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BOYS OVER HERE-OVER THERE
Interesting Facts About Oregon
Gty Boys In The U. S.
Service
Clyde Fromong H home for a tern
days' furlough. He Is stationed at the
naval training camp at Seattle, and Is
much taken up with his work.
P3 fta
Private Walter Young, son of Mr
and Mrs. Edwin Young, who has been
stationed at Camp Fremont, Cal.. for
several months, was heard from Tues
day morning. "Scoop, says that he
was on his way, didn't know where,
but hoped for France, where he could
get into the 'fight.' Says he was at that
time In Nevada, and was in the best
of health. He is a member of Com
pany C. Eighth Infantry.
Pa Si
Ivan Goldsmith, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Juliug Goldsmith, who has been sta
tioned at Fort Scott, Cal.. a member
of 47th Coast Artillery, has been trans
ferred to Fourth Company Artillery
Replacement Division.
Pa P4 Pa
B. Scott, who was one of the well
known salesmen of Portland, making
weekly visits to Oregon City, and rep
resenting the Crescent Paper Com
pany, ie at the officers' training camp
:t Camp Fremont, Cal. Mr. Scott, or
'Scotty" as he la familiarly known
by bis many friends In this city and
in Portland, will soou go to Siberia.
Pa Pa Pa
Edgar (Ned) MitcheU, youngest son
of Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell of Sandy,
who recently advised hia parents and
his sisters. Miss Mary Mitchell, of
this city, and Mrs.' Joseph Justin,
that he was determined to enter the
service to do his bit with his three
brother. Harry, Jtey and Artie, has
entered the training camp at Pullman,
Wash. Hia brother, Harry, has been
stationed at Quantico, Va., but' Is
now on his way to France. He la with
the Eleventh Regiment, Third Bat
talion and Company K.
Pa pa Pa
Robert Ewalt, one of the well
known Clackamas county boys, whose
other two brothers are also In the ser
vice, is In France, In the aviation ser
vice. He recently wrote his brother,
Lloyd, that he would like a strong
field glass or telescope to use while
up in his bombing machine over the
enemy lines. The young man has been
in France for about two months.
Lloyd is now at Fort Winfield Scott,
California.
Pa Pa Pa x
Guy Schafer son of Mrs. Fred Schaf
er, of Molalla, is in the best of health.
He has learned enough of the French
language so as to make the boys un
derstand him. He says his two best
friends are his gas mask and his rifle.
He is with the 112th Engineers, Com
pany E, P. O. No. 763, France.
Pa Pa Pa
Corporal Ambrose Brownell, son of
Mr. and Mrs. George C. Brownell,
whose home is at Concord, Is among
those to receive a remembrance from
the Patriotic Edition of the Morning
Enterprise. He is a member of Com
pany B, Twenty-Ninth Engineers, S. &
F. and hia address is Am. P. 0. 714,
American Expeditionary Forces,
France. Corporal Brownell is one of
the popular boys from Clackamas
county, and a former student of Reed
College. He was among the first to
arrive in France, and hia letters of
his travels are of much interest.
S3 P3 P3
Leon Perkins, of Lewtston, Idaho,
a cousin of E. Loney, of this city, Is
a member of Canadian army, and has
been in the Canadian service since the
war commenced. He Is one of the first
men to use a machine gun, and is be
lieved to be the only survivor of the
original company with which he went
to France. He Is now In a hospital
in England, with a wound in his an
kle. He baa two brothers In the United
States service, while Loney has a
brother serving on the Battleship Mis
souri, and one in the merchant marine
service. A number of interesting let
ters from Perkins appearing In the
Lewiston Morning Tribune, show what
the gallant young soldier has expert'
enced.
Pa Pa Pa
Mrs.E. Milsted, of this city, U the
mother of three sons in the service
with the fourth son, Johnny, 13
years of age, anxious to enter the ser
vice, and to do his bit for his country
Sergeant J. R. Ml'stad is a member
of Company K, 11th Regiment, and is
stationed at Quantico, Va. His broth
era. Private Maurice C. Milsted, a
member of Battalion F, Sixth Field
Artillery, ie with the American Ex
peditionary Forces over-seas, and Prl-
vate Henry Milsted, with the Marines
1b a member of Company B, Third Sep
Battalion, also over-seas. The boys
serving their country overseas are
among those from Clackamas county,
who is remembered by the Patriotic
Edition of the Morning Enterprise,
and will receive a little remembrance.
Pa Pa Pa
Word has been received by mem'
bera of the committee of the Women's
Patriotic Edition from Private Fred
A. Gio, of Company E, 411 Telegraph
Battalion, who is stationed In France,
saying that he had received hia re
membrance in the form of a green
back and hia newsy letter from home.
In his letter Mi. Gio says in part:
"1 was very glad to receive the re
membrance and your newsy, long let-
Our Boys Across thej
bea
ter. Here Is one of the soldters.who ap
preciates what you did to help us out
In this manner. I thank you one and
all, and will do what you said and a
lot more to the Kaiser before we come
home."
Pa Pa Pa
In a letter received by Dr. and Mrs.
George Hoeye from their son, Emer
son, who recently returned to New
York from France on the U. S. North
ern Pacific, he tells of some of his ex
perience while making the trip over
the sea.
A portion of the letter follows:
New York, October 14.
"Dear Mother and Father:
"We arrived in port yesterday, and
last night I went over to see Joe Mil
ler. "We sure had lots of excitement
this trip. On the way over the Great
Northern was rammed by a British
tramp and four soldiers were killed
and two more were lost overboard.
When the tramp backed away from
the Great Northern she left her anch
or and three fathoms (eighteen feet)
of clain in the latter's hold.
"The following day we just got out
of the way of a submarine In time to
reach France. We reached our desti
nation a week ago last Saturday, and
left the following day at noon, so we
did not get to go ahsore.
"We, brought back Secretary of War
Baker, also Mrs. Irene Franklin
Green, the great singer. We dodged
two submarines while making the trip
back.
"About S o'clock this morning the
D. S. S. America sunk at her pier here.
We were right alongside of her, and as
she started to list our way you should
have seen us get out of there and to
a different pier before she sunk us too.
"The Germans have renamed the old
Northern Pacific. They call her the
'ghost ship.' They see us and then
they don't, and it get's their 'goat'
"I met one of the Dalley boys on the
way back. He had his right leg shot
off at the hip."
"EMERSON."
v-v-v-v-v-v-v-v-v-v-v-v-V
Oar soldier boys across the sea,
Are fighting for home and liberty,
To sav our laud from the cruel Hun,
Who drenches with blood the place
he's won.
Let ns help the cause with might and
main,
That our heroe's blood be not sbed
in vain,
And our Tag spell freedom wherewr
It floats.
May the allied flags in triumph wave,
O'er the warring lands we're help
ing to save;
And the boys in khaki come sailing
home.
To the dear ones longing tor them
to come;
While the dove of peace shall fold tta
wings
O'er the fallen thrones of the kaiser
and kings.
Our thoughts go dally across theblue
To our soldier lads with heart so
true;
May a cheeriug message from those
at home
Be wafted to them across the foam
We'll do our bit as soldiers all
To help our boys as they stand or
fall,
And pray for their safe coming home
Lucy E. Sherman, Jennings lodge.
iSPEGIAL DEPUTY OF
DAHO ASKS PEOPLE
TO ELECT
Fifty Years Ago
i
DR. GUY MOUNT
TO REPORT FOR
SERVICE SOON
Di Guy Mount, well known physi
cian, had orders yesterday from Wash
ington, to report t the Modtcal Of
flews' Training Corpa at Fort Riley,
R. G. Scott, county agent of Clack
amas county, who has had charge of
collecting the pits of the county to be
used in the manufacture of gas masks
for our soldier boys in France, is in
receipt of a letter received Wednes
day, acknowledging the receipt of 300
pounds of pits. He also shipped 400
pounds to the Portland headpuarters
Thursday morning.
The following Is the contents of the
letter:
R. G. Scott, Oregon City, Ore.
In reference to your letter of Oc
tober 10, "with bill of lading enclos
ed," showing that you have shipped
five sacks of peach and prune pits
weighing 300 pounds, which had been
gathered by the school children of
Oregon City and surrounding country:
This office requests that the school
children who have collected the above
materials be advised that this office
in behalf of the Government of 'the
United States wishes to express the
appreciation of their efforts. These
materials are of vital Importance In
connection with the manufacture of
carbon for gas masks, and it is re
quested that they continue their good
work. If this office can be on any ser
vice we trust you will advise
By authority of Depot Quarter
master:
' JOHN H. ROBINSON,
2nd. Lieut. Quartermaster Corps
Conservation and Reclamation Officer.
Taken from the Oregon City Enter
prise October 24, 1S6S.
The Willamette Valley was vtaited
by a pleasant rain shower on the night
of the 22nd.
Mr. Jacob C. Mann returned to
Oregon last week, having made the
distance from SprlngQeld, Illinois, In
thirteen days to Portland, overland.
W understand that the P. T. Com
pany Invited a few friends to go .on
the trial trip of the "Dayton" to Day
ton. The trip was highly enjoyed.
J. P. Walker, who was recently
burned out at Portland, is making all
arrangements to complete hia new
sash, blind and door factory this win
ter. He brought the, best machinery
he could buy with him from the East.
The East Side Railroad Company,
so called, but the O. C. R., R. Co., of
Salem, proper, has been designated
by the Oregon Legislature to receive
the lands granted to Oregon by Con
gress, in aid of railroads in the state.
There are 125 men at work blasting
and grading in Oregon City. A large
mill, capable of cutting two ties every
minute, is being put Into readiness
for work below Oregon City, making
the second mill of the company.
An entertainment given rt Wash
ington Hall in this city on the even
ings of the 20th and Cist, was the
most successful of any ever held here.
The receipts were $123.50, to be ap
plied for the benefit of Pioneer Lodge
No. 1, Order of Eastern Star In Adopt
ive Masonry. Citizens generally lent
their efforts but the principal credit
is due to Mrs. C. M. Cue and Mr.
J. A. Smith.
Mr. Thompson takes exception to
what we said last week respecting his
conversation with Mr. William Bar
low that no bill was up to designate
the East Side. This is true, we all
knew that, and as Mr. Thompson
voted to designate the East Side on
the 17th perhaps we were hasty In
regarding him as opposed to such a
measure.
A terrible earthquake visited Cal
ifornia on the 21st, something near
100 fine buildings were either ruined
or damaged In San Franciscp, several
lives lost, and the streets opened to
fissures. The severest shock occured
at six and a half minutes before 8
o'clock, but there were frequent oth
er shocks until 7 P. M. Woodland,
Petaluma, Healdsburg, Centerville,
Santa Rosa and Marysvllle were plac
es principally effected. The vibrations
were from north to south.
OREGON CITY, Oct. 81. (Editor
of the Enterprise.) Will you klmlly
permit me to express a few words
through the columns of your paper to
to the voters of your county
I am told that Mr. VY. J. WIIhod la
a candidate for sheriff of Clackamas
county. In the name of common ono
elect him! Give Wilson your vote
without fall. Elect him on the highest
majority you can. Show your apprecia
tion of honest aervlcc-and here are
my reasons:
First, Mr. Wilson does not know
(hat I am writing this- maybe be
dot's not even remember me. But dur
ing June, 1917, I waa a special nhr
Iff sent from Lewiston, Idaho, to
Reno, Nevada, to bring back one of
the moat notorious forgers known,
and while ou my return, this prisoner
jumped off the train, out of a window.
near Oregeon City, at night, about 9
o'clock, so I went Into Oregon City,
a stranger, nevdlug a good live bunch
of officers to help me catch the pris
oner, Wilson was naturally at home
with hia family, It being late, but up
on notice, he got busy with a man by
the name of l.onK. and with their car,
they were out on the trail of our pris
oner within one hour, and run him
all night, and all next day, catching
htm at six next evening-all day, all
night, without rest, when be did not
have to do so, but with one view in
mind, his sworn duty to enforce the
law and help us. It was a big thing
for the state of Idahoand I am sure
the people of Idaho, If they had the
chance you voters have, would elect
Wilson, by a tremendous majority, bo
cause he has made good.
Show your appreciation by electing
Lhlm, make it a big majority. Wilson
had a chance to take advantage of
our statement to "send In his charg
es," but he was honest and square lu
every way, and did not over charge
our state of Idaho.
In his chase afteer our prisoner,
Wilson showed splendid executive
ability; and a good planning bead;
he was not afraid of the Devil him
self He got right out in the road,
where If our prisoner could have run
on to him. he would have been whol
ly exposed for the fight, and that Is
the kind of a man you ought to elect
sheriff. So elect J. W. Wilson, and
if you don't I certainly will tell every
body how ungrateful your voters must
be for splendid service such as Wil
son showed me, a stranger, with a
lost prisoner, to catch.
FRED L. L'LEN,
Acting special deputy sheriff Presi
dent Lewiston College.
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WEEKL Y SOLDIER LETTER
Dr. Guy Mount
Kansas, for duty with Ambulance
Company No. 14. and to proceed with
in 15 dnjs. Dr. Mount has been com
missioned a first lieutenant. He ap
plied for service some months ago and
has been expecting orders to leave for
more than a month.
Dr. Mount Is a member of the local
war board, and he will be succeed
ed In this work by Dr. M. C. Strick
land, county health officer. Dr. Mount's
nephew. Major Frank Mount, la now In
France with the medical corpa of the
United States army.
. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS .
ESTACADA HAS
NAMED TICKET
FOR ELECTION
BY U. S. GOVERNMENT
In connection with the school cen
sus that Is now being taken, informa
tion as to the number of women with
experience as nurses Is being obtain
ed In Oregon City by Mrs. Ray Cooper,
the enumerator. This information la
being obtained under the direction of
the American Red Cross Society tor
the government as a call has been Is
sued for 25,000 nurses for army work
by June 1 next. On the last call for
25,000 nurses, only 19,000 were se
cured. It is believed that thousands of
women, who are skilled or graduate
nurses, are now employed in private
Institutions and homes, and that their
places may be taken by practical wo
men who are not recognized gradu
ates, and the governmeent also . be
lieves that there are married women,
without dependents, who could be
used as nurses. The epidemic of Span
ish Influenza has made an extraordi
nary demand for trained nurses .
no
E.
ESTACADA, Or Oct. 22 The clti
zens of Estacada at a mass meeting
named the following ticket to be pre
sented to the voters at the coming
municipal election: For mayor, E. W.
Brtfett; recorder, S. E, Wooster;
treasurer, Mrs. Jessie M. Bartlett; for
councilman, L. A. Wells, James Smith,
U. S. Morgan, J. V. Barr, John Osborne.
Frank E. Johnston, one of the well
known Gladstone young men, who left
for California three months ago to en
ter the service, and Is at Camp Fre
mont, has just won the light weight
championship in boxing in his com
pany. Johnston is a member of the
S. O. S. section, Thirteenth Infantry,
and has been at Camp Fremont since
entering the service. He expects to
leave soon for France, and Is one of
the Oregon boys who is anxioug to
get a "Bhot" at the kaiser. Johnston
is now qualified for a sharpshooter.
He is a former student of the Glad
stone school, and Is a son of Mrs. Em
ma Johnston, of that place.
FOU8T CASE DISMISSED
The case of Edwin J. Foust vs
John Romlg, set for trial in the Cir
cult Court Saturday, has been dig
missed upon motion of the plaintiff
Deacons Go Fishing
Luck Was Very Poor
Pastors Go Hungry
As there were no church services
Sunday morning or evening, owing to
the ban on all pubic meetngs on ac
count of Spanish Influenza, many of
the church-going people took advant
age of the fne day, and motored, while
a large number even went so far as to
go fishing. A number of deacons of
the churches promised the"lr pastors
fish for breakfast. Pastors were dis
appointed in nbt having fish Monday
morning, as luck was poor In all cases,
at least the deacons reported It so.
A number of the deacons In the
church will not report where or how
they spent their Sunday, although
they were seen going at an early hour
towards the Clackamas river and the
Columbia river highway. They said
they had a good time, but It was their
own business how they spent It. This
is what they told the reporter of the
Enterprise Monday, who wae inquiring
what kind of a time they had .on the
Sabbath since there was no church
IN PIE OE MILK
A meeting of some of the dairymen
was held Monday evening, at which
time the subject of Increasing the
price of milk In the city was discussed
There were a number of the dairymen
as well as the consumers at the meet
ing, and the decision was left In the
hands of the distributors, L. Hartke,
who purchases much of his milk from
nearby dairies, and the dairymen who
are supplying him with the milk. A
umber of dairymen axe confident
that they can dispose of their products
in Portland at a better price than
they receive here.
The present prices for milk Is $3.72
per quart when paid In advance, or
when paid at the close of the month
$4.50, while by the pint milk is bring-
nig 8 cents in advance or at the end of
the month 9 cents.
DR.
HEMP8TEAD TO 800N
LEAVE FOR FOREIGN DUTY
Captain W. E. Hempstead, who has
been stationed at Fort Stevens, Ore
gon, left Sunday for the East, and will
embark for France. Dr. Hempstead
had a fine lot of soldiers with him
when he passed through Vancouver,
and was given a warm reception by
his many friends who had gathered
to bid him farewell.
Captain Hempstead was formerly
coroner of Clackamas county and
well known physician of thla city. He
was one of the most popular officers
at Fort Stevens. Captain Hempstead
was also stationed at Fort Canby for
some time.
A. E. Bortuwlck to Alice ('. Uo-th
wick, 20 acres In section 3fi, township
1 south, rango 4 enst, undivided one
half Intermit In 4 acres of land in sec
tion 2i, township 2 south, range 7
east, lots S. 9. block 9, llrlghtwood
lots 1, 2. block 12. Sea View Villas
$10. .
W. A. Joneg to C. S. Allen. Uts 1
block 35 First addition to Esta
cada; $10.
Minnie Rose I .owls to Anthony II.
Rose, lot 2, block 4, Mount Hood
View addition to Oregon City; $10.
James and Carrie II. Duncan to
John MacDonald, 49 acres In section
1, township 4 south, range 4 east; $10
Ada O. and James Sykes, lot 8
block 107, Oregon Cltvj $10.
John W. Loder and Grace Loder to
Sarah Ralcom. lot 2. block "11." First
addition to Canemah; $100.
Portland Railway. LUglit t Power
company to Edith K. Freeman, tract
of land In Robert Moor D. U ('.; $10
Winnie E. Jenkins Jones to H. F,
GlhsoD, 80 acres in section 13, town
ship 4 south, range 3 east; $450.
Elmer Coleman et ux to Martin
Lennaru et ux., tract of land In soc.
tlon 28, township 2 south, range S
east; $10.
Frank J. DeLano to Carl Kummel,
lot 7, Beutel tracts; $10,
H. E. Grasle et ax. to Ursula Mela
ter, lota 2 and 4, lbock 33, Mllwaukle
Heights; $1.
John and Emma M. Hartzler to
Gust and Alia L. Frederlckson, 24.187
acres In section 32, township 4 south,
range 1 eaat; $110.
Gust Frederlckson to Zeno and
Edna M. Schwab, 0 acres in section
32, township 4 south, range 1 east; $1.
Zeno and Edna M. Schwab to Oust
and Alia Frederlckson, 80 acres In
section 28, township 4 south, range
1 east; $1.
J. Dean Butler and Charles T. Par
ker to George II. Dedrick, tract of
land In Oak Grove; $1000.
Stephen Carver et ux to Josephine
Link, lots 20 and 21, block 2, Carver;
$175.
John T. Brown et ux to Harry II.
Gardner et ux, lot 1, block 13, 1st ad
dition to Barlow; $10.
Elizabeth Grim et vlr to A. La
brache et ux, W .50 feet of lota 10 and
11, block 6, Brlghtwood; $10.
Harry H. Gardner et nx to J. T.
Brown, 1 acre, L. S. Seoly D. L. C.;$10
Arthur I. Needham to Alice A.Meade,
lot 49, Sell wood Gardens; $649.70.
Cyrenlus R. Grim et ux to John O
Harrison, tracct of land In 1st subdivi
sion of Oak Park; $2000.
Jane A. Crawford to P. M. Murray,
1 acre, William Holmes D. L. C.;$100O
Ascenath Traccy Reed to James and
Albert Tracy, 11 4-160 acres, O. W.
Jackson D. L. C; $623.
H. F. Bushong Tr. to Emma P. Case
47 acres, L. D. C. Latourette D. L. C;
$1.
Albert C. Burns to Christ and Llna
Kochlln, 10 acres, 8. 81, T. 1 S., R,
E.; $10.
Jessie Bcrnice Wendllng to Elmer
G. Wendllng, 3.18 acres lot Whltcomb
D. L. C; $1.
C. E. and Hulda J. Rick to N. F,
Nelson, lot 7, block 97, Second sub
division of a portion of Oak Grove
$10.
James Reddaway to John Lennen
maler, part of lot 8, block 162; also
part of lot 1, block 162, Oregon City
$10.
I. N. and Mary B. Commons to B.
H. Sloan et ux., 102.04 acres In Ste
phen F. Farrow D. L. C; $5000.
(jnaries 8. Bard to Perry T, and
Flossie Monroe, 40 acres In John and
Sarah Stephenson D. L. C; $10
J. A. Btagga, ot thla oily, lain re
ceipt of a letter written by Trlvata
Reg. Vowles, a former Oregon CUy
young man, who left Oregon City a
year ago last July to enlist In the Ca
nadian army, lie was born and reared
In 1-omUin, hit mother having died
there, and bis father later died in
America, The young man, true to hia
country and birthplace, at one enlist
ed lu the Canadian army when re
serves were calod tor. Ha waa for five
years ait employe of the Oregon City
Woolen Mills, and hia star Rppear
on the service flag of th manufaotur-
lug company.
The following Is the letter, which
was written September 17:
"France. September 17. lt8.
"Dear Jay:
Am Just dropping you a few lines
to let you know that 1 am now In
France, and have seen enough of It
already.
"My new address Is Private R.
Vowles 525358, of the Heiventy-aecoud
Canadians, H K. F., France. After I
bad joined this lluttallou about two
hours, we were sent Into the line and
went 'over the top' a couple ot daya
later. It was a long day. I shall never
get as long as I live. We lost q.ilt
a few men with machine y.iiii fire, but
It hud the effect of making the tier
mans retire several miles. I cuine
through without a scratch, t hound It
seemed a miracle at times. So many
forge as long aa I live. We lost quite
me We stayed In the line we had
taken another two flays until we had
plraed up all our dead and when we
loft there, thero were still many tying
around who were members of the Hut-
tulllon, and they wore In all shapes
and conditions. Some of whom were
unrecoKnliiable, while others were
blown to bits by shells. 'FrlUle' eon-
intied shelling ms and the road n ear-
were killed and wounded all around
make an awful crash and a JagKed
piece of shell lilt on the rlut of my
steel hejmet, and made me feel 'silly'
by until wo left Some ot his shells
half Inch thick, and had It hit me In
the body no doubt would have made a
nasty wound. We can always tell when
a shell Is coming by the hummlntt
sound that It makes In the air. Sharp
nel Is the worst ot all. It explodes
right overhead and makes a crash
like a hailstorm, only a thousand
times as great and steel bullets.
"That, with 'Frltala' dropping bombs
all night, It quite got on my nerves and
I wis glad to see the last of It for a
day or two.
"We are now resting several miles
back out of the range of the g.itii
though we can aee the flashea like
IlKhtning on the sky line.'
"All the house are shot to pieces,
and everything has a dreary look, noth
ing but barb wire and shell holes.
"I often dream of my little place,
and wonder whether I will ever see It
again. It seems a long way off, yet
It often seems near, especially when
tne shells are whlrlllng over the
trenches.
"It does not seem very painful to
die from the looks on the fares of
some of the fellows lying aroundlsome
were mere boys), many with a half
smile on their faces.and others seemed
less bleeding that I thought there
would be. A m?n mortally bit gener
ally falls on his face and Ilea still,
"I suppose we will be xolng la again
soon, but the Hood weather Km krokeu
up, and drives will have to be post
pound,
"Well, I suppose you will soon ba 1
dlxitlug 'spuds mid I wish I waa with
you attain, b.il something aoouia to
tell m I have k lot to go tliroiMti with
before I ever get back.
"1 will suy goodbye for the pres
ent, hoping It will not be the laat, but
we never know In thla God forsaken
country, and hoping that all ta folks
ant well and good luck to all,
"Your old Friend,
"IlKU. VOWIJW."
"I. 8. Any local and Portland pa
pur will always be thankfully re
ceived, aa newspapers from God's
country are eagerly looked for,"
Miss Iva Harrington, county ulurk.
hi In receipt of a letter from David
(', Moore, of the Medical Department,
ll'Uh Engineers, stationed la France.
Private Moore waa a deputy In tha
county clerk's office before entering
the service.
The followlnit Is the letter:
"Anxera, France.
"Sept., tl,S.
"My Dear Miss llarlngton:
"I was very g'u'l to receive your
letter and can tell you that old Clack
amas county stationery certainly look
good. It reminds inn ot old tlmea and
you can guess Just how murk I would
like to bo buck again. Ten month iu
Prance Is a long time, and I am begin
nlng t f'el very much at bmiie, but
realy the time file o fast over here.
I can't realUe it ha been so king.
r-ippose being busy all the time help
one to forget the time. Am Bare If I
hadn't very much to do the time would
drag dreadfully. I like 'my work. It I
very Interesting nd that help a lot
Of course, we get a little restless a;
times staying In one place so long, but
to think It over, we urn doing our bit,
aud must be satisfied for the prenent
time. I have gotten acquainted with
some very nh- French famUMi and
spend some very enjoyable evening
1 can tell you the real French peo
ple are hard to heal. Their hospital
ity Is greut. One family la particular,
who live lu Anger, ha a summer
home down at one of the fuahlonabla
resort and Insisted tlilit Sergeant Hut
ton, "my buddy," and I should spend
a few days with them, and a flea- some
difficulty we obtained four daya' leave
of absence, aud what a time we bad
There was nothing too good for us
Eat. drink wine, ride. Well, It to this
way, people absolutely refuse to let
yon drink water, they laugh at you
and claim it li Injurious to health.
"Am Just a fat aa 1 look In the
picture I am sending. I have often
heard of people going abroad tor their
health and didn't think much about It,
but It has sure done wonders for mo,
for I never had better health In my
lire.
"Well, how I the bunch I know
you all have had plenty to do thla last
year. We all have.
"Give my regard to Marie and Nao
mi; also Fred and luck to hia future
terra as county clerk.
"Wish beat wiahea,
"Tour Friend.
"CARL."
INSTITUTES CL08E
CONDON, Or., Oct. 21. The
Teachers' institute, attended by In
structors from Gilliam, Wheeler and
Morrow counties, closed here on Fri
day evening with appropriate exer
cises, attended by a large crowd. Des
plte the fact that It was reported Con
don was closed on account of Spanish
Influenza, not a case has appeared
here, and schools, churches and oth
er puoiio gatnenngg continue as
usualj
PRESS IS ABUSED BY THE JOURNAL
Jackson Takes Unfair Advantage to Pro
mote His Bills
s
Through force of circumstances the
newspapers have, to a large extent be
come lawmakers In matters of direct
legislation. More and more the voter
neglects to study meaaures for him
self and relies upon the advice of his
favorite publication.
This has been remarked by promi
nent citizens of opposite extremes of
political thought. Yet but one newtspa-1
per in Oregon has ever drafted a bill,
paid the cost of Its Intuition and
made the bill Its own.
The Portland Journal has In the
past initiated and fathered measures
Its publisher Is said to have expended
upward of $1000 to force upon the
ballot this year two bills relating to
newspaper advertising.
The corrupt practices act places cer
tain restrictions upon the expenditure
of money by corporations in the In
terest of candidates. Yet a newspaper,
If It determines to uso Its influence
and Its organization to foster legisla
tion of particular type, can go fur
ther toward attaining its ends than
any railroad or bank or manufactory
In purchasing candidates for the leg
Mature.
The large newspaper's organization
Is state wldo. It has employes In every
town and In nearly every hamlet.
These it can require to do its bidding
on penalty of dismissal,
The newspaper has space on Its
pages which It will not sell at any
price to advertisers. This preferred
space It is at liberty to utilize for Its
own ends.
It a newspaper win it, tnorq may
be constantly at Its door a group of
aycophants ready to do whatever It
desires, In return for small crumbs of
publication. No matter what ita de
vious course, it seems also to be true
that any newspaper can attain a fol
lowing which believes lmpllclty any
thing it may publish.
Hero are elements sufficient to cre
ate kaiser or czar out ot any newspa
per of large circulation in Oregon
"which may elect to devote them to
Its own endg.
The Journal hag manufactured an
Issue out of nothing. It has paid to
put the issue before the people. It has
put Its employeg to work scanning
the books of every county for mater
ial that may be twisted into an argu-
votlng space that no othor lawgiver
would be permitted to use at any price
It is searching out those porsons who
believe It, or fear It, or mare'y re
joice In notoriety to Interview In be
half of Its policy. While complaining
that the country newspaper term Its
publisher a czar and do not discuss tin
merit of the bill, It has nover yot, on
Its own account, published an honest
statement as to the present law which
It seeks to amend or an honest state
ment as to what Its bill would do. Its
attompt la plainly a desire to Illustrate
or prove It power as a cznr.
It Is withal a gross abuse of Jour
nalistic power and ethic aud a be
trayal of such confidence as I re
posed In that publication. If there
should ever come tho day when the
Oregonlan, the Telegram, the News
the Voter, tho Labor Press, the Jour
nal and every other newspaper big or
little, hag its own pet bill, made In Us
own office, and circulated by expen
diture of its own money, on that day
the. people will doubtless rise and
smite the initiative and referendum
out of existence,
It Is a proper thing to point out the
abuse of the power of the press In
this Instance. The Issue Is a far great
er one than the morlt or demerit of
the particular measure so unscrup
ulously presented. Portland Oregonlan.
CALLED HER A
FOOL, NOW SHE
WANTS DIVORCE
ment in favor of Its position, It la do- mony.
Grace C. Prudue has died a divorce
suit against Wiley B. Prudue, to whom
she was married at Kalama, Wash.,
June 2, 1819, charging him with having
a quarrelsome, . nagging and disagree
able disposition, She say he struck
her several times in the face and oalled
her a blank fool, so, that she has lost
all love for him,
Divorce decrees wore entered Mon
day In the suits ot Carl S. Wllllama ts.
Viola Williams, and Myrtle M. Baker
vs. George D. Baker, the plaintiff in the
latter case being given the custody
ot two children and $15 a month all