadequate that truck
men have to line up at 11 o'clock the
night before to gnt load to (tart out
with at 8 o'clock the next morning.
Also he coat ot getting produce from
the farm to the railroad station I
said to be much too high, It costs
but little more to get food product
from Chicago to Liverpool, than from
the average farm to the nearest rati,
road station.
If farmer bad been quicker to take
up the co operative Idea, motor truck
would now be running all through the
farm district picking up their great
load and saving duplicate trip which
someone ha to pay for.
y
The following extract watf taken
from a North Carolina newspaper and
forwarded to Mrs. Harry Moody by
her ion, Kent, who I stationed at
Camp Greene, Charlotte, N. C, with
the 162d Infantry:
Soldier Fill City.
It was a treat to see so many sold
iers on the streets of the city Saturday
night. A few week ago, a man In un
iform wa something of a rarity in
Charlotte; Saturday night, It eeemed
that there were more uniformed fig
ures on the streets ot the city than
there were civllans. Saturday was
pay day at Camp Greene, and the boys
were taking advantage ot an oppor
tunity to come to town to do their
shopping and to enjoy themselves. A '
a result, the storos, restaurants, pic
ture houses, etc., did a lnndofflce busi
ness, and everybody wa happy. Cor
tnlnly there was never a more orderly
crowd on the streets of any city, and
Charlotte Is delighted over the com
ing ot such a body ot manly soldiers
as our Northwestern guests are show
ing thomsolves to be.
Another thing thut Is a matter ot
comment Is the vory lnrgo number ot
soldiers who attend the church ser
vices of tho city. It was remarked yes
terday that at some of the churches,
It appeared that half the congregation
were soldlors. There isn't any ques
tion about It, the Camp Greono boy
are the right sort,
0J.PL1IR OPENS
P,
While hero Raturday, O. M. Plum
mor, federal field agent In the food
conservation work for the state, re
colved instructions to open hia cam
paign In eastern Oregon on the first
of the wook. With his Instructions
was the schedule he will follow during
the next two weeks, when- he will
spread through the eastern side of the
state, the movement for the conserva
tion of food. The campaign will open
October 21st with morning and even
ing addresses nt the churcheB, and
Monday will be divided between the
high school at Hood Rlvor and The
Dalles, public schools. - -
Tuesday Mr, Plummer will be nt
Pendleton, Wednesday, .LaGrande;
Thursday, Baker; Friday, Vale; Satur
day, Burns; Lakovlnw, Monday, Octo
ber 29th; Klamath Falls, Tuesday and
Ashland, Wednesday. At t all ot the
places named In the itinerary Mr.
Plummer will addresB the public
schools and hold conferences with the
general committees fpr each district.
Mosior State Highway will follow
river from here to Hood River and
five mile stretch will cost $352,324. .
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