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EXEMPTION PROBLEMS.
Few people realise what a big prob
lem U put np to every exemption board
In the cases of men working on Indus
trie vital to the war. Where will a
nan do the moat good, aa a aoldler,
r In making auppUes for soldiers?
- Many people have encouraged their
boya to go on tarma In hopes of ex
emption. They pretentiously announce
to their friends that the boys hare en
tered the service of their country in
the cause of agriculture.
The boys however may know noth
ing about farming, and can scarcely
work half a day without getting their
hands all blisters. They are probably
not worth much as some raw boned
Pole Just over from the old country.
Sach excuses are not likely to count
much. But a more difficult problem
is created by many farmers' sons.
Their energy and ability may be worth
a good deal more producing food for
soldiers than in fighting themselves.
It is complained that many exemption
boards have drawn the line too strict
ly. Many men have been taken out of
shops when their places could not he
filled, or only after long delay, ahd
war supplies have been delayed.
Many employers want to keep on
making money and hate to see useful
employees leave. They may eiagger
ste the Injury to production that would
he caused by their departure. The men
themselves probably do not under
value their own Importance. It Is nat
sxal that the boards should want to
be "shown." It Is of course the sim
plest way for them to enforce the law
rigidly, and this lets them out of the
arge of favoritism. When a man la
ig work vitally necessary to the
, machine, that Is probably the
ce where he can serve his country
st There is need for fearless and
ntelllgent discrimination in each case.
r It will sometimes happen that the man
who claims the exemption the most
earnestly, Is least entitled to It and,
vice-versa.
WORLD'S FOOD SHORTAGE.
The scarcity and high price or meat
hits the American people hardest.
From our earliest pioneer days, we
have been a meat eating people. The
love for it is born in us. It was for
merly customary in a great many fam
ilies, perhaps the majority, to eat meat
three times a day and alot of people
do it still, no matter what the cost
In this respect we follow the habits
of the newer countries. Australia,
Canada, South America, still eat much
meat When a country has large wild!
trartu nn which cattle can ranee with-
out paying rent to anyone. It Is natural
that meat should be plenty snd cheap.
When the land is all taken up for farm
ing, -it becomes more costly to raise
.cattle.
It has been the history of the older
countries as they became thickly set
tled, that meat rose in price and they
came to depend more on other foods.
Here in our country, we are likewise
getting to the point w here we can with
difficulty keep up our meat eating
habits.
Of course high prices will stimulate
meat raising. Reports for 1916 at nine
stock centers showed an Increase of
1,000,000 head of cattle and 4,000,000
hogs. But any surplus that can be
created will be taken by Europe dur
ing the war.
During the Mexican revolution In
numerable herds were slaughtered by
soldiery and robbers. It will take many
years before these supplies can be re
produced, It will not be wise to expect
a plentiful supply of meat In the Unit
ed States for years, and it may never
return.
But it is some consolation that many
great peoples maintain an excellent
physical development without any
large meat consumption.
Farmers are not yet convinced that
it pays to raise cattle. But If our corn
production could be Increased, the cost
of feed would be reduced and meat
raising would get quite a boost.
THE COMING OF THE NEW YEAR
To some depressed people the dying
of the old year and coming of the new
year brings thoughts of sadness. They
seem to feel life slipping away from
them. It Is on the contrary, an occca
sion for rejoicing, if we can look back
on the past days with any feeling of
work well done.
Any earnest person must feel as the
months have passed, that new lessons
have been learned, and new acquire
ments gained. If the year has brought
no such fruitage, it has been indeed a
failure.
Few people would care to live the
year over, so why regret that it has
gone? The time has slipped away
from us, but our richer experience, our
surer touch on life, and command of
resources, cannot be taken away.
These are the harvest of the year, the
solid gain that is ours imperlshably.
It Is then a true instinct that has
made New Year's a time for gladsome
social life and pleasant anticipations.
If we look forward with expectation
of happiness and success, we shall be
likely to get it If we view the old
year with melancholy, we shall find
melancholy days to come. Life reflects
the human nature within us. So If
good cheer leads some of us to get
out and blow horns, there Is no par
ticular objection. The only trouble Is
that this form of expression Is too
often created by artificial means, with
a bad headache the morning after.
It is a time when people who really
think about life, will like to consider
its deeper meanings. The churches
will be filled with many whose
thoughts turn Instinctively to the vital
things to the author of the years and
the source of all our Joys. That does
not mean that their thoughts are those
ENTERPRISE
on application.
t sadness or regret
Tear to all!
So nappy New
THE TANKS.
The remarkable performance of the
British armored tanks In the fighting
near Cambral November 21-23, will
set the technic! men to thinking. To
have broken through the trench line
for nearly seven miles In two days
"ai a wholly new development It
equalled what It took six months to
accomplish In the Somme river fight
ing In 1115.
From this distance it looks as if this
success were very largely due to these
tanks. The Germans of course claim
to have destroyed & large part of them
by artillery fire. Still they served
their purpose tor the time being.
No doubt another time the Germans
would be better prepared. But the
tanks proved wonderfully effective In
mowing down the barbed wire entang
lements in which an Infantry attack Is
held up and the men butchered. Their
performance is one of the surprises of
the war and they may prove one of
the most decisive factors.
It would seem ss If it would pay our
government to build a lot of them
They do splendid work in saving the
lives of soldiers. In the Cambral fight
ing, the number of British killed and
wounded was reported bo greater than
the number of German prisoners. Or
dinarily the number of killed and
wounded exceeds the prisoners about
four times.
Also It is a great advantage not to
have to prepare for such an attack by
a heavy use of artillery. Such a bom
bardment gives notice to the enemy
that the attack Is coming, and he has
time to bring up his reserves. Also
the high explosive shells needed to tear
np the sone of defense and wipe out
concrete shelters are tremendouMy
costly and are one of the biggest items
of war costs. The United States should
promptly take np this idea and work
it for what it is worth. It would look
as If It would pay to lay down a tank
j every few hundred yards from the
English channel to Switzerland.
NOT IN YET.
The London Times editorially points
out to the people of England that now
is the critical period of the war for
them. Russia is out and the United
States is not In, is the way the Thun
derer summarises the situation. Nor,
11 mint De dded. with truth, will the
United States be in with full force for
a long time to come, unless something
18 don t0 end the delay and t0 cut the
red tape and to terminate the tneffi-
clency nich unwilling testimony Is
revealing before the committees in
Congress. One ship represents the
sole achievement of the Shipping
Board with its hundreds of millions of
dollars and almost a year of time. Not
enough garments for the first draft of
the National Army and no notion when
there will be enough for the second
draft represents in part the trophies of
the Quartermaster General's corps,
though every competent military man
has known for two years that we could
not be "kept out of war." No machine
guns or cannon for Pershing's men,
who have to be supplied from the de
pleted stores of the French and Eng
lish, though the War Department was
offered facilities last winter which
would have produced 40.000 machine
guns by this time, except that Col.
Rice said he was "not interested."
There are other items of news from
Washington of similar import all of
which tend to emphasize the truth of
what the London Times says: The
United States is not yet in the war. '
INDUSTRIES NEXT TO THE WAR,
The press accords to all the depart
ments of the government engaged in
carrying on the war the fullest pub
licity and editorial support
Next to giving space to all the pub
licity the government needs to carry
on the war, the press gives space to
the home Industries.
The press realizes that preparedness
at home, maintaining the payrolls for
the breadwinners and the producers,
is most Important
The farmers and the labor organiza
tions have made suggestions lookilng
to exemption from military duty but
publishers ask no favors.
They help put over the draft mach
inery, to secure volunteers for army
and navy, to boost the liberty loan and
Red Cross funds.
This is all done" without money and
Uhout price and no other line of bus
iness gives its help so completely
without hope of reward.
The press Is loyally promoting the
plans for food conservation, for ship
building, sugar production, oil and
power development.
The great Industries that are back
of the military preparations and the
multitude of little local Industries are
given support.
The press realizes that the people
must earn wages, must have money to
support families anl that payrolls are
the basis of prosperity.
Has Certain Alibi
In Draft of Death
Chinese
Exempt
is
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 2. Young
Ying, a Chinese, is the first one in
cluded in the selective draft to ad
vance death as a claim for exemption
from army service, according to draft
board members here today. Ying's
questionnaire gives a sentence of
death in connection with a tong mur
der as the reason for disqualification.
raMOIH ORDER FOR
The Oregon City Manufacturing
company's woolen mills has Just se
cured an order from the United States
government for a large quantity of
blankets and overcoats that will keep
the mill running hard for the next two
months. While the mill management
would not make publlo the details of
the contract It Is understood that it
calls for more than 60,000 pieces. Ths
company has not found It easy to se
cure sufficient help and announces
that there Is work for women and girls
in the mills at good wages.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Roscoe F. Hunt to David and Jose
phine W. Haxen, three-fifths Interest
In tracts In section 29, township 4
south, range 2 east; containing $2
acres; $1.
Hamilton company to Caxadero Real
Estate company, three-fifths Interest
In tracts In section 29, township 4
south, range 2 east containing (2
acres; $100.
Robert F. Gay ton to Lorene Marie
Gayton. lots 45 and 46, block 1. White
City Park; $L
Birdie M. S. Plath and Max T. Plath
to Vivian O. Wert, lot 4, block 2, re-
plat of Sellwood addition to Mllwau
kie; $10.
John J. and Ursula Sleret to Thomas
and G. E. Mathews, tract In section 9,
township 2 south, range 5 east; ISOOO.
Charles and Carolina Haft to C. A,
and Florence Rinehart 163.62 acres
In section 19, township 2 south, range
3 east; $10.
Harvey L. and Anna Livingston to
Olive E. Exon, tract in section 19,
township S south, range 1 east; $12,-
000.
John F. and Clementine Daws, to
John B. and Amy Coover, 240 acres In
section 23, township 6 south, range 2
east; $1200.
John B. and Amy Coover to C. J
Thomas, 240 acres In section 23. town
ship 5 south, range 1 east; $1200.
Flora Lynch to Conrad E. and
Lula Peterson. Vt acres In section 2,
township 3 south, range 2 east; $10.
Joseph E. and Mary J. Seely to Ed
die Seely. 19H acres In section 16
township 3 south, range 1 west; $1500
J. B. Campbell to E. Renter, tract in
Hector Campbell, D. L. C, $1
John W. and Grace E. Loder to
Thomas Llghtbody, tract in Willa
mette tracts; $1.
Sadie L. Prahl to Bue and Hong Kee,
H-acre In J. V. Boone D. L. C, $75.
C. B. and Aloce Russell to Edward
and Florence Morrison, lot 11, Wilson
Acres, containing 5 acres; $10.
J. K. and Mary E. Grlbble to Eugene
S. Cribble, 40 acres in John Gribble
D. L. C, township 4 south, range 1
east; $5.
J. K. and Mary E. Gribble to James
L. Gribble, 42 acres in John Gribble
D. L. C; $5.
Catherine Claborta to Lee and Lena
Paquette, 20 acres in section 19, town
ship 6 south, range 2 east; $1.
Samuel and Mary Bacon to Eliza
beth Hagan. 60 acres In section 7,
township 2 south, range 5 east; $100.
New Era Land & investment com
pany to Herman Anthony, tract 4,
Wettenberg acres; $2206.
D. M. and Nellie Lloyd to Arthur A.
Churchill, lot 19, Boardman addition to
Jennings Lodge; $10.
F. I. and Jennie A. Phelps to Hjal
mar Johanson, 29 acres In Fred W.
Geer D. L. C, township 3 south, range
1 east; $2500.
Amos Yoder to Noah J. Yoder, tract
In section 7, township 5 south, range
1 east; $10.
C. O. Martin to A. S. May, lots 8 and
9, block 1, C. T. Tooze addition to Ore
gon City; $10.
J. G. and Sarah A. Iddings to George
C. and Mary E. Wooster, tract In sec-!
tlon 35, township 5 south, range 1 east;
$10.
Thomas and Caslna Kalpaceotes to
Margurieta Dowllng, tract In block 3,
Darling's addition to Oregon City; $10.
Mary E. and William Mazingo to An
drew D. Mazingo, tract In section 22,
township 6 south, range 2 east; $1,
Mary E. and William Mazingo to
Wm. H. Mazingo, tract In section 22,
township 6 south, range 2 east; $1.
Otto and Lina C. Arbuckle to Mary
Jane Hannah, lots 1 and 2, block 23,
first addition to Estacada; $65.
Victor Bourdett to Otto Arbuckle,
lots 1 and 2, block 23, first addition to
Estacada; $10.
John M. and Mollie J. Stormer to
John C. and Minnie E. Peterson, lots
1 and 2, block 20, first addition to Es
tacada; $700.
Oregon-California Railroad company
to John S. Keisecker, 40 acres, in sec
tion 29, township 2 south, range 5
east; $200.
Abraham and Sarah B. DeMoy to
James A. White, 160 acres in section
10, township 4 south, range 5 east;
$1000.
Clyde and Myrtle Mount to Charles
T. Parker, half of lots 1 and 2, block
50, Oregon City; $1.
J. E. and Alma E. Seal to Ray and
Altha Hamilton, lots 39, 40 and 41,
block 5, Terrace addition: $10.
Elsie ZZ. and John L. Zook et al, to
Harvey and Polly Kropf, 35.47 acres
section 18, township 5 south, range 1
east; $2000.
Harry and Sarah H. Donnley, to Wil
liam B. Donnley, tract fn section 31,
township 1 south, range 2 east; $1000.
Leo and Laura Remnsnlder to Will
iam II. and Charles E. Slngletrey, lots
1, 2, 3 and 4 block 11, Nob Hill; $300.
E. R. to R. S. Shelley, 100 acres, sec
tion '0 township 2 south, range 5 east;
$'.
Louis H. and Flora E. Burd to Geo.
B. and Cora H. Weatherby, tract in
section 36, township 3 south, range 4
east; $550.
Mary E. and Mllo F. Lantz to W. O.
and Anna J. Neff, tract section 2 town
ship 5 south, range 1 east; $10.
Leander and Emma C. Johnson to
Knute and Ida Lundgren, tract in sec
tion 6 township 2 south, range 3 east
$3000.
Edward J. and Anna M. Seaman to
Mary E. Lantz, five acres in section 2
township 5 south, range 1 east; $1.
KAISER.
The following Is an acrostic com
posed by Miss Odella Armstrong, 14-
year-old daughter of Mr. J. W, Arm-
strong, of West Linn, whose brother,
Fred, Is now In the army, and station
ed "somewhere In the United States."
K stands for Kultus, 'tis Hill's Idea of
equality with God;
A stands for atrocities committed
live men burled deep beneath the
sent;
I stands tor ill will and hatred ; borne
toward him in every Christian
land.
8 stands for sisters, wives and sweet
hearts, bereaved of loved ones by
his cruel hand.
E stands for emperor and monarch ot
all land he wants to be.
R stands for red blood In rivers, which
flow to keep men free.
K-A-l-S-E-R spells "Kyser", a word
which means Satan to me.
E
Abernethy grange had Its usual suc
cessful program Saturday, the features
of which were an exceedingly well ren
dered violin and piano duct by ths
Misses Maxtne Telford and Delta
Hlnchman. Their first number was
"Humoresque" and the encore, "Ser-
enada by Marqutskt"
Mr. William McLarty delivered two
readings, "The Marriage of Sammy
McGlashun," and "Betsy and I Are
Out"
The speaker ot the day was Hon. J.
D. Lee, well known tor his work In
states offices, and reform movements.
His topic was the "Stopping of War.
He began by calling attention to the
human mind, which achieved brilliant
results in some things and mere vagar
ies in others. Mars, the God ot war, Is
a more expression ot man's coiubative-
ness. It's futility may yet be demon'
strated by the conditions ot Wayland's
paradox, that one body of men, how.
ever small, with proper machinery
may counterbalance another body, not
so equipped, however large.
It will take something more than
diplomacy and civic righteousness to
stop the war. Is God In It, he asked.
Probably not more than he Is In the
cyclone and the earthquake. Is It due
to the fast growing wickedness of the
last 10 years? These speculations
arise on account of confuted Ideas as
to God's methods ot training workers.
Genesis describes creation but not
processes. All religions have tried to
explain why evil was permitted. Yet
the evils go on, and the evils cause the
wars. Btsmark, while noted for blood
and iron, does not hold a candle for
cruelty beside the Emperor William,
coldblooded since boyhood, who with
his party have been dreaming of uni
versal empire. To banish war, Ameri
ca must still be the light ot the world.
The Y. M. C. A. has shown that the
old fashioned vlrtures, morality and
Integrity are still orely needed. The
overshadowing duty of the hour Is to
prosecute the war to a speedy terrain
atlon and to federate all agencies mak
ing for broad Justice, In which work
the grange had done a large work.
ILL BE ARRESTED
Warrants were Issued Wednesday
for the arrest of Stephen Carver,
president of the Portland and Oregon
City Railroad, John Doe Mumpower
and John Doe, for injuring a public
highway. Carver, with others, is oper
ating a logging concern on the Clack
amas river and they are charged with
dragging logs over the Rock Creek
road and damaging It.
DR. FARNUM, OF
JENNINGS LODGE
ON DEATH ROLL
The funeral of Dr. Mary Farnum was
held Wednesday afternoon at the
chapel of J. P. Finlcy & Son, Rev. A. A.
Morrison officiating. The body was
taken to the crematorium. Dr. Mary
Farnum was 54 years old, a native of
Rhode Island, and had practiced medi
cine In Jennings Lodge for 10 years.
She died at the Good Samaritan hospi
tal, December 31, ot complications of
the heart and arterial troubles.
Long School Teacher
Is Human Flag-pole
123 Pounds In Nude
If Prof. John Ashton's sworn state
ment is to be believed by the local ex
emption board, that worthy registrant,
who is a school teacher at Cascade
Locks, should qualify very easily as
the human flag-pole, and should have
little trouble in looking the Germans
over fn case he goes to war.
Mr. Ashton makes the statement In
his questionnaire filed with County
Clerk Harrington recently, that he is
nine feet and six inches tall and
weighs 123 pounds In the nude, if you
please. The statement gave the board
the surprise of their busy lives as they
perused Ashton's questionnaire Thurs
day evening. It was there in black and
white, however, "114 Inches" according
to the physical statistics section, and
until Mr. Ashton can convince them to
the contrary, they can do nothing else
than consider him a most wonderful
example of human framework.
Ashton was formerly a Clackamas
county boy and he originally regis
tered in this county.
RAILWAY PRESIDENT
Oak Grove
OAK GtiOVK, Ore,, Jan. 4,-Mr. and
Mrs. William Cederson and family
visited Mrs. Cederson's brother at the
Vancouver barrack. Wednesday. IU
expects to leave for Texas soon.
W. Q. Guthrie, principal ot the
school, represented the Clackamas
County Teachers' organisation held In
Portland last week.
Mr. Vedder, school supervisor, and
Miss Alice Joyce, ot the Agricultural
College, In Industrial club work, visit
ed the school last week.
Mrs. Rowena Sinner, ot Star. Idaho,
arrived here Friday to visit her par
ents, Mr. and'Mrs. Fowler. Mr. Stoner
Is with Uncle Sam's troops in Texas.
Services every Sunday morning at
the Methodist church by tha pastor,
Rev, Young; Sunday school at 10:00;
Epworth league at 7:30 p. m.; prayer
meeting Wednesday evenings. Ladles'
Aid Wednesday afternoons.
The Parent-Teacher association will
meet January 11, at 3 o'clock at the
school house. All phrents Invited.
Mr. and Mrs. McOovern have moved
to Portland tor the winter.
Mrs. Ella Blgham Ross, ot South
Bend, Wash., Is visiting her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Simon Blgham.
Walter Bullard, ot South Dakota, Is
visiting his father, L. A. Bullard, and
expects to remain tor the winter.
Mrs. Jessie Gleason Is visiting her
daughter In Hood River.
Mrs. Shelton Jones has gone to Ne
braska to visit relatives.
Mrs. Anna Dodd, ot Collage Grove,
Is visiting ber parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. H. Kuks, on the Oatfleld road.
Mrs. It W. Young, the pastor's wife.
has been suffering from an attack of
tonsllltls.
Mrs. Dow Deling, ot Moro. Oregon. (
was visiting here one dny Inst week.
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and several residences wss partially
flooded during the recent heavy rains.
Miss Nellie Wallace Mathews has
returned after an absence ot six
months In Central Oregon.
T. Taylor Is Improving slowly, and
In at his home on the river road.
Blllle RlKElns Is Improving slowly,
but Is still In the hospital.
Mrs. S. P. Blgham was operated on
In the hospital In Portland Saturday,
and Is In a serious condition.
Mrs. George Hall entertained Satur
day night for her son, Frank Moody,
and family of Spokane, Wash. Lee
Moody and family, of Portland, were
present. Refreshments were served
and a pleasant evening spent
Olive Whipple, ot Canby, and a stu
dent of the Monmouth Normal school,
spent Wednesday at the home of her
aunt. Mrs. George Derry.
Mrs. Robert Bradshaw, of The
Dalles, Is visiting her mother, Mrs. C.
11. Rlsley.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Holbrook and
son. .jot Prlndltj. Wash., were New
Year guests at the home ot T. R.
Worthlngton, Sr. They expect to re
turn home Friday and Mr. Worthlng
ton will accompany them.
Walter Wetzler and Arthur Sehufler
are members of the avlutlou corps and
are located In Texas.
11. E. Webb, who Is employed by the
government at' Bremerton, Washing
ton. spent the holidays with his fam
ily here. Returning t oBremerton
New Years day.
School reopened Wednesday morn
ing with a good attendance.
Moving pictures every Friday night
at the school assembly hall.
John Aahlor and fumlly are visiting
their grand parents, Mr. and. Mrs. J.
H. Riley.
Orval Olds Is home on a furlough
from California, to visit his parents.
George Conway and daughter have
moved Into the John Rlalcy houso on
the river road.
Mr. and Mrs. William Stein are the
proud parents of a baby hoy, born De
cember 8th. 1917.
Mr. and Mrs. Miller, on Railroad ave
nue, are being congratulated on the
birth of a daughter, born December
28th. Mother and baby doing nicely.
Salem, Or., Jan. 1. Oregon's con
tribution of men to the war totals 20,
000, according to figures compiled by
Governor Wlthycombe. Of this num
ber, 2055 are with the Third Oregon,
1700 with the coast artillery, 400 with
the field artillery, 400 with the cavalry,
600 with hospital units, 250 with offi
cers' reserve corps, 200 with medical
reserve officers, 5652 with the navy
and marines, 717 In selective service,
700 with the Infantry and 7320 have
enlisted.
Four conscripted men automatically
went Into Class 1 Wednesday for fail
ure to Inform the county clerk ot their
address, and their questionnaires were
returned to the clerk's office Wednes
day. They are: John Cameron, care
steamer Lang, Oregon City, Oregon;
John Elmer Warren, care of Overland
Lumber company, Rldgefleld, Wash.,
R. F. D. No. 1; Bob Grubenman, Bull
Run, Oregon; Carl Edward Anshoreno,
Johnson, Colton, Oregon.
Springfield Flour mill sold and ex
tensive repairs being made; will re
new operations January 1.
Zionist Files Long List
Bishop Is No Slacker
,
Names Drafted Men
To thwart any claims of slacking of
Impostors, Rev. Amos P. Troyer,
Bishop ot the Zlon Amish Mennonlte
church near Hubbard, has filed with
the county clerk a Hat of the members
ot his church in good standing, who
are in the draft ages.
The names are Jesse S. Troyer,
Chauncey Lee Kropf, William G. Ken
agy, Christian C. Yoder, Annan Lostet
ler, Louis F. Mueller, Aaron Esch, Roy
Kropf, Amos Roth, Amasa Hostetler,
Chester Hartzlor, Elmer Schultz, Al
fred Erb, Loney L. Yoder, Vera Lantz
and Roy Yoder.
Under the draft law those who have
religious scruples against war are not
to be called for front line service.
A LETTER TO SAMMIE.
(May be sung to the air TUB CUOWNtNO DAY
Dear Brother 8am, our Soldier, The home fire's burning bright,
As we sit snd knit together, and talk ot you tonight
Dear Father in his old chair, has nodded off to sleep,
And Is dreaming ot hi soldier, o'er tha deep.
CHORUS-
Oh, the day ot triumph's coming, bye and bye,
When our soldiers gone to battle, shall march home with bannaaa
high,
Oh, the glorious sight will gladden, a ransomed world, set free,
By the noble boys who've chumploued Liberty.
The room grows very quiet, a knitted sock Is done.
The (hot of winter trenches Is speeding every one.
While tinners fly, we're praying that Uod will bless yon, dear,
And we dure not think how much we mlssyou hers.
We're proud of you, dear Brother; your picture came today,
And Is so much admired, you'd blush to hear the things we say.
The children loved and kissed It, Louis, and Ted and Floy,
While our Mother, dowy eyed, cried, "Bless the Hoy f
We've sent you lots ot things, Bam. but you say that you Ilk beet
Home Jotters I'll writ often, dear, and so will all the rest
We know you will be faithful, and serve the Flag, alway.
Write soon. All send love and kisses.
SECOND
II
IN HI MAIN
A second break in ths big main that
feeds Oregon City and West Linn with
water from the South Fork of the
Clackamas river was reported Bun
day and Commissioner Hal A. Rands
and Water Superintendent Fred Me
Causland took a crew ot men out on
the line to repair the break, located
within two mile of the Intake.
The municipal elevator has been out
ot commission due to the chortag of
water for more than a week, and there
Is no Immediate likelihood ot It being
placed In operation again, a the local
authorities have announced that until
the reservoirs are full, there will be
no water to spare for tha operation of
the lift.
Water will be shut off occasionally
during the day and at night, until the
supply has rached a maximum stage.
About 60 feet of pipe was washed out
through an overflow of tha Clackamas
which under mined the ground where
the pipe hail been laid.
"I LIVE IN DARNED
Sill CHARIVAR
"I live In one of those darned coun
ties where the boys still charivari,"
said Attorney George A. Durham, aged
73, of Grants Pass, as ha applied for a
marriage llecuso before County Clerk
Harrington Monday afternoon. "Con
sequently I desire nothing suld about
11 In the papers."
Mr. Durham, many years ago wss
district attorney for the Fifth Judicial
district, of which Clnrkamas county
was formerly a part. For many years
he has been practicing In Grants
l'ass. Ho was granted a license to
wed Mrs. Gertrude K. MaxMeyer, of
Milwaukle, Oregon, whose age was
given ss 42. This is the third matri
monial venture of the aged barrister.
"When Is the wedding to be?" he
was asked.
"Well sir," replied Tttorney Dur
ham, "If I can pull Judge Campbell off
the bench long enough. It will be per
formed this very afternoon."
Judge Campbell was pulled from
the bench.
H. C. Dlcrs, of Coos Bay, says: Era
of prosperity Is Just dawning and
when the war clouds lift greater activ
ity Is certain to begin.
WHILE AT WAR
WOMEN SUFFER AT HOME
EnoKNie, Ojikoon, "I certainly own a
great deal to Dr. 1'lnrce's Kmuedinn; thi-mi
uuii'reiib limes inny
have saved my llfn.
One ! J me I had
t r o ti b ! o with my
limns Mid tlm doctor
said t! ut I could not
et well. 1 took
)r. I'll'l-ci'V Cnlili.n
Medical Discovery
and It cured mo.
During another III
ties iie doctors said
tlier" was no chaiicn
for iiiv recovery. I
SL ".'. ' II. 1H,11..,.U L' -I...
Prescription and got well. Again doctors
said that tlm only thing to savo my life
wim an opcrautm, ana at oncn, loo.
again took the Favorite I'reHcrlptlon '
and the 'Golden Medical Discovery," and
they brought mo through JiiHt lino well,
and-without sn operation, no I cannot
speak too highly of these, wonderful reme
dies." Miw. Alma Jakvih, 4( VV. 2d St.
RoHKiunto, Okkoon. "During expect
ancy I wm an ruxirlu T nrmlil b .
V ,1 I II K U II III
stomach and my
head and back
ached terribly all
the time and 1 was
so nervous, A
friend told. me
about Dr. Pierce's
Favorite Prescrip
tion. I took three
IkHIos and never
luitj any trouble
afterward. The
first dose helped
me. My baby was
a nice, healthy
elilkl. I t.hlhk tlm
'Proscription' In Hlmply groat. I am glad
to recommend lt."-Mns. C. A. Fhikkd,
861 Moahor Street.
"f"?riJ? "iHoription and "jQolden
Medical Discovery " are both put np in
liquid and tablets. If not obtainable at
dealers, send 10 cents to Doctor Pierce,
Invalids' lintel, llnffnlo, N. Y., and lie
will mail trial packages o( cither tablets.
CAUSES TROUBLE
.T KT1 a
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ft 4
BISTER MAY.
M. M. B.
lloff, Orel., Kt. 1. Dec. 2f.-ldltor
ot Ths Knterprlse.) I deslra to draw
the attention of your readers te a mat
ter that appears of little iaterest to
the gensral public aud yet It Is of con
siderable Importance. It Is arprlaing
to note how the general pablle can
be led to do almost anything sows
days. Just let someone eos along
with a new Idea that appeal to the
funry Instead of to reason, aid the
majority meekly submit to Urn Im
position aractlced upon them.
Among the numerous foUle now
renting upon us, none can b more
cruel la Its elect that the leading
requirement of a standard rural school.
Thnt U, have alt the windows oa one
side of the house so that Ue light
which tk Almighty Intended should
route from all sides. Is to coma from a
few loophole on the left. It seems
thnt some ambitious gentlemas a few
years ago aspired to fume, aid all
other avenue being closed to blm,
suddenly sprung this one oa an un
suspecting public. And nor leading
educators, le, superlntendeats, etc.,
men snd wosten who never, as a rule,
tnught In a one sighted building, took
to this scheme like duck take to wa
ter, ss though they knew all about
It. They tell you that light coming
from opposite sides meets at the cen
ter, turns at right angles and kits your
two eye, kerf lam I And they say It
with such gravity that one would
think the heavens were a host to full.
And the public, believing these fel
low ought to know what they are
talking about, ssy, "Amen!" And to
avert the threatened calamity are
working with sleeves rolled sp, cut
ting the windows out from the wrong
siilo, and crowding them, with as much
dignity ss the situation permits, on
tho newly eKtahllshed right side. And
If some great "scientist" should sud
denly step out from among his fel
lowmnn and say, "Ladles and gentle
men. I have discovered, etc., that, by
the eyes being placed on ono side, you
can get more light and easier, etc.,"
do yon know, Mr. Editor, this "sci
entist" would bo considered some
"punklns"? You would find "Intelli
gent" people saying, "Ho osght to
know what he I talking about," snd
they would promptly experlmont. Yes,
and this would become the standard,
sure,
Now, to more Immediate experience.
I have taught school over 20 years In
wrhoolhouses where good common
sense placed windows on both sides of
the house equally and tho light was
permitted to entor and mingle In the
room' from all sides. Not one side
very bright, then gradually shading
off to semt-dnrkness on the side with
out windows. Common sense would
convince anyone that light from one
side only will compel the opposite eye
to strain In order to equalise the light
In both. Those pupils sitting farthest
from the light must strain the oppo
site eye to an extent thnt Is alarming.
It so happens thnt I .am now teach
ing again where I taught nearly 20
years ago. The building then wss old-'
fashioned of course, windows on both
sides, but no eyes were being rubbed
continuously on one side of the room.
Today I am teaching In a so-called
"standard" house. Windows all on
one side, and the manner children on
winter days must strain their eyes,
particularly the one opposite the light,
Is a crlmo on the part of tho state de
manding such n "standard."
If tho Almighty had Intended that
light should entor our orbs from one
side only, in his wisdom he would
have built nn extonBlon along the op
posite side ot our face, and also above.
Instead of such" a standard, lot us
roturn to tho path that loads to the
safoty of our children's eyes, and to
the general benefit ot us all.
ROBERT GINTHHR.
Two divorces were granted Friday
In the circuit court. Florence 8. Wal
lace obtained a decree from Harry J.
Wallace, and Jessie A. Allen was
granted a decre efrom Owen Nolson
Allen, together with the custody of
minor children of the couple.
LITTLE ONES AND OLD ONES.
James Edwards, 208 Harriet St.,
Montgomery, Ala., writes: "I sleep all
night and cough but little. I feel like
a new man from using Foley's Honey
and Tar. My whole family Is using It
now the little ones and the old ones.
It has cured our coughs and broken
our colds." Foley's Honey and Tar
clears stopped air passages, removes
phlegm, heals raw Inflamed mem
branes, soothes sore chest, makes
breathing easy, and relieves those
deep-seated, racking coughs. tones
Drug. Co. Adv.
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