OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE. FRIDAY, JULY 12, 1918.
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NO ROOM FOR DESPAIR
When our Nation went Into this
fearful war with high hearts and
wide-open eyes we know that many
gallant boya must die: still others
must bo hurt, dreadfully hurt With
dread wo anticipated the day when
many would bo coming homo, not the
able-bodied lads we knew, but crip
pled and maimed, perhaps; seeming
helpless and discouraged. That last
must not be. '
No one mast be discouraged, how
ever much ho may hare auifered. No
one, if human Ingenuity can prevent,
must be left helpless. You have only
to read the splendid things which are
being done in this line. For this is one
great task which marveloua modern
surgery and science are taking a hand.
Nowadays there Is no room for des
pair, because of physical hurts. The
grace of God and human devotion
have brought about what seems like
a new age of miracle!
As an offset to this worst of wars
roes such co-operation , and intellig
ent reconstructive thinking aa the
world haa never seen. The first aids
at the front, the convalescent hospit
als, the skill and resources of Bur
geons and nurses have developed
such favorable conditions that a
wounded soldier has a better chance
of complete recovery, oven from ter
rible wounds, than over In the world's
history. Moreover, after his physical
healing is completed, there Is more
effort being put into equipping him
to face peace again, than was over
dreamed of. The most famous sculp
tors are giving their time to contriv
lng means to hide his disfigurement
The cleverest Inventors are studying
to fit him with substitutes for lost
limb or muscles put out of commis
sion. The wisest teachers are ready
to teach him a new occupation, if
his old one has become Impracticable,
The most sympathetic agencies are
preparing to find what he can do to
be most useful to his grateful coun
try. Uncle Sam la on the Job to look
after him. Could he have better hope?
We must co-operate with Uncle
Sam.
First of all. we must ourselves
keep cheerful and hopeful, even If It
Is our own boy who is coming back,
altered and discouraged. He will de
pend much upon our hope and cheer.
The attitude of his own home toward
a boy's apparent misfortune will be
one of the greatest factors in his
future career, of usefulness or of
despair. Perhaps it will turn out not
to be such a misfortune, after all!
Already many a soldier haa found
his true self in the hospital. Many a
one who had an unimportant job be
fore he was crippled, baa studied and
practiced and perfected some special
ty which has given him a more sat
isfactory position than ever.
Many a man who has lost his right
hand Is doing better work than ever
with his left, or with the marvelous
mechanical fingers which have been
made for him.
The Government has worked out a
great scheme, In which it needs the
help of us all. Don't throw sand in
the machinery, if you happen to have
a crippled lad at the front! Don't be
so eclflBh, so impatient to see and
comfort him that yon prejudice his
future. Miracles take time! He Is be
ing looked after, remember. We must
not demand that he be sent home as
soon as his misfortune is known. Tes ;
your Husky may have done his brave
bit, and may think he is not a Husky
any more, and may demand just
home, sympathy, help for his help
lessness. and his pension. He may
intend to give up active life, because
of his "misfortune." He may feel too
'hurt by fate to try any more. Don't
let him feel so! Maybe his real hap-
pinesB, his true usefulness Is Just be
ginning! You must be brave for him
now, as he has been brave for us all.
You want the best for him? You don't
want him to miss the chance of build
ing anew a dignified future, do you?
Well, then! Don't you be discour
aged! Don't let him despair! Brace
yourself to brace him, and read of
the splendid things that are being
done to give hope for such as he,
reconstruction, re-education, re-equipment,
re-placement in affairs. Ameri
cans are so versatile and adaptable,
thank God!
Uncle Sam will do the best possible
for the boy who made the fine sacri
fice. He will have his well-earned pen
sion. But that is not all! He will have,
If humanly possible, a good Job, too.
Ten chances to one he will have It,
if we all co-operate. It is not like the
old days. You must read the wonder
ful things that are happening to the
boys whose splendid spirit mere metal
could not crush.
There is no room for despair!
RESPECT FOR OLD GLORY
It will seem strange to the people
of some communities to read com
plaints of residents of other communi
ties that when the U. S. Flag passes
in a parade most of the by-etanders
. fail to take off their hats. Observance
of (hie means a showing of
respect for the national emblem is
very largely a matter of local custom.
In some communities the people have
become accustomed, through tactful
leadership, to uncover when the ''Star
Spangled Banner" is being played, or
when the flag is passing in a parade.
In other communities no such custom
has been established. To fall to un
cover, under the latter circumstances,
Is no Indication of lack of patriotism
or respect for the flag. It is no more
nor less than a failure to recognize
the lifting of the bat aa a necessary
expression ot patriotic feeling. In
some communities it is tho almost
universal practice of men to take off
their hats when in the same elevator
with woman, while in other com
munities no ouch practice prevails. In
tha latter case the failure to remove
the hat coald not by any means be
construed to be an indication of lack
of respect for womanhood.
The practice of uncovering and
standing at attention during the play
ing of the national anthem or during
the passing of the flag in parade Is
one that should bo encouraged by
every proper means. It is a practice
very generally taught In the schools.
In Boy Scout organisations, and by
manager of theatres. The tendency
of general observance of the custom
la certain to be beneficial, though no
man's real patriotism can be measur
ed by his outward manifestations. In
any event nothing is to be gained by
scolding and casting slurs at those
who have not been trained to look
upon this as an essential act on the
part of a loyal American cltixen. Many
a man who never lifted his hat to the
flag until required to do so by milit
ary regulations will follow that flag
to a heroe's death between Paris and
Berlin.
POLITICS AND PATRIOTISM
Until wo went Into the war there
was never any question about Ellhu
Root He was about aa hide-bound a
Republican as could bo found In the
country. But when a man is big
enough politics don't count aa com
pared with patriotism. The following
from his lips should burn Into the
memory of every citizen with a vote:
We are going to elect a Congress
this coming fait There Is one great
single predominant qualification for
an election to that Congress, and that
Is a loyal heart
I don't care whether a man la a
Democrat or a Republican or a Pro
gressive or a Socialist or a Prohibi
tionist or whatnot he must have a
loyal heart, or it is treason to send
him to Congress. There are probably
from twenty to thirty Congressional
districts in this country where there
is a loyal majority but where there
is so large a disloyal minority that a
division of the loyal majority may let
a pro-German in. In every one of those
districts. Democrats and Republicans
and all loyal men should get together,
and agree upon the loyal man of one
party or the other who is the surest
to carry the district and all unite
on him without regard to party.
Any man who would not accept the
idea and follow it I would want to
live a hundred years to vote and
work against.... The one thing only
is to win the war, and put men in
Congress who will represent the driv
ing power of the American people;
the driving power that is behind Con
gress, that is behind the Administra
tion, and that, God grant may make
itself felt behind the men who are
puttering over contracts and linger
ing on the road to victory.
The great thing is to make Germany
feel that the hundred millions of Am
erica are going, as one man, to beat
them, to make every American feel
that all the rest of the hundred mil
lion are with him In his mightiest ef
forts to beat the German.
THE SERIOUSNESS OF YOUTH
The American boy is not what he
was. Formerly a large part of the
students out from school and college
spent the summer in jollifications.
Now all the boys want to get to work.
The boy who has not been able to
find a summer job is as unhappy as
he used to be if he could not get a
chance to play his daily ball game in
the back lots. The same spirit of am
bition possesses the girls.
Also these young people look ahead
much more than was common a few
years ago. They are planning their
courses, studying out ways in which
they can get a start. The burdens of
life have descended prematurely upon
their young shoulders.
A ten weeks' vacation used to be
considered by many people as nec
essary to rest the children from the
fatigues of school; now the boys and
girls take their summer jobs the day
after school closes.
Some people regret that the young
folks no longer have the light hearted
and care free vacations they used to
have when they wandered free as the
wind. But these are very serious
times and will continue so after the
war is over. The Idle roaming of the
old time vacation was often demoral
izing. Many young people became ir
responsible, they acquired a habit of
idle loafing.
Physically, the boy working on a
farm or a garden is better off than if
he were loafing around the town
growing flat chested and slouchy as
he slumps on the curbstone. On the
farm his muscles are growing and his
lungs and heart expanding.
Indoor work is not so . favorable,
though where workshops and stores
are well ventilated and sanitary. It
may not be objectionable. This great
er seriousness of youth is a normal
and hopeful development. We can not
meet the world competition of these
days unless we cut out something of
our pleasure seeking spirit.
CANADA WELCOMES THEM
The Beaver Cove Lumber and Pulp
Company, a British Columbia corpora
tion, backed by American capital, has
been organized and has commenced
the construction of a pulp and lumber
mill at Beaver Cove, 165 miles north
of Vancouver. It is capitalized at
$4,000 000 and construction-will mean
the expenditure of a very large
amount of money in Vancouver for
machinery, equipment, and supplies
Canadian builders will do the work.
ana uanaaian mm operatives will he failed to subscribe, either for them
employed when production begins. It selves or their customers, to the loan,
is said that tho incorporation is the It is significant to note the location
outcome of a conference which was of those delinquent institutions. In
held by several American business
men, who decided that Canada, with
her protective tariff policy, and her
welcoming smile toward business,
was the best place to build up the
business with which they were most
familiar. These men, It la reported
having become disgusted at the con
stant nagging of the Democrats, and
pessimistic of ever receiving en
couragement from this Government
found, on investigation, that they
could make the Democratic tariff pol
icy serve their ends by operating In
Canada, employing Canadian labor
at leas cost, and selling their products
in the U. S. market under the prices
which could be set by our domestic
producers. Formerly, these fellows
were strong advocates of the pro
tective policy because it enabled them
to conduct a business at a fair profit
tn thta country and pay wages to their
own countrymen, but now, doubtless
they will approve the Democratic
policy which will favor their Canad
ian operations. That la only human
nature. A great many other Industrie
are moving to Canada with this name
end in view. Some of them will be
considerably disgruntled if, after
they have worked up quite a business,
the Republicans gain control and re
turn to the protective policy.
THE NEUTRAL COUNTRIES
All the time the fighting is going
on, there needs to bo exceedingly
skillful diplomacy. The allies were
badly fooled once when Bulgaria
joined the central powers. All at once
she threw off the mask, and lined up
with the Kaiser. We need to watch
out very sharply that some of the
present neutrals do not do the same
The world Is covered with a net
work of German agenta. In Sweden
for tnstance the Germans control lni
portant publications that put the Ger
man side constantly before the people
The German victories and rulers are
glorified at the movie shows.
As the Swedish court has always
favored Germany, this is a perilous
influence. Unfortunately for Germany
she has overreached herself in her
desire to grab territory in Finland
That must make the Swede cautious
about their treacherous Teutonic
friends.
Our government should have tts
propaganda work organized In all
neutral countries. We should have our
press agenta to tell the people of those
countries the truth, and to nail the
lies the German spies are putting
over. We should have our own picture
films exposing the falsity of Ger
man's claims, making clear ber base
treachery, and showing how she men
aces the whole world.
There Is a big Job here for some
one's doing. Reports from the neutral
countries are that we are leaving this
thing too much to take care of Itsetf.
it is not sare. congress snould ap
propriate a liberal sum of money for
publicity work in neutral countries
Competent men familiar with the situ
ation in each of these countries should
be placed on the ground, and told to
get our case before these people. It
may save us tome very disagreeable
surprise.
JOHN
SHARP'S EYES
SPARED
WILL BE
John Sharp Williams. Democratic
Senator from Mississippi, indicates a
willingness to accept woman suffrage
If It can be limited to white women
He frankly told the Senate that he
did not want to see colored women
voting, and he suggested that the pro
posed suffrage amendment to the
Constitution should be amended in
such wise as to spare his eyes this
painful sight. Senator "Williams dls-'
plays a belated solicitude for Consti
tutional forms. For more than a gener
ation there has been a provision of
the Constitution according the vote
to colored men yet colored men do
not vote in Mississippi, and Miss
issippi goes unwhipped of the penal
ties which the Constitution prescribes
for an abridgement of the franchise.
It Is not likely that, colored women,
In case woman suffrage is adopted,
will be treated any more generously
In Mississippi than colored men are.
So Ion? as the party to which John
Sharp Williams belongs is allowed
control the State of Mississippi and
so long as Congress neglects to per
form Its Constitutional duty of reduc
ing Mississippi's representation in
the measure that Mississippi abridges
the right to vote, so long will Sena
tor William's eyes be spared the Jain-
ful sight of colored women or men
exercising the franchise.
.BIG EMPLOYERS PROGRESSIVE
George W. Perkins of the United
States Steel Corporation is one of the
leaders who has the courage to take
advanced positions toward industrial
problems.
He sees that the new relation of
capital and labor Is predicted upon
the relationship of man to man, to
use his expression, and not on the old
individual struggle.
He forecasts a period of copartner
ship where capital and labor will
share more equitably In the profits of
the business In which they are Joint
ly engaged "tool-user will be In part
tool-owner," Perkins says.
By proflUharlng he does not mean
giving laboring men a fat turkey for
Thanksgiving for a fat newspaper
notice for the proprietor of the In
dustry. Most corporations have pass
ed that point.
He says profit-sharing must be bas
ed on the earnings of the business,
"with a fair percentage to capital and
a fair percentage to labor after ordin
ary wages and Interest have been
earned."
Men like Perkins and Judge Gary
have set the employers in large in
dustries a fine example of what open
books and laying their cards on the
table in the great game of capital
and labor will accomplish.
SOME LIBERTY LOAN FACT8
The recent annual report of the
Comptroller of the Currency con
tains some interesting information
relating to the attitude of the banks
toward tho Second Liberty Loan. A
list of 19 national banks Is riven that
I the group of 13 Southern States there
' 1
Fifty Years Ago
Taken From Oregon City Enterprise
July 4, 1867.
Strained AnkleOn last Tuesday
IL U Kelly was playing with the
other boy at baseball on the Clacka
mas field, ho met with a painful ac
cldmit In spraining hl Unlit ankle.
The very bona wa heard to crack
at the moment of the accident, by per
sons nearby.
Market Prlaee The following are
some of the market prices for today:
Flour, $5 50 to $.00 per barrel: out
side brands, $1.50 and $4.75: wheat,
dull demand at 85 and 90 cents per
bushel; eggs. 15 cents per doien; but
ter, ordinary to prime, 20 cents and
15 cents per pound.
Married At the court house In
Oregon City Juno 23, 1S6S, by J. M.
Bacon. Justice of the peace. Thomas
Armstrong and Miss Oltna A. This
sing, both of MUwaukle.
Two "notable" weddings were sol
emnised mat week by J. M. Bacon,
the first on Juno 25, was that of
Charles Kahultpa. (Kanaka) and
Cllly Arquett (half breed). The second
was on the 27th, being John Henry
(Kanaka) to Nancy, (Clootchraan).
an 1.583 national banks, and In all
the other States there are 5.650. Of
the 19 banks falling to subscribe to
the Second Liberty Loan 13 are lo
cated In the Southern States. In other
words over six times a many banks
in tho Southern States, In proportion
to the total number, failed to give
evidence of their patriotism by lend
Ing their money to the Government
It has been several months since
the Department of Labor gave assur
ance that there Is no scarcity of
laborers but merely an unequal dis
tribution of labor. But somehow the
farmers still Incline to the view that
It Is a real 'scarcity. They have to
back their Judgment with their money
tho Department of Labor doesn't
A FOLLOW UP
The great sncces ot the Italians
In the recent fighting along the Plave
was due to tho fact that they were
able to strike back In great force
whenever the Austrian advance was
slackened at any point This slacken
Ing may have been caused by stiff
Italian resistance or by the natural
lettlng-down of troops who have the
offensive; whatever the cause, the
Italians were ready to act upon the
conditions as they presented them
selves and the Austrian debacle waa
the result There is reason to believe
that we shall see a repetition of this
on the Western front whenever the
allies are in sufficient force there to
turn upon the slackened Hun advance.
Thus far there has never been a Ger
man drive wherein the Allied armies
have been able to do this. The Amerl
can troops now rushing to the front
should put tho Allies In position both
to resist advance of the enemy and
to counterattack him in force. When
this Is possible on every front, the
end of the war will be In eight.
FAVORS LOWERING AGE LIMIT
Senator John W. Weeks ot Mass
achusetts Is convinced that to ad
vance the age limit of the draft from
30 to 45 would materially weaken the
strength ot our service, based on the
total number ot men In it. On the oth
er hand he contends that to lower the
limit, even to IS, would add to the ef
ficiency of the Army. Mr. Weeks calls
attention to theJact that there are
now in the Senate five veterans of the
Civil War, whose average age when
they entered the service was 18. They
all served with distinction in that
great conflict Experience has shown
according to the Senator, that men
under 21 make Infinitely better sol
dlers than those approchlng 40. He
supported a amendment to the Army
bill making the draft ages 18 to 40
but that, like all other proposed
changes in the present law, was de
feated In the Senate, and the subpect
will not come up again until
thorough Investigation of the whole
matter has been made by the War
Department.
STANDISH QUITS ESTACADA
Bob Standlsh, of the Estacada News
has sold his paper. He will be missed
from the Journalistic field of Clacka
mas. While editor of the News he has
been a consistent booster for Eastern
Clackamas, and has been successful
In a sparsely settled section. He has
been fearless and Independent and
while he has been termed a "fire
brand," he has put the fear of God
Into the hearts of some of his read
ers. Standlsh Is too big for Estacada.
He has probably realized that hi
dream of a new county will not come
true until his hair turns gray or falls
out and he is getting out while the
going Is good. His successor,- Upton
H. Glbbs, has been minister of the
Episcopal church at La Grande. Be
Ing an editor Is Infinitely more Im
portant than being a preacher. The
editor preaches to more people and
frequently pours out a better brand
of gospel,
YEARS OF LIFE
AS MATES ENDS
IN BITTER GRIEF
The parents of five children, Walter
A. Luke and Dora 1. Luke, who have
been married since November, 1895,
are in court to settle their matrlmon
lal differences. The husband, In his
complaint for divorce" charges his
wife with cruel and Inhuman treat
munt Besides the decree of eepara
Hon. he asks for the custody of the
mlnci children, Frank, aged 18; Earl,
14; Medra, 10, and Leona, oged 8.
Another son, Bert, Is over 21, and not
within the province of tuo divorce
court. The couple were married
Missouri.
In
Grants Pass The machinery of the
Ashland mine has been purchased by
parties representing the "Mother
Lode" Interests in California and Is
being shipped away.
ITTLE BOY INJURED
IN AUTO ON WAY
L
Tho small son of Fred Hagar,
Of
In-
Whlngton street waa severely
jured In a collision between two auto
mobile at the Open Air sanitarium.
Tho little boy and his little sister were
on their way to - Sunday school at
Courtney and tho driver of a machine
gave the children a ride and the auto
waa passing whero tho sanitarium
road came Into tho highway. A ma
chine coming out ot tho ground,
struck them upsetting tho machine
and pinning the three occupant un
der the car. The owner ot tho ma
chine had his shoulder broken and tho
Hagar boy had hla wrist dislocated
and hi leg cut to tho bono In three
place.
After receiving first aid from tho
nurse at tho sanitarium, the Injured
were removed to tho hospital.
Tho owner ot tho machine waa a
shipbuilder from Astoria, but w were
unable to learn hla name. The little
girl escaped without a scratch. Tho
machine was badly damaged.
EXAMINEDATONCE
Tho local exemption board has re
ceived tho list of order numbers for
the class of 1918 registrants, and are
preparing to call tho men within tho
coming week tor their physical ' ex
amination. War department orders
have been Issued, calling upon tho ex
emption boards throughout the coun
try to have the new class ready for
training service In August. The local
registration totaled 193, of which the
board expects to have about 35 per
cent in class one Immediately, as
that many of thorn are waiving ex
emption flalms. The questionnaires
are all returned, and the work of pre
paring for the draft calls is steadily
going ahead.
REV. HARRY EMMEL
JOINS Y. M. C. A.
E"
Rev. Harry Emmol and family, of
Kendrick, Idaho, returned to their
home Saturday after a months visit
with Mr. Emmet's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. C. Emmel. Rev. Mr. Emmol
has Joined the Y. M. C. A. forces and
will go to France at once for duty as
a secretary "Over There."
Mrs. Emmel and children will re
main In Kendrick while Rev. Emmel
Is In the service.
NINE ACCIDENTS
FOR WEEK TOTAL
IN THIS STATE
SALEM, Or., July 9. Ont of a total
of 608 accidents reported to the Indus
trial accident commission for ' the
week ending July 5. nine were fatal.
The fatal cases were: E. N. Pottit,
Hugo, tunnel foreman; F. L. Dodge,
Portland, shlubullder; Ray Noel,
Marshfleld, logging; Gits Stlnson,
Klamath Falls, electrician; Mrs. E.
L. Kurd, near Medford, traveler on
public highway, automobile hit by
train; Peter Stream, near Medford,
traveler on plbllc highway, automo
moblle struck by train; Samuel L.
McMahon, Portland, trespasser, struck
by train; 8. Grant Smith, near. Mc
Mlpnvllle, traveler on public high
way; Mrs. Grant Smith, killed in
same accident.
WANTS DIVORCE
Cora B. HammerBley charges that
her husband, Fred A. Hammorsley
uncermonlously deserted her In June
ct last year, which was about a year
after their marriage In California.
She has filed a suit for divorce in tho
Circuit court here, and besides the
usual decree, she asks the court to
allow her the resumption of her form
er name of Cora B. Archer. .
4 REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
'I
John W. Alexander and wife to J. T,
O'Neill, tract In township 1 south,
range 1 east; $10.
The Gilchrist company, a corpora
tion, to Savon Land company, a Min
nesota corporation, tracts 87, 88, 89
and 100, of Savon Gardens; $20.
William P. Plllster and wife to
Simmon Nellsen, 17 acres in section
32, township 33 south, range 3 east;
$3000.
Oregon Iron & Steel company to R.
H. Warfleld, block 25, Brlant acres;
$10.
Ernest Johnson to Herbery Johnson,
1 acre In section 3, township 4 south,
range 1 east; $1.
Eunice P. Sargent to Maggie Kritz,
lots 29 and 30 In block 5, and lots 38
and 39 in block 6. White City Park;
$10.
Elizabeth Peckover to Henry Perk
over, lots 7 and 8, block 7, Edgewood;
$1.
C. D. Latourette and wife to Albert
Stone, tract 16, of Eld la; $1.
C. E. Ten Eyck to Henry Ten Elck,
the east one-half of the southeast
one-quarter of section 11, township 2
south, range 5 eaBt; $1000.
The Gambrlnus Brewing company
to the Hawley Pulp & Paper com
pany, the north one-half of lot 1, in
block 2, Oregon City; $5000.
END OF WAR IN SIGHT SAYS G I 0
Oregon City Boy Writes That He Expects
To Be Home In die Fall.
rrrt
Mrs. M. Glo, of 1419 Washington
Street, haa received a most Interest
ing letter from her son, Fred Ulo. Ho
Is tho only son, and waa one ot the
100 men seloctod from tho pacific
Telephone Company to enter tho sig
nal corps service of tuo army, Mr.
Ulo has been employed by tho same
company for tho past eleven years,
and Is a most rompctont man for the
corps for which he waa selected, Glo
has been In France for some time, am!
writes ot some ot his experiences
while, on duty;
'Somewhere In Franco, May 29,
1918.
"Dear Mother; Just received your
letter ot -May 25th and was certainly
Kind to get It, for I waa going to
write anyway this evening wlton I
had finished my duties, and since re
ceiving your letter I can now write
so much better. Three bags ot mall
arrived today, and this was the first
we had received tor a week.
"I received tho picture ot our lit
tle home showing tho service flag In
the window, and It looks good to mo.
Your photo also arrived, and you can
not Imagine how I prise these. I
would like to get a picture showing
all tlte yard and the hoiiiw, and tho
little garden that you have made,
known aa the 'war garden.'
"We have been tn this place can't
tell alnco yesterday. It la tho second
camp we have been In since wo left
our old camp,
"There are a great many French
soldiers around hro, for It Is a
French training camp. Hero we tee
many aeroplanes flying at different
times. Ono of our bunch' went -up
with an American aviator this morn
lng.
We haven t done much since ar
riving here, except to look the town
over, and one of tho sights we have
seen Is a beautiful palace that con
tains some real old 'stuff and with
this plenty ot history attached. I will
give you a further description of tho
same In my next letter, It I am allow
ed to tell you where wo are located
by that time. I do wish wo could
write what we wanted to In our let
ten, then we would have more to
write about.
'There Is plenty of green veget
ables hero now, but we do not get
very much of them, for It seems to
be hard to supply such a big bunch
ot men.
"Tomorrow I Pecoratlon Day, and
I think we will get a nice trip to a
real city, and hope we do, aa I want
to see everything there Is to aee
while over here, while we have the
chance, for I believe we will have the
Germans 'licked' this summer and
will bo home by fall.
"I don't think wo will stay hero
very long, although I would like to,
for there Is a Y. M. C. A. here, and
there are plenty of places to go In the
evenings.
"Well, the bunch Is all happy thU
evening, this being on account ot get
ting their mall.
"Everybody hire has a nickname.
Mine Is 'Clui knmas' and they all call
me "Clack."
"I have received all tho little gifts
you have sent me, also your letters,
and they are always welcome.
"We do not have much time to
spare after we do all our own work,
such as washing clothes and fixing up
our hunks, and as we are anxious to
see all we can at the various places
we visit, and of course must devote
some time In letter writing. It takes
almost one entire evening to write a
letter, and try to write you at least
four times a week.
"Papers are always welcome In
camp. A bunch of Enterprises arrlv-
FORUM OF THE PEOPLE
Meredith Answers Stone
MT. PLEASANT, July 10". (Editor
of the Enterprise.) My attention has
been called to an article appearing
In the Enterprise ot June 30th by
Wm. M. Stone In which my name was
used quite freely as all ambitious at
torneys are apt to do In order to
break Into print
This young attorney accuses me
and my political party of being un
patriotic and If It were not for that
I would not reply. While no one should
boast of his patriotism neither should
he throw stones if he lives In a gluss
house, '
In correcting the brief for this
young attorney I will say I havo not
been convicted and not only that but
I have never been accused of the of
fense spoken of in his article which
shows lie knows nothing about my
Individual case, but at the same
time he would no doubt for a substan
tial fee use the limit of his ability
to clear me of any crime, no matter
If I were guilty or Innocent. If he
refused he would be subject to dls
baring proceedure by his craft-union.
I "have distinct ideas on polltclal
economy known by many Clackamas
county people, but it this said at
torney ever had an Idoa of his own
no one has heard him champion it
since his famous decision that a per
son could sell liquor in Oregon on a
federal license regardless of state
laws.
Mr. Stone forgets that most of tho
Socialists of America voted for Mr.
Wilson in preference to Mr. Benson
and of course to a hide-bound Repub
lican this would constitute a crime
especially so If he was drowned In the
same flood. I see this shining legal
light Is quite a friend of mob violence
or In other words anarchy. No So
cialist was ver guilty of such views.
The Socialist party condemns the I.
W. W. for its sabotage tactics. If Mr.
Stone was engaged in some 'essent
ial Industry" with such ideas he would
be eligible to membership in a first
class I. W. W. lodge, but they refuse
any one who is spending their time
in an unnecessary occupation. He
tries to square himself by saying he
hopes th Socialist party will survive,
I suppose he meant after the people
had read his article. Well I think it
iraxii
ed a few days ago, and they were rend
throughout, even tho advertisements.
Charles Lamm received a bundle ot
Evening Telegrams a few days ago,
and as they, contain news from Ore
gon City, they looked good to me.
'There are quite a number of
French soldiers hero, who are able
to speak the English language very
well, and they tell ui about what is
going on at the front, and It Is very
Interesting to hear them talk,
"I want to loll you about a trip I
have made to Paris. This Is a beauti
ful city, with buildings well built and
are of stono, marble and brick. I aaw
the opera house, the world's greatest
theatre (from tho outside only). I
also saw Napoleon's tomb and tho
King's palace, Homo or these build
ings I saw wre over 300 years old.
The Inside walls and ceilings ot many
ot the rooms aro sand painted, and
the pictures are of different battles,
while some are of beautiful womun.
There waa one colllug In particular
that required seven years to paint. At
tho completion of the work, the art
ist went blind, and afterwards a
maniac.''
Another letter, tho last one written
Is dated Juno 4th, and Glo was sta
tioned at Versanti, France.
"Versailles la tho name of the place
where we are now located, and Is a
fine place to bo stationed, for there
Is a Y. M. C. A. hero, and have a fine
shower bath house to batho In, Wo
aro. now living In a barracks again,
and It beats living In a barn.
'This place I where the King's
palace is, and Is not far from Paris.
As I have been to Paris once since
arriving here, will be able to make a
number pf trips to that city after we
once get settled hero.
,Tbo carfare to Paris from our bar
racks Is only eight cents.
'There Is so much art lo every
thing that the French people do. The
palace and grounds here at Versailles
are those planted by King 1-ewls XIV,
and ho la tho king tho people took
out of tho palace and moved to Pari,
and ho tried to escape Into Belgium,
but was caught and brought back and
later killed. Surrounding the, palace
are 12,000 acres of land, and thl la
the most beautiful park In France.
We go down almost every evening,
and walk through thl park. Among
the features ot thl scenic spot la a
lake, this being located In the center
of the park, and here are rowboat
for the convenience of the visitor.
A charge of SO rent per hour are tho
rate for rowing. Another soldier and
myself had the pleasure of enjoying
a ride tor an hour last Sunday, and
we thoroughly enjoyed the outing.
"Napoleon made hi borne hero
while emperor of France.
"Well, there I very much to eo
here In the different places where we
got to go while working, that after I
get borne I am going to get a French
history and read up on the 'dope.'
"I am learning to apeak French a
little, and if we aro here for a year,
I will bo able to apeak the language
at least a little.
"Wo are getting plenty to eat and
wear, and where wo are located wo
can hear the noise from the long
range German gun, but we are In no
danger.
"Well, God bleu you, dear Mother,
this war will be over some time any
way, so wo can have thnt to look for
ward to.
"From your loving son,
"FRED A. OIO,
"Company E, 411th Telegraph Bat
talion, Signal Corps, American Ex
peditionary Forces."
will. My definition ot patriotism Is
"Love of Humanity." Our duty la to
our fellowmnn In war or peace. I be
lleve In Christianity as Jesus taught
It. The condition of the world today
Is deplorable and shows that man Is
In need of the light of truth. Suppres
sion and persecution are not children
of democracy.
P. W. MEREDITH,
REBEKAnS OF
MOLALLA ELECT
NEW OFFICERS
MOLALLA, Or., July 8. Oak Re
bekah lodge No. 159 of Molnlla, Ore.,
has elocted the following officers for'
the ensuing term: Mrs. Cora Todd,
noble grand; Mrs. Jessie Martin vice
grand; Mrs. Grace Park, secretary;
Mrs. Ora Vernon, trenaurer; Mrs, Ger
trude Everhart, warden; Miss Mary
Eched, conductor; Mrs. Pearl Bum
mervllle, Inside guardian; Miss Mar
garelte Faurle, outside guardian;
Mrs. Nettle A. Taylor, right supportor
noble guard; Mrs. Rova Comer, loft
supporter noble grand; Mrs. Clara
Robblns, chaplain.
HOME GUARD CHANGES NAME
MOLALLLA, Or., July 8. The name
of the organization ot Molalla Homo
Guards has been chunged to the Ore
gon Volunteer Guards. The Molalla
company Is Company K of the First
Regiment. Herman Chingron has been
appointed second lieutenant to take
tho place of Leo A. Shaver, who has
enlisted.
STATE SCRIBES
WILL CONVENE
ON AUGUST 9-11
The annual convention of the Ore
gon State Editorial Association will
be held Friday, Saturday and Sunday,
August 9, 10, and 11, at Coos Bay.
Announcement of the dnteg was made
Wednesday by Lloyd Riches, secre
tary of the association. The delegates
will be entertained at Shore Acres,
the palatial summer borne of Louis J.
Simpson, near North Bend.