Pajre 4 OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, JANUARY II. 1918 ! . 1.. OREGON CITY Published Every Friday. E. BROOIE. Editor and Publlthtr. Entered at Oregon City, Oregon. Subscript ion Rates: Oaa year tf0 Six Months 75 Trial Subscription. Two Month 25 Subscribers will find the date of expiration alamped on their papera fol lowing their name. If last payment la not credited, kindly notify ua, and the matter will receive our attention. Advertising iUiee on application. THE ANTI-SUBMARINE GAME. Thoasands and thousaniia of sug gestions have been offered the govern ment for beating the submarine. Most of them are valueless. Some aeemed so plaaslble that months ago the warm est expectations were aroused. But far, no magic device has been in vented, and probably none will be. rerhap the most Interesting and j novel suggestion waa mat ei a sieei net te be stretched from Scotland to Norway to hold the U-boata within the North aea. Some very practical aclentitc men said it waa wholly feasi ble. Bat it was negatived by the idea that the U-boata could carry heavy cnttera that would make a hole throagh any size of steel tnesh. Of course storms would create a tremend ona atrain and it would be a big job to keep the net in place for that long dis tance. Maay sound propositions have been advanced tor making merchant vessels noa-sinkable. Doubling the number of water tight bulkheads would be a great protection. The objection is that it takes a good deal longer to build such ships. Probably it la better pol icy to balld as many ahlpa aa possible aad trait to other means of defense. The one beat reliance la the destroy, er fleet The faster these are built, the hotter the seas will become for the U-boata. The reduction in number of sinkings of merchant ships Is due mostly to the help given by American deatroyera. They "are fast and agile, can tarn ao quickly in the water that It la very difficult for the U-boata to get them. They draw little water and torpedoes nsually go under then even If aimed correctly. The hydroalrplane is a tremendous help. When the water la calm it can see a submarine as far below the water as the U-boat dares go. With plenty, of destroyers and waterplanes, the sub marine will be beaten for good. WHY HE ENLISTED "How d' you happen to go? You area't draft ager The above question waa pat op to a khaki clad youth on a railroad train the other day. "He, ke replied, I'm not draft age, aad I can't aay I want to go. I'm not maeh on this killing business. But the more I thought about It the more I fl f AlHn't vnf in unnnrl thft rest of my We explaining why I waen't there." J That fellow came very near express ing the attitude of millions. It is the point of view of most ot the drafted men, who wouldn't be particularly glad evea if they were released on the groand ot physical defects. It has sunk inte their hearts that this is the job of the American people, and up to the yoaag men in particular. Those that dom't go may have excellent excuses. Bat always they will feel a bit defen sive. There is a great satisfaction to any active young man in being in the things that his crowd, and the com maaity generally are doing. A boy who went to some war pictures the other day said the mere sight of them made him want to be there. He hated to ke digging away in a, school with all this thrill and excitment going on. No live boy 'ikes to have been home and abed on the night that a bad fire broke loose in the town. Next morn ing he looks pretty Bheepish when all j the other kids exchage observations. So the men who run to this greatest ot all Irea, will have subjects for con-i venation and mutual Interest for a life time. It will be a tie of common experience binding men together. They , will ke a class by themselves, a kind of j American aristocracy based not on money or birth, but service. Those whe were relieved of the duty, or who dodged it, will feel like the boy who slept ever the fire. FOOD AND FINANCE. Tke development of food supplies In near-by countries is a point to be considered. Our farmers are sensitive on this, as they feel already the com petition of imported foods. But In a time of scarcity, the working popula- tioa mast be fed, even if a good deal i has to be taken from outside. j Soaih America forms the most con-i aiderable unutilized field of the world's j possible food supply. There are great j spaces just across the Carribean Sea whose resources are scarcely touched, Vast domains of good farm and graz-j ing land lie idle because of lack of ; transportation. Cattle could be raised j there as they used to be raised in our western stales. Vast hordes of wild cattle now roam these plains. The possibilities of South America wheat production are limitless. Argen tlaa ia the only country that now ex ports wheat. Even in Bolivia with all its resources, they have to import S,ll tons of flour annually to feed thomselves. The reason why these resonrces are not helping to feed our people la this world crisis, is the cost f getting products to the market when they have to be transported over path' less plains on the backs ot mules. Whem railroads are built, a gTeat new sapply of food will be produced. The Canadian wheat fields offer a large chance for expansion. Yet it la ot good policy for American farmers te rash across the line. These lands ca ha had cheap, but the settler has te pay la other ways. Many of these laada are In a very rough state, and renalre costly working over. There is land enough on our aide of the line to teed our people. It must he saade possible tor yonng and ambi tion Men to hire money at low ratei. Fa rat era should not be compelled to load themselves down with mortgages at It per eent interest. ENTERPRISE Postoffica at second:las8 matter. INCREASE OF CRIME. Tolice officials report a large in crease of crime since the United States entered the war. There have been IS bank burglaries in the middle west alone during 60 days. The crooks evidently think this ia their particular time. They imagine that people are so taken up with the war they can ply their little trade with less chance 0f molestation Therein they are quite wrong. The war will not make people more lenient It will arouse their anger against the criminals that take advantage of the present situation. Convicted crooks are likely to get longer sentences than usual. The jobs referred to seem like the work of professionals. They are us ing the new acetylene gaa processes, and go through almost anything, mak ing holes through some ateel walla through which a man can put his arm. Where police are watchful it should not be possible to put over a bank rob bery. It is a great safeguard It bank valuta can be so arranged as to be visible all night with lights kept burn ing. The means of entrance to valuta should be carefully watched in these times. It ia no time to temporise when robbers are caught, and the courts should give them the limit It seems strange that men who have the force, originality, and daring to put over a bank robbery will go into this dirty and hatardoua business. They also have mechanical skill and if they would put the same ability into honest work, they could make a good success In almost any technical line. But some how the crooked streak has got into their brains. Probably they were per mitted to run wild aa boys. Their early attempts at crime were passed over lightly, and they we're never made to feel what they were leading up to. SPEEDING SHIPS. I It now takes the Emergency Ship building Corporation about 120 days to turn out a vessel. It is claimed that our government Is too fussy in insisting that vessels pass all the t?sta required in time of peace. If our requirements could be the same as the British, it is said a vessel could be turned out in 90 days. But the most rigid boiler tests are j required, and there have to be ex- tensive quarters for the crew ai a time when the submarines are sinking so many ships, it seems a mistake to be too stiff. Crews could get along with less extensive quarters, at a time when our troops will need sup plies so badly. The labor problem is the great dif ficulty in the way of a faster produc tion. Different estimates are made of number of men needed, varying from 150.000 to 750,000. Apparently about all experienced shipbuilders ; have been put to work. But the shipbuilding companies get many applications from workmen without shipBuilding experience, yet who are skilled mechanics. These man have applied not because they need the w-ork, but in response to the call of the government. It would aem good business, and good war policy, to put them to work at once. But it is reported that some of the shipbuilding companies are slow about putting these men on, and keep p,ltting them off to a later date. A man who is skilled as a mechanic in other lines might to take up ship building quickly. It is "rath?r rough w-ork, not requiring fine masteryof detail. We must have the ships, and considerations of private profit can't I be allowed to govern. It would seem wise to be breaking in a lot of these men all the tinu. The faster the com panies break them in. the more shins they launch and the more money they'their efficiency might be maintained make, too. LIMITING CREDITS. S. W. Roth, of Chicago, publisher of a grocers' trade paper, is endeavoring to persuade the grocers of the coun try to limit credits, and cut down de liveries of goods. His idea ia to have them make a charge of one cent for crediUns an account, and of five cents for eacn delivery. a man who is perfectly able to pay cash, who haB money lying idle in the bank, buys a bill of groceries and gets it charged. The bill is not presented to him until the first of next month. Very likely he will let the payment of it go until nearly the month afterward, or even later. People of wealth are frequently re misa. They hate to bother with pay ments. Often the thing that delays them is the mere bother ot sitting down and writing a check. It seems to them so unimportant that they often forget it. Most grocers who extend credits freely, carry on their books a large sum of bills receivable. It being pub licly known that they extend credit, they are compelled to give it to almost anyone. Some of these debts are non- collectible. To carry the whole lot, the grocer must either borrow money and pay interest, or his own capital is lying idle, which is the same thing.. Of course It is very embarrassing when one of the grocer's friends comes in and asks for credit, or some poor man says he has nothing to eat in the hoase. It is of course perfectly natural for people to ask credit when they know that everyone else gets it. It does save some bother to be able to pay once a month, but It is a system that makes our living cost higher. The man who pays his bills has to pay for the man who doesn't. This Chica go publisher may get a large following oa his proposition to make charge! for extension of credit. INCREASING THE UABOR SUPPLY. While our country release more men for the army ami navy we must turn more men to the production of ships and crops. Our supply la the enrollment In the high schools of the country and It will he a blessing to many of these young men laborers. Anoth-r aupply, especially for light er kinds of farm labor, is tho oldc-r men who usually are not enrolled in the Industrie. In two months tho Chicago Em ployers' Association found permanent places for 3(W0 men over 43 as farm laborers. Another plan is to enlist vital healthy womm in the industrial army to supply the offices, factories and farm latior needs. There are. especially In cities and towns, nearly two generations of wom en who in tlmea of prosperity never did a day's work. Th'lr physical development would be a heritage of Rood health and race stamina, especially if they learned to work In the open air. Thousands of such women work now In the fruft sections, picking fruit and preparing fruit and vegetables in ttu canneries.. MOHAMET'S MOON SHALL SET The statement of peace terms seems to have been a Christmas amusement of both the Entente and the Teutons. The Allies remain determined to put an end to militarism of the Prussian type; while the Germans seek to se cure as large a share ot spoils aa pos sible through a scheme ot "suieraln- ty." Neither side Is likely to acceed to the terms proposed by the other; and any discussion of them now will oe only academic. Yet there is one Item In the German schedule which will attract attention and which will prove a stumbling block to successful negotiations. This Is the stipulation that the Turkish Empire shall remain as It was before the war. The Jews of Germany and Austria will be most reluctant to assent to this, equally, with the Jews of France. England and America; and the Christians of all! lands will object to seeing Palestine pass again beneath the yoke ot the Moslem conqueror. It may be, of course., that there will be few rear rangements ot frontiers growing out of the war when It finally comes to an end; but the restoration of the Holy Land to the unspeakable Turk is not to be thought of In any scheme ot peace. REPUBLICANS TO THE STANDARD Representative Royal C. Johnson ot South Dakota has enlisted as a private. This adds another to the squad ot Re publican congressmen who have given up their legislative work for active participation in the war. Representa tive Gardner, of Massachusetts, ia an officer in the national army. Repre sentative La Guardla ot New York is a member ot the flying corps In France. Representative Helnti ot Ohio is a captain in the forces of the national guard of his state. Hon. Thomas W. Miller, who represented Delaware in the house in the last con gress, is an officer in the guard of that state. Patriotism ot the character ex hibited by these men baa not as yet manifested itself with any ot the Dem ocrats ia the house, who appear to bg intent on holding their seats and main taining their slight majority in that body. WHITE BREAD FOR FIGHTERS Representative Charles B. Timber fcfke of Colorado is full of his recent experiences In the war zone. The first hand information which be possess ess of actual conditions at the front will command the attention of his col leagues in the debates of the session. To the people of the country who are complying with Mr. Hoover's suggess tion to use lees wheat it is encouraging to know that Mr. Timberlake did not find a piece of white bread In any of the hotels which his party visited In Europe. The wheat flour that Is be ing sent abroad is saved for the use of the boys at the front and ,n traln" ing. Mr. Timberlake was Impressed with the evident desire of all the Frfinrh npnnln tn v vo tho hoot . - - - i --n - v..v t everything to the fighting men, that' at the highest possible point. Many, national advertisers put enor mous sums of money into udvertiHin? in magazines, meanwhile sp.:ndin? much less in local newspapers. A study of that situation was re cently made- by the advertising man ager of tho Ford Motor Company. He found that In 51 cities of the Unite'! States, the 119 newspapers had a total circulation of 15,000,000. In th.a same cities, a group of the principal leading magazines had but 880,000 circulation. This test was of course made in the larger cities. But a similar ratio would hold good through the country at large. In any particular commun ity the circulation of any one maga zine is but a small fragment of the population compared with what the local newspaper g-;ts. It Is probable that the circulation of The Enter prise is greater in Oregon City than that of all tho leading popular maga zines put together. During recent years there has been a largely increased tendency for na tlonal advertisers, to use the local pa pers. They are beginning to realize that that is the only way to get at any considerable section of the people. Local merchants could get a lot of help on th,3 advertising problem, by putting it up to the Kalesmen who come around to represent nationally advertised goods. If retailers gener ally would ask these salesmen to tell their advertising manag-.-r that the retailers want their goods advertised In the home paper, a great many ad vertising managers would supply the funds for this purpose. Many of them are doing ft now. Let retailers gsn erally take that attitude, and request this form of co-operation from the corporations whose goods they are handling, and they can get a lot of help toward publicity. It is very unfortunate that the in- quiries now being conducted by var- ious committees of congress into war operationi are representative ot only one house of congress. In some In stance It l a senate committee con ducting the Inquiry and In other in stances a house committee, but In no Instance Is the Investigation conducted by a Joint committee. This Is waste ot time. There should he a special Joint committee composed of the ablest members of both houses, and Including members of both political parties, ao that when the Inquiry has been con ducted Its results will be reported toi troth houses and there will he men on the floor of each house who partici pated In the Inqnlry and who can tell from personal knowledge what waa done and can judge after llsterlng to the evidence what weight should be given to the testimony. The delays al ready disclosed have amply demon strated the need for a special Joint committee on the conduct of the war. Among all the pictures of Halifax which have been published In the newspapers sluce the terrible dlsaa ter there are none of later date than 1914 which ahow anything of the water front or ot the city's defenses. This Is due wholly to a voluntary censor ship which editors have put upon themselves at the suggestion, ot the Canadian authorities. It shows, aa hundreds of other Instances have, that a patriotic press, may be trusted to censor itself; and that the money spent oa the Creel bureau and other forms of news suppression la unneces sary as a means for keeping Informs tioa away from the enemy. L TELL OF BATTLE FIELD The first authentic story of condi tions on the battle fields of France will bo told to Oregon City on Sunday Jan- uarr 20. when three Canadian officers y ill addresa a meeting held under the direction of the Oreiton State Council of Defense. The three officers who have seen service on the European battlefields are Major F. B. Edwards. Lieutenant MacMillan and Captain E. J. Cook. County Judge Anderson, chairman ot the Clackamas county Council of De fense, wso Is handling the arrange ments for the meeting, announced Tuesday that It would be held In Busch's hall at 1:30 o'clock Sunday evening. No admission fee will be' charged. It la probable that approprl nt a mitstr will hm artirAH In mnne tlon with the meeting . I v ,1 The Canadian officers are touring . the state of Oregon for the purpose of i giving the American citizens the truejEarle C. Latourette and Morris Gold story of present day conditions on the battle field. Miss Eva Burns, who Is at present visiting her sister, Mrs. Fred S. Baker Jr., ot Gladstone, Is in receipt ot a letter from her brother, Thomas Burns, who is stationed at camp L,ewis, Amer- lean Lake. Mr. Bums states that the. boys in camp had an excellent dinner at Christmas, and enjoyed themselves, even if they were away irora meir homes on that day. Mr. Burns says that all of the boys got a package from the Red Cross so ciety, and that Oregon City was well represented In his company. Besides the boxes sent by 'the Red Cross so ciety each boy received a pair of socks from a club in Pasadena, California. "You can't Imagine how these boys appreciated the gifts, and wish to ex press their thanks to the Red Cross. All of its gifts fell Into the hands of appreciative men," says the letter. Thomas Burns was formerly en i i . i L,,.lnflB. with Vi 4 a I , RaKeu ill lilt: Kiouriy iratui - . . ., i 1 ,1. - - . 1 .. .1 .. ,nn a an1 la wall "loluers Bl l"4""1"'' " . known throughout Clackamas county. , . . ,. ...nu ... n,t.a. man fmm 1 .nr.rM,,,,.-- IJ, u.inmujr nm. o ion, nave neen seiecieu iu bu iuiu training at the officers' training camp Immediately. Mr. Burns enlisted in Idaho, and was among those drafted from that state. He has made a good record at Camp Lewis, and his promo - tion is looked forward to by his many friends at that camp. 1CKLY IN 1 Carl Kofski, is a little Russian child of Oregon City, whose age Is 11 years, and in order to show his patriotism to the United States, has saved his pen - ni. ..d t,i.vm. .nrl had enouch money on Saturday morning to become a member of the Red Cross society The little fellow took out his member ship of the society In the office of Dill man & Howland, and was proud when he placed the button on the lapel of his coat. Before leaving the office Carl told Mr. Dillman that he would enlist and go into the trenches and fight for hla country the United States If he was old enough. He has relatives In Rus sia who are among those in active ser vice. The lad came to America when he was five years of age. Dillman & Howland during the past week have disposed of a large num ber ot membership cards for the Red Cross society. TWO AVIATPRS KILLED. WASHINGTON, Jan. 7. Deaths ot Lieutenant William S. Ely and Ser pnant OnrrA 17! TTnudek in an air- nlane accident In France, were renort- ed today by General Pershing. Ely I lived at Rochester, N. Y, and Houdek at dUeo. THOMAS BURNS GOES 10 TRAINING CAMP AT AMERICAN LAKE TIIUIIT By Gladys Eberly, ot the High School ii.eee B.ts tor busy; keep busy those tlmea, everywhere U. 8. needs tho help of good mlndV E Is for energy, which we muat save; If dear Kaiser William Is sent to his grave. T la for thrifty, which means careful an I frugal, It's being blown In our ears like the -blast of a bugle, H stands tor the hun, humnnlty'a too, If we practise thrift we can down him we know. R Is tor Red Cross, this week Is the drive. Give what you can, It keeps our boys alive. I Is for Influence, which we can use more to "put a kink In the Kulser' and help win the war. F stands for fighting, U. 8. ia right there! Our men are now breathing French fighting air. T comes again, this time it means think of the ways you can help, don't alt still and blink. Y Is for you. YOU can do very much. Get at It and do It, we must "beat . the Dutch." "In these lettera la found then a mes sage, to-wlt: Be thrifty In all ways and thus do your bit, BONOS ARE PLACED AT 11 000 FOR LOCAL BOY The case ot Earl Anthony, son ot Herman Anthony of near New Era, who was arrested in Portland aa slacker January 3, came up before United States Commissioner Druke, in Portland Tuesday ana; after a pre liminary hearing he was placed under bonds ot $1000 to await the action of Hie federal grand jury. The witnesses at the hearnlg were Sheriff W. J. Wll son, County Clerk Iva M. Harrington George Brown and other neighbors ot the Anthony family at New Era. The defense submitted by young Anthony was that he waa under the age of 21, on June 5th the date ot registration. School records and the naturatUa tlon papers of the elder Anthony were produced showing him to be over SI. Herman Anthony was In Germany In 1914 at the time ot the breaking out of hostilities, but returned to the United States. He produced at the trial a copy ot the record of births taken from the old blbl f ,e" !" G!rm7 'l-llh.9 time of his visit which showed Earl to b un(Jer the dr,ft e The pr0MCU. tlon WM represented by Attorneys stein who appeared fcr the govern ment. The defense waa represented by J E. Hedges of Oregon City. The wedding guests were assem bled. The bridegroom stood at the palm-hedged altar. The strains ot Mendelssohn lilted softly. All eyes were turned toward the stairway, ex pecting to see the bridal party. Fi nally the bride appeared, her coif fure awry, her dress rumpled, and In her hand a whiskey bottle! She was hopelessly drunk. The guests Bed, and with them the bridegroom. Ot course, she was only feigning intoxi cation, but she gained her poln. t Doro- the SUr theatre tomorrow inj uai(on in - lea ui jjiamonus ai 1 41ST ENGINEERS IN E Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Blackburn, of Oregon City, are in receipt of a letter from their son, Floyd II. Blackburn, now a corporal In Company B, 116th Engineers, 4lBt division, stating the company had reached Franca In safe ty, and all ot the boys were In good ui,t, . ,... i j UGuiiu, aiiu nolo lit kvjvu diiiiivo. ' Corporal Floyd II. Blackburn was born in Portland September 20, 1894, and has resided in Oregon City for about fourteen years. He attended nnH flrrnrtiintarl Irnm tYin IVnaf T.lnn Rrftmmar and uter took a course at the Behnke-Walker Business college in Portland. After completing Ma rnHroa nt tho Vinalnaaa fnllocrA ha ncc))pt01 & pMUon wkh thjj Kelly Lumber company, of Wendling, Oregon. He was also employed by the Twin Falls Lumber company at Yacolt, Wash., and was with this company at the time of enlisting with the engi neers In August. After enlisting, he was ordered to Camp Lewis at American Lake, and later to Camp Greene, North Carolina, where he went Into training and in structed as to how to construct the trenches and other line of work not given at American Lake, afterwards oelnK iransierreu to uamp auiib, i,ong lB,an(1' N- Y., until' he waa sent to France. This young man's grandfather, Mark Blackmnn, served in the Civil War as a confederate soldier, and his uncle, Howard Tucker, of Lebanon, served in the Spanish-American war. Mahlon Armlne of this city, has re ceived word from his son, Carson, for merly an Oregon City boy, but now In Seattle, that he has enlisted in the navy and expects at any day to be called to the front. He enlisted In the naval service as a machinist's mate for engineering duty. He Is reputed as being the youngest engineer in the service. Young Armlne is well known here, and at one time attended the Oregon City high school. He figured more prominently as a first-class track athlete while here. RETURN OF QUESTIONNAIRES . PLACE MANY FOR SERVICE Without mmnlriorlng tho imtiHM trial, agricultural and physical detect claims made by men In questionnaire the local exemption hoard Tuesday completed a long Hat of men who have been placed in Class I and B. Men who have made exemption claims because of. physical disability nitiiit Appeal to tha district board In t'ortiand and all Industrial and agri culture claims will also be pnaed upon by the district board, , Because tho local board, when first classifying men In Clackamas county, considered Industrial, agriculture and physical claims, partlcnlly all the work ot classification must be done tor the second time. Tho list Issued Tuesday Includes names ot men not only In all parts j)t Clackamas county, but men now living lu other parts of the state. These men will be notified by mall and the next call will come from the government when these men must appear for physi cal examination. The list ot men who have already been classified Is aa follows: Name Address Class. Mike Joseph I'erlnger, North Yak ima, Wash I Amato Mli hell, Molulla I Guy Elliott, Oregon City .. I George Oliver Hanson, Portland...... V William Davis, Oregon City... 1 John Davis. Oregon City I Webster Roberta, Sandy I Edgar Miller White, Aurora .... I tiareth Pickens, Sandy ........... I Earl Bird. Scolts Mills V Clarence Albert Skeen, Rlveralde, California I Clement Andrew Hayes, Barlow I George tiulllckson. Canby I Harry Parry, Oregon City - I Gilbert Johnson. Oswego I George l'eper, Oregon City I Elwyn C. Haverstlck, Gladstone . , I Alvls Dana Sherman, Molalla I Fred Win. Leuenberger, Clackamas I Henry Victor Puylaert, Oswego I Rome Sarchet, Clackamas . V Elmer H. Schullie. Aurora I Carl Fred Bchmelser, Oregon City I Clyde A Warren, Portland I Harless Ronald Ely, Oregon City.... I Henry John Christiansen, Barton I John Baker, Jr., Oregon City 1 George Clabon Bentley, Marquam..- I Reento William Crawford. Hlllaboro I Emll Ernest Lehraann, Clackamas . I Clarence William Melvln, West Linn I Roy Alvey Jones, Orogon City .... I William Edwards. Oregon City I Lloyd McKlnley Massey, Mllwaukle I John Earl Dann, Tacoma, Wash..., I Albert Ramberg, Mt, Angei I Forest Irish, Portland I Vnest Rexford Ham, Portland 1 Carl Allen Klrchem .Oregon Clty.. I Wilfred James Knight, Parkplace.. V Walter L. Kelley, Oregon City 1 Walter Rule Hyde. Flagstaff, Aril. I Patrick Ilrennan, Hubbard I Roy Hutchinson. Molalla I Karl Schrockenbach, Willamette. V Clyde Sidney Stokes. Oregon Clty.. I Carl Virgil Ramsey, Molalla, I William Erlckson, Portland I FOLGER WRITES Oregon City Soldier at the Front De scribes Banquet at Thanksgiving Somewhere Dnmnfliio "Just After tho Mall Arrived." My Der and Hon orable Friend, Alvln Obst: Well I have ben looking forward today with the greatest possible amount of ex pectancy" (wow!) but, Olde, I nm, verily disappointed In you. Here, I have written at least three Ic-tt r to you, and so far I have not received one single lino from you. Ju:it what ran bo the tntitter now. I posit I v 1 know for certain that you have n grat deal of time on your hands, so you had better get busy ami throw a llltlo Ink In fact, a pencil Is very good. Was greatly disappointed In learn ing of tho strike theni and let's hope tlvy will find a way to nettle their difficulties as soon as their good Judg ment will permit. Say, oblo, let's hear a little local gossip, and when there is a lilt of news In the putters clip it out and send It along. Huve read several clippings from th.s , papers there, but I have not had the good for tune to receive any. Next evening -Thanksgiving night. Sny, Olist, talk about your pep! We certainly hud some banquet! Ileavvn knows what ull we had. .lust to men tion, there was roast turkey, mashed potatoes, walnuts, dates plum pudding, mince pie, two kinds of cake, salad, bread and butter, good cofeo, cdery, creamed onions und peas, and numer ous other things and a cup of punch that suro had a wallop wow! and you may well Imagine that wo hud a little real champugno juHt a little. Wo worked In tho morning and had some football gnmo In the afternoon- n picked team from an eastern regi ment of marines, every one of them former college players and Company F mind youbeat th"m, 2 to 0. Oh! but there was some celebration! The final game at the old N. D. A, C. hold no more glory nor ono single bit more of real college pop than this game held. Our dinner started at i):.J0 and we had the band, and a fine quartet; also some real talent in the way of speuklng and recitations. We certainly did celebrate thlB Thanks giving In a stylo that will not be sur passed for soma tltno to come. There were speakers, of and for those at home; and In moments of relaxation during our merriment a thought would linger we would wondor of what those "back there" were think ing of, and perhaps they too would IN CLASS ONE UNDER U. S. FLAG Arthur A. WtbMtr, MUwftuklc , V I (leoritn Dtiinm, Aurora ...................... Emerson 11. Watts, Oregon City ..... Benjamin tliom niiliuilier, Oregon City Edward John Hunch, Oregon City. Arthur Louts Anderson, Oswego...... Earl Milton Thompson, Boring .... Alx tlray, Sandy Jacob Krlstan, Oregon City. ............. Wm. Edward Baltimore, Jennings IrftdKO ,........ Carl F. Irftii,' Fernhill Jack Everhard Hlatt, Oregon Clty. Theodore William Mnrley, Oregon City . Mike Martlnjnk, Oregon City Raymond V, IliiHhbnuiii, Sherwood.. Oliver Edward Uck, Oregon City Richard l'oluhn, Oregon City . Orval Glen Walla, Oregon City Everett Elliott Erlckaun, Colton.. Otto Oscar OldiiHla,dt, Sherwood-. Lester George Stockwell, Addy, Otto George Ilethke, Oswego Douglas O. Anderson, Oregon City Lloyd Edwin Illgelow, Molalla ... Ubrot Scott Edward. Marsbfleld... Peter Christ I'smnas, Camas, Wash. Harold Neely, Oregon City Lyxustu Albert Lysurgus, Portland William Claude Van Hoy, U Crosse Washington George John Puchs, Eagle Creek ,. William A. H( hoth, Oregon City Ray Morris, Oregon City Itosroe Henry Tetnr, Oregon Clty. I I 1 V 1 V I I I I V I I I I I George Toedtemnler, Oregon City Oscar Hogg, Oregon City.-.. Adam Scheuermann, Molalla Arthur Wallace Carter, Molalla , John Hawkins, Cherry vllle...... James Lea Adams, Boring John Thomaa Milan, Boring Orvlllo Juhnke, Oregon City Carl John Magnuson, ElKaro .. Harry Melby, Mt. Angel . Carl Michael Krull. Oregon City Sam Demos, Corvallla George Pierce Rush, Camas, Wash. Albert Stegeman, Hoff, .... George Blnlarla, Mllwaukle Archie ICoure, Oregon City Alvln James Benolt, Astoria V V V Y V V I I I I V I I V I Herbert Gldglon Olson, Boring Normle Seba Norton, Molalla Otis Malcom Scripture, Oregon City Loula Pantlcb, New Era Earl Wager Burk, Oregon City Harry Dan Pickett, Oregon city... Waldo E. Clements, Oregon City., Phillip Mlslej, Oregon City Charles Frederick Bloaaer, Hubbard Verness Ellery Smith. Oregon City Lloyd Leonard Fluke, Molalla Otto Francis Loonny, Molalla Tuhlj Yamada, Mllwaukle Frank Fayette Slngleterry. Oregoji City Loula Rudolph Sonetel, Oregon City Victor Glen Thompson, Sherwood Lester Frank Rlggs, Canby .. Henry Kruger, Sherwood Frank Papsch, Clackamas Ralph Carson. Oregon City Arthur Buse, West Linn Osul M. Torjussen, Oregon City Frank Leroy Wheeler, Oregon City FROM FRANCE imiim a moment In thoughts of those far away, We were highly elated upon a few of the smeches delivered by our different officers, and, while moHtly In Jest anil for tho occasion of tho evening, there were many that showed what a 'family" this organ ization Is. You should have been with us, Oblo. I'vo had occasion to bo present at a number of banquet, In former days long past (as It snoms), and thero was never that follng It Is r-nllv IndlHcilliablo that was present this evening, No doubt, nfter rending this lingo, as It runs on, you will Htnllo und wonder how queer Homo of us are In sentiments; but, separated ns we nro over here, there Is that f ellng current among us soldiers, and, taking the ups and downs all In nil, a celebration like this Is more to the llfo of those hero than you may well roallzo. To do bo Justly n man muat be under thoso same clrcum sta nees. Harry Smith Is within reaching dlH tntico from me, and his bunk is per haps two feet uway bin bunk la noxt to mine. I mentioned writing you, and ho said: Write and toll Olile that ho (Harry) will wrlto soon. (You may Uil that with a grnlnof ult, as ho Is u tririo backward sometimes but not bashful.) tfay, Oblu. I Just happen d to glance back, and I'vo thrown an awful lot of Ink for ono sitting. Honimtly, I usually run out after tho first 20 lines or so; but tonight's tho night, ns I've said beforo. By tho way, the mall came in yes terday afternoon, and I was greatly disappointed nt not having at losst on.s loiter from yon and that Is not all, Just (2) two letters from nnothor porson, and you may well realize who that person Is ub H 4 greatly dis appointed. Well, rather than start another page (Hooverlsm personified) I think I'll wind up this line of chattor with tho best of tha season's greetings, from tho bunch, and might mention we nro all In tho host possible health and a spirit that can't be broken. Got busy, now, or I'll detail the Honor Guards to make you write, and I woM know how you would enjoy that. So let's hoar from Oblo. " Good luck, and may you watch over tne ones we've loft behind, xour sincere friend, wm. h. FOLanm.