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BOYS OVER HERE-OVER THERE
Interesting Facts About Oregon
City Boys In The U. S.
Service
Letters from boys "over there" are
doslred by the Enterprise. All are in
vested in the boy In the service,
and these will be greatly appreciated
by the public. A letter appears each
day besides these used in the. Thurs
day Morning Enterprise and also in
the weekly edition. Many of these pa
pers go to the boys, and they are anxi
ous also to know Just where their
friends of Clackamas county are lo
cated and what they are doing. All let.
tera are given the best of care, and
returned to the parties receiving them.
The column of "Boys Here and Over
There" -appears in the Morning En
terprise of Thursday of each week and
also In the Weekly Enterprise.
Pa E3 P-3
Wesley Milliken was in Oregon City
Saturday and Sunday visltjng his wife,
formerly Miss Beniice Buckles. Ser
jeant Milliken also visited his parents,
Rev. and Mrs. W. T. Milliken. He was
one of the football players at a celebra
tion held at Fort Stevens, two weeks
ago.. The sergeant was one of th star
players while a student of the Oregon
City High school. He returned to his
duties Sunday evening. He la to
mak a similar visit during Thanks
giving week.
E5 1E3 P3
Irwin Betzel, a former Oregon City
boy, who is stationed at Camp Fung-
ston, Kansas has been promoted to
first lieutenant. He is with the Thir
tieth Machine Gun Company, and was
anxious to go over-seas before the
war ended. Lieutenant Betzel Is well
known In Oregon City. He is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Betzel, now of
Portland, and received his promotion
in October. Dorian Betzel, his brother,
? made Gen eral trips to France, be
i::g on a transport. He bs on the Her
bert L. .Pratt, and Is filling a position
cs fireman.
Pa Pa Pa
In a letter from France to his moth
1 er, Mrs. Vertia Todd, of West Linn,
Private Albert Todd, says he has a
souvanir of the battlefield that he
prizes more than any of his collection.
This is a piece of shell extracted by
one of the surgeons in the hospital
that he was struck with. This hit his
back and he Is to have it made Into a
watch charm. Ha( says when the shell
struck him it did not hurt very aauch,
and that hs was rapidly recovering
from his wounds.
Pa Pa Pa
R. P. Finnegan, only son of Mr. and
Mrs. A. H. Finnegan, of Canemah, was
one of the boys from here enlisting at
the country's first call for men in the
service, and is in Pennsylvania. His
address is care of tha TJ. S. S. Quail,
Chester S. B. Company, Chester, Pa.
He was formerly a machinist at the
Crown Willamette Paper Cempany.and
Is enjoying the lifd he has chosen. Al
though but only twenty-three years of
age, he has progressed rapidly with
this line of service.
Pa Pa Pi
Graydon Pace, youngest son of Mr.
and Mrs. J. L. Pace, of this city, who
has been stationed in California, but
now is at Camp Mills, New York, says
that he has started several times to
go over-seas, but each time his com
pany has been ordered back to camp.
He is now with Field Hospital Corps
Kb. 11, Eighth Division of Sanitary
Train.
Pa Pa Pa
Harry Draper 'received word this
week of the safe arrival of Walter
Leisman in France. Before leaving for
France he was In charge of the Hunt
ley Drug Company at Canby. He is tha
son of Mrs. Leisman, of Willamette.
Pa Pa Pa
In a letter from John (Jack) Lewis
to his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis,
of this city, a few days ago, he tells of
an exciting experience he had while
on board of the U. S. S. Kroonland.
While in rough water he accidentally
fell overboard and was later picked up
by a submarine destroyer. After being
rescued Lewis was unconscious for
several hours, due to his cold bath
and exposure. He is now in the best
of health. John has made) a number of
trips to trance, and was among the
boys in the transport service that was
recently remembered with a box of
smokes and some delicacies from the
committee having charge of the sav
ings banks placed in the stores. The
people of Oregon City were; given the
credit for sending this and other box
es that were made up from the gov-
ings. Jack was a former employe of
the; Enterprise, and his photo is among
those appearing in the group of their
employes recently Installed In the En
terprise office. The group hangs in a
conepiclous place.
Pa Pa Pa
Private Tom Barker writes from
France October 20, to bis parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Barker, of this city, and
from all indications he Is improving
from his wounds received in action,
He says: "Well it is Sunday morning
again, and raining a little. I told you
that I expected that they would move1
us from the evacuation hospital to a
base hospital. Well, they shipped us
out last week, and we are in another
large town. I haven't been -out of the
hospital yet, but expect to get out this
P. 8. Li P.
week and look around the; town some.
That Is, I will go out as soon as I am
issued some more clothing. You know
at the evacuation hospital they take
all of your clothes away and send
them to the 'delouser and they gen
erally need it too, and then issue them
again new.
"My arm is getting along fine. The
doctor dressejd It day before yester
day, and said that it wouldn't need
dressing again until tomorrow, ao it
must be healing good. Of course it is
tender yet, and the wrist is weak be
cause the bullet went through the
edge of the large bone and splintered
it up some, so it was necessary to oper
ate and remove the splinters, but I
consider that 1 am lucky at that, as
some of the boys have the hands or
arms all broken up, and some with
their arms clear off."
Pa Pa Pa
Alec Gray, well known young man
of Sandy, who is in Franc, and has
been reported as missing since Octo
ber 6th, U all right and now with his
company.
Pa Pi Pa
Edward Hoffman, a Clackamas coun
ty young man, and whose .home is at
Sandy, reported missing since July
2 ist, has been a prisoner of war at
Metz. He is suffering from wounds,
and now in a hospital in France.
Pa Pa
The thre sons of Mr. and Mrs.
Mck Story In the service are intend
ing to be home for Christmas. They
are George, Matt and Mitchell. George
is at Bremerton; Matt, is in New York,
and for the present at Camp Mills,
but will soon be on his return trip to
the Presidio, San Francisco; Mitchell,
is in the navy, and stationed at San
Pedro, Cal. Matt recently started
across the seas to France, but his com
pany was ordered to disembark and
return to Camp Mills.
Pa Pa Pa
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Badger, known to
many soldiers as "Dad and Mother"
Badger, whose home is at Beaver
Creek, are in receipt of a letter from
John H. House, of Fort Gibbon, Alas
ka, and who is with the (Quartermas
ter department. Private House tells
of some of the experience1 in the far
north. His home is North Dakota.
In his letter he says in part as fol
lows: "We are seeing our second
snow here. The river Is not yet frozen
over, but soon will be I think. The
boats have stopped running for the
season, and slush and ice in various
parts not far from here.
"This letter will leave over the trail
for Fairbanks in the next 48 hours. It
goes only at night for about 13 weeks,
as it is frozen up then. I mean the
trails are.. It will be about two weeks
until they start driving dogs, and then
get out of the road, for here comes a
dog team. Say, talk about 'going.' They
have a horse baaten for a city block
for going. The, mail man that hauls
the mail from St. Nichels to this
p'ace, when arriving at what is called
Bull Island, has a time in driving his
dogs, especially when they start for
home.
"How is Dad getting along with his
blooded cows and pigs. They are try
ing to be in the pig business up here,
and with corn at $8 and $10 a hundred.
Some people have more money than
sense, don't you think? But It takes
all kinds of people to make the world
go round,
"Where do we go from here, boys,1
is the next question. No orders have
yet come for us to change location.
Fishing has been good here, and have
secure a large number of photos as
remembrance of days spent in far off
Alaska. Among these are fishing
scenes, but I wish I was In France
where my brother is.
"Is Lester Boylan in the army?
"We have the Germans running all
right. I haven't heard from you folks
yet, haven't you written, or have you
moved away?
'I have just finished eating lots of
nuts. Everybody feels happy today,
and from the indications I hope I will
be back in the States soon.
"I am going to send you some sou
venirs from France, and let me know
if you get them or not. These will be
handkerchiefs and postcards.
"Is it raining out in Oregon? It has
not rained much here to speak of.
"Mother, when I get home, be sure
and have a cocoamit cake baked for
me, and also a cocoanut cream pie,
will you please? I am getting nice and
SALEM, Or., Nov. 22. (Special to
the Enterprise.) Increases In fares
are granted to the Portland Railway
Light & Power Company on Its inter
urabn lines, Including the Oregon City
and Caiadero lines, and the company
also Is directed to reduce Its service,
in an order of the Public Service Com
mission Issued today to become effec
tive December 1. 191$. The fare from
Portland to Oregon City and converse
ly Is placed at 25 cents. The txher
lines affected are the Troutdale, Bull
Run and Montavllla lines.
No particular rules are laid down as
to the reduction In the service, and the
commission, in ordering such reduc
tion states that "it must be remember
ed that the reduction of service should
ntt be such as will drive traffic away
but a reasonably elimination of too fre
quent trains. Such reductlou will, how
ever, add but little revenue and some
further relief must be afforded.
In granting an Increase the commis
sion stat . s that if the lnterurbuu lines
had been owned by a separate corpor
ation the carrier wou'd have been un
able to meet fixed charges after paying
operating expenses. It states that the
practice of the commission to restrict
the earnings of public ut ilities corpora
Hons to a fair return on the capital In
vested has prevented the accumulation
of such surplus as would enable the
petitioner to meet the long continued
depression previous to the war and the
extraordinary advance in prices since.
The commission, however, refuses
to grunt an Increase which will net
the company a return of 6 per cent on
the investment and rates have been
prescribed, the order states, which it Is
believed will produce sufficient reve
nue to meet the Increased cost of la
bor and material usl In the opera
lion of the interurban lines with the
costs of two years ago, the 6 per cent
return, it being held, would demand
rates so high as to be an undue bur
den on patrons of the company.
An entire new list of tares Is im
posed for the various interurban lines
following being a number selected as
being of the most interest to Oregon
City and Clackamas county patrons on
the Oregon City and Cazadero lines:
On the Oregon City line the follow
ing fares in cents are established:
From Oregon City to Park Place,
Gladstone, Fern Ridge, Glen Echo, Mel
dram. Hull Avenue, 6 cents; Jennings
Lodge, AshviHe, Rothe, Vineyard, Con
cordNaef 10 eta.; Risley, Rupert. Oak
Grove, St. Theresa, Courtnay, Silver
Spring, Evergreen, Lakewood, Island
15 cents; Milwaukie, Hendee, Knight
Overllnks, Ardgour, Golf Junction, 20
cents; Portland, 25 cents. From Cane
mah Park to Oregon City the fare is
also 6 cents, or within Oregon City
points.
The fare from Canemah to all point
will be the same as from Oregon City
with the exception that the fare from
Canemah to Fern Ridge, Glen Echo
and Meldrum will be 10 cents, instead
of 6 cents.
The fares from Portland to points
along the line are as follows: Golf
Junction, 6; Ardgour, Overlinks
Knight, Hendee, Milwaukie, 7 cents
Island, 10 cents; Lakewood, Evergreen
Silver Spring, Courtney, SL Theresa,
Oak Grove, Rupert, Risley. 15 cents
Concord, Vineyard, Naef, Rothe, Ash
vllle, Jennings Lodge, Hull Avenue,
Meldrum, Glen Echo, Fern Ridge. Glad
stone, 20 cents; Park Place, Oregon
City, Canemah Park, 25 cents.
Intermediate fares will be from Oak
Grove to Milwaukie, 10 cents; Jennings
Lodge to Milwaukie, 15 cents; Glad
stone to Milwaukie, 15 cents; Glad
stone to Jennings Lodge, 6 cents; Glad
stone to all towns from Fern Ridge to
Jennings Lodge, 6 cents. These are
given to illustrate a sample of the new
fares, it being impossible to sot out all
of the combinations..
The new schedule of Interurban
school rates will provide for Individual
books of 54 rides, with a rate of 19
cents per ticket or $9.72 a book be
tween Canemah Park and Portland; 17
cents a ticket, or $9.18 for a book be
tween Oregon City and Portland; 14 1-2
cents a ticket or $7.83 a book from
Park Place to Portland; 14 cents a
ticket or $7.56 a book from Gladstone
to Portland; 13 cents a ticket, or $7.02
a book from Fern Ridge to Portland;
12 1-2 cents a ticket or $6.75 a book
from Glen Echo to Portland; the same
from Meldrum to Portland form Glen
Echo; 12 cents a ticket or $6.48 a book
from Hull Avenue and Jennings Lodge
to Portland; 11 1-2 cents a ticket or
$6.21 a book from Ashville and Rothe
to Portland; 11 cents a ticket or $5
a book from Naef and Vineyard to
Portland; 10 cents a ticket or $5.40 a
book from Concord and Risley to Port
land; 9 cents a ticket or $4.86 a book
from Oak Grove and St. Theresa to
Portland.
Family 60 ride tickets in books will
be as follows from the places desig
nated to Portland: Canemah Park,
$14.40; Oregon City, $13.20; Park
drum, $7.02; Hull Avenue, $7.02; Jen-
Ridge, $10.20; Glen Echo, $9.90; Hull
Avenue, $9.60; Jennings Lodge, $9.30;
Ashville, $9; Rothe, $9; Naef, $8.70;
Vineyard, $8.40; Concord, $8.10; Rls
ley, $7.80; Rupert, $7.50.
Individual 52 communication ticket
fares will be as folows from the places
designated to Portland: Canemah
paugh and Cedarbrook. 70 cents; Ea-J
gles Creek and Glover, 65 cents; River
by. 60 cents; Deep Creek, Barton,
Chandler Spur and Norrls Spur, 63
cents; Pages Spur, 80 cents; Slefer
and Boring, 45 cint.
In Us order after commenting gen
erally upon the situation on the Inter
urban lines state that U la possible
to make an approximate estimate of
the proper division of operating rev
enues operating expenses and fixed
charges on any line, and that this has
been done, and the results of such in
vestigation, are before the commission
In respect to the Oregon City line.
Continuing In reference to the Ore
gon City line the commission says in
Its order:
The net result ot the calculations
Is to show that In the twelve months
ended June 30, 191$, there wag left
from the revenues of the Oregon City
lino after dedwtlng operating ex
pense, taxes and depreciation an
amount equivalent to a return of some
what less than 4 per cent on the value
ot the Oregon City line. To ui'et In
terest charges there is required nearly
6 per cent on the value ot the proper
ty. In tha fare of th-se fucts there can
be no successful contention that the
Oregon City line helps to pay the
operating expenses and fixed charges
of the balance of the interurban lines of
the carrier.
WEELKY SOLDIER LETTER
HAL
fat, and am feeling fine.
"It seems that I have been away) Park, $10.14; Oregon City, $9.36; Park
from home for a year.
"My partner and myself captured
two Germans one night and took
them prisoners.
"Is supper ready, Mother? I might
drop In and eat a bit with you soon.
"I will try and write more the next
time. Hoping to hear from you soon.
Goodbye, and best love to all and God
bless you,
Your loving son,
"ALBERT."'
EXECUTOR APPOINTED
Antent Zieloskowskt was appointed
executor of the estate of Kllternla
Zleloskowskl, deceased, without bonds,
in the probate court Saturday.
Place, $8.32; Gladstone, $7.80; Fern
Ridge, $7.28; Glen Echo, $7.28; Mel
drum, $7.02 ; Hull Avenue, $7.02; Jen
nings Lodg3, $6.76; Rothe, $6.24.
Ten ride books from the places des-
S A l.EM, Or., Nov. (Special to the
Enterprise) For the past ten days
Salem has been almost a storm center
of political activity In the legislature
arena and for the fl-sl time In many
bienntums It begins to appear that the
State Capital Is getting almost as
much consideration from the ambitious
in legislative organisation squabbles
as the Imperial lobby in Portland.
Thesi little conclaves of the conten
ding factions has ottered a first hand
chance to study the situation from this
ang'.e and apparently the presidency of
the senate and the speakership of the
house are a little more complicated
problems than at first blush they ap
peared to be.
It had been conceded on all hands
for a number of weeks that Billy Vin
ton of Yamhill would have a walkaway
for the presidency of the s enate, but
one or two of his strongest henchmen
let the cat out of the bug a few days
ago when they proclaimed that ho had
14 votes sewed up in a sack and was
sure to walk away with It
If Vinton only has 14 votes and If
he had any more his first lieutenants
would say so he hasn't a walkaway
by any odds and it is barely possible
tnat the other 16 may effect some sort
of a compromise on another man and
clean up the Yamhiller.
Vinton was one of Gus Moser's run
ning mates two years ago when Gus
landed the presidency, and, as has been
hinted at before, he wasn't altogether
popular with. every one In the state
senate. Gus had a good organization
but it was badly cracked In places by
the time the session was over, and un
less there has been a change ot
heart during the past two years, many
a holdover Senator went home very,
very soreat the Moser organization,
even though he supported It early in
the session.
It must also be remembered that It
is Gus Moser, et al making the claims,
and the same Gus Moser waa confident
that he would be nominated Governor
by at least the measly margin of
15,000 votes. Cus didn't actually
make the claim himself as to the 14
votes, but Arthur Orton did. He Btat
ed that there wero many Republl
can votes lined up for Vinton and some
Democrates on the side would also
vota for him, but no published claims
would be authorized by the Vinton fol
lowing until the full majority needed
of Republicans could be lined up be
hind Vinton so as to assure a Repub
lican organization. Of course the Dem
ocratic votes would be accepted then
to swell the total.
B. L. Eddy of Roneburg and Bob Far-
rell of Portland are making a stab for
the seat against Vinton and it is bare
ly possible that Farrell and Eddy
might get together on some comblna
Hon which would develop a one man
race against Vinton. If this is done
Billy, the Yamhiller, is apt to have a
real, honest to goodness scrap on his
hands.
Over In the house all hands are con
fident. Kap Kubll and Herb Gordon of
Portland are both confident they have
enough to go over Down this way the
Marlon county men see a good chance
for Seymour Jones, While Ben She!
don was up a few days ago from South
ern Oregon and said when the votes
are counted that all you would have to
do would be to keep your glims peeled
for Benjamin J., and you would see
the next Speaker. So what can any
one say about that? Plenty of speak
ers to go all around and every one of
them with the thing sewed up in a sack
The doubtfulness of the senatorial
situation and the speakership situation
both is evidenced by the rapidflre ap
pearance of candidates and their
henchmen here. Marion County has
a heavy delegation and It is a fight to
line up the men from this county, as
on them may depend somewhat the
result of the fight. It is understood
that this county don't line up solidly
In any direction yet, either in the Sen
ate or the House and it is a safe bet
that even Seymour JoJnes hasn't them
all tucked away for the speakership
Unless there are some more specific
lgnated to Portland will be charged as developments there Is liable to be
follows (the rate schedule saying noth-
Ing about Canemah Park or Oregon
City): Park Place, $2.22; Glen Echo,
$1.91; Meldrum, $1.87; Hull Avenue,
$1.85; Jennings Lodge, $1.81; Ashville,
$1.73; Rothe, $1.70; Naef, $1.66; Vine
yard and Concord, $1.63; Rupert, $1.45;
Oak Grove, $1.38.
On the Cazadero Line the fare from
Portland to Cazadero will be 90 cents;
to Estacada, 85 cents; to Farraday, 90
cents; to River Mill and Morrow, Cur
pretty fight on both sides of the rotun
da to get an organization under way
next session.
DECREE GRANTED
A sensational divorce case was tried
here Tuesday when the wife of John
Bolle, a papermaker of the Crown-
Willamette Co., waa given a decree
and one-half interest in real property,
lvaned at about S1000. and one-half In
terest In tha fiirnltnr of their home
nnsvme, 7s cents; Miners spur, ais- and also costa and attorney'! fees
Mrs. 0. J. Howell, of this city, has
received the following letter from her
brother, Joseph Alldrodgo, of the Fly
ing Cadet Detachment, ot Kberbs
Field, ot Lonohe, Arkansas:
November 7, 1918.
Dear SUter and All:
"Received your most welcome letter,
and certainly glad to g"t It,
"On! This Is a grand exporleneo that
I am having. It Is the life tor me. The1
on'y thing that worries' me Is that the
war tuny bo over before I am called to
take an active part, although I would
not stop the, progress of peace one sec
ond, If It my power to do so. This 'air
fighting game' though Is certainly en
ticing. It Is a chance from sturt to fin
ish, and that Is what makes It at
tractive No place for one with a 'yel
low streak.' Take It from me, when
you are called into the air to fight an
other mrchlne you want to know how
to handle your plane and the gum at
your command. You have about a dot
en things to look nftir at once. Did not
know there was so much for a 'war
pilot' to learn before entering this ser
vice,
' From early morning until late In
the evening you can see and hear the
plants swinging, diving and stunting
overhead. The swish, swish of the
many propellors Is music for wo c
ileU, though that we tr.kit lltt'o more
notice of them than we would of an
automobile,
"o have a splendid Hold. It Is a
mil;) one way, and a mlle-and hulf the
other. This gives us plenty of room for
the many planes to take off nnd make
landings. It Is a rompurutlvo'y new
field and it Is therefore In good shape
"In my next letter I will write more
about Hying,
"JOSEPH."
Pa Pa P3
Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Barker, of this
city, are In receipt of the following
letter from their son. Private Thomas
I'. Uark'r, M. G. Company, Infantry,
American Exped. Koreas, written in
France:
Somewhere In France,
October 13. 191S.
"Dear Mother, Dad and All:
"Well, am still able to eat three
squares' per, and can g't around some
so I don't have to stay In bed all the
me. When we came to the hospital
they took all of our clothes away from
and sent them to the 'delouser,'
and believe me, they certainly needed
It, as they were full of graybacka thut
ould almost walk oft with them. Then
we were Issued some more closing
the other day that hud just come from
the "de'ousor,' but the trousers had
shrunk or else were a small 'guy's,'
so I am 'plum' out ot luck In the line
of a uniform. All I have to wear are my
pajamas and my bath robe.
"This country Is a greud deal like
Oregon from the way the weather has
been since I have been here ut the
hospital. I guess that the rainy sea
son has set In,
"I see by the paper that we are go
ing to be allowed to get packages from
home for Christinas, but I think we
will have to send some kind ot cou
pon home first. The box Is to be 9x4x3
nches, and weigh three pounds. Now
suppose you wonder what I want. As
to that it Is easier to tell what I do not
want. We get plenty of smoking or else
can buy plenty. Some of that old fash
loned plum pudding will taste mighty
fine. We can get plenty of nuts, but
candy Is almost Impossible to get. We
are Issued plenty of clothing, In reali
ty more than we can pack on a hike or
In going over the top. So now, Mother,
just use your own Judgment on these
suggestions. If you send any candy be
sure anil send some thut will still he
good when it gets here.
"This leaves me feeling fine with my
arm getting along O. K.
"With love from
"TOM."
(The above writer Is Just recover
ing from wounds receelved in battle,
when he was struck In the arm In one
of the fiercest battles when our Oregon
boys took part. His box Is on Its way,
and contains the asked for plum budding.)
Pa P Pa
The following letter has been re
ceived by E. E. Urodle, editor and
manager of the Enterprise, from Wil
liam O. Harvey, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Wlllalm Harvey, of Canemah, telling of
appreciation of home news in the En
terprise, he Is receiving from a frlond
in Canemah; and also of some of his
trips since entering tho navy, and are
of great Interest to the readers of this
paper.
U. S. S. Rail, In care of Postmaster.
New York City, New York,
November 9, 1918.
"Dear Mr. Brodie:
"It Is with great pleasure that 1 read
your paper, as a girl friend In Cane
mah sends me this paper right along.
I read about the boys I kaow, and
about their trips to France, fete, so I
will tell you where I have been In my
19 monthH of service.
"After leaving the training station
at Goat Islnnd, San Francisco, In April
1917, I was transferred to the cruiser
U, S. S. South Dakota and remained
on that ship one year. We loft San
Francisco and went to San Diego,
where we stayed about two weeks. We
then proceeded to Guatamala and from
there went to Panama, We went
through the locks and then landed at
Bahla, Brazil, and after staying about
10 days went to Rio De Javelro, Bra
zil, where we had some grand times
on liberty. Soon left there and went
to Montevideo, Uraguay, where we had
more liberty, and after, about two
weeks' vacation went up tha Plata
River to Buenos Aires, Argentine. Af
ter leaving-Buenos Aires we. did patrol
duty up and down the east coast ot
South America, coming in post times
for coal and stores. We were finally
ordered to the States and reported In
at New York. We were in tlTut hot,
broiling weather of South America for
seven months and when we landed at
New York It was zero weather. We
left New York for Halifax, Novia
Scotia, and I made two convoy trips
gnr cane In most esses. Back of thl
farm land ar tropical forests until
the higher nttltudq In the vicinity of
Manim Km la reached
The only snow to be soon while we
wore there was on tne siiiiiinu oi
from there. We went to navy yard at Mnlina Ken, thN lining a vory small
ortsmouth, New Hampshire, and Umom,t ,,f that, although during the
while there I was transferred to t i wntr months tho whole crest s eov
Armed Guard Barracks nt Brooklyn. I ,,.,(
stayed there two nnd onolmlf months ..After arriving at Hllo (or at the
and went to St. Nunalte, Franco, on dm,fcg mm mti nHtattco from the
the S. 8. Dora, an old Austrian ship, m(lln ,mrt f town) wo i,ra,i Autos fur
which was taken over by our govern- lU8 trlp to tht volcano, After having
nonu i.miiH.l In lulu fur an hour or more.
"Fiance Is certainly a nlco country wa , ,. ja o'clock, and wa
anu i am noping logo over again soon. trrvwl Bt th .(.ru(t,r u,,,,,,,,' the dls
nave ueen stationed at Norfolk tor tanm 30 ml (rom m) ttt l p.
two months, and finally was tram for m.
rod to this ship, Thl . Is a inlns- -n,,, count ry from Hllo to the vol
weeper nnd a very good ship, though ratio Is wonderfully beautiful. Urntu
It Is hard work. This ship was built I ttfui trws and tree ferns line tho road
on tho West Coast this year and has f..r the entire distance, and It sure l
all West Coast men on her, so I have the most beautiful foliage that I have
practically found a home. rver seen. Some breadfruit tree are
"We are expecting to go across to BN0 t t,,. ,, m, th way
he other sldu very soon, as there are "There Is a gradual up grade all tho
Plenty of mines over there. Things way from Hllo to the crater, which Is
look vory bright for the end of the war something nour 4,000 feet above sea
to come soon, nnd t nope it is so, as nvel.
It wilt bo better for us all. "The crater of Kllsuea Is on tho
Would bo very glad to hear from 0pim of Mouim Loa, being about
anybody, who wishes to write to me, thirty miles front the summit of the
and will surely answer their letter, latter.
Hope Oregon City Is geetlng along as "Th 'Crater House' and tho 'Vol
good as ever, and thut tho Spanish lit- runlo House' are tho hotels that no-
fhionu will soon ho over, commodate the volcanic, visitor. Tho
"I will close with best regards to 'Crater Houho.' n Ihave states before,
you, and hope that your paper will be I thirty miles from HUo. nnd the Tol
as successful a ever, I remain, I entile House' Is a mile nnd quurtcr
"Yuor sincerely, further on.
"WILLIAM (3. HARVKY."
pa fca to
In a recent letr received by L.
FcrgtiHou, of New Kra, from his son,
Mechaulc Oliver Ferguson, of Battery
D, First Antl-Alrcraft Battalion, C. A.
('., In France, ho says:
"Dear Dud:
"From tha 'Volcanic House' one has
h splendid view of the Hliuuou crater.
Th volcano observatory l located
across the roud from the 'Volcanic
House,'
"Wo then wont to visit tho lava
tubus, which are underground passage
ways, where the inolton lava bus pass-
"Huvlng received your most welcome ed through at soma time years ago.
letter, will try my best now to answer
(ho siiuie,
"About tho most Important thing
that tukn pla.e hero Is the distribu
tion of the mall, when wo get any, It
seems like a year between each mall
day.
Thtt longest one Is six hundred feet
In length, and Is from ten to fifteen
feet In il'iuneter As wo thiii passed
on a few miles rurtlier wo came to
Kllauea Ikl. whit h Is na exllm t crater,
tiki) means Utile, so KUitueii Ikl moan
little Kllauckt. It Is about a quarter of
"Yes, Dad, I would be very glad to a mils In diameter, and the walls are
get the papers ymi mentioned, and I about It are n.Kitit seven hundred fe-t
think 1 huvo fairly good t-lmin-e of re- In height. There are no records of tho
celvlng most of them, I like the Oregon volcano's activity, I uinLrtstand. A lit-
City pape-s too, because there are so I tie farther dow n tho nmd t another
many familiar nu nes In them, (live Kd extinct crater ot about Hid same size
Shaw my regards, and In fnet every- known as 'Kau' crater.
one I know, Oh. yes, don't forget to say "After truvollng, what Is consider
hello to Miss Dunn for me, and give td seven uiUCs from the '(.'ruler
her my best wishes, a'so tho Sp.n lul House,', w e found that we were on tho
Kdltion Stuff of the Oregon City Kn- eastern sttla of Klla.iea cruter 'n oth-
terprlse must bo thanked very sincere
ly by you for mo. Be sure and sny
that I appreciated their favor very I
much.
"What do the people of the good old
rr words we hud arrived, and a Inva
fliHir wos now before us for the dis
tance of seven miles. W'i wore still
c'nn,( to a half mlla from tho active
part of the crater, and wa couldn't get
l'. S. A. think of her boys over here any nearer with the car. Wo walked
now? I do hope they are Just a little this distance, however, and then the
proud any way. beautiful. Interesting and awe aspls-
"Well, Dad. old boy, I must close for '"K 'Kbt wns before us that tho poo-
this time. Hoping this finds you In lI travel thousands of mUi to soo,
good health, nnd expecting a speedy I don t intend to convey the Idea
answer. I remain us ever, your son, that the active part of tha crater Is a
"OI.IVKH." "'id hike of molten lava for a half
notice. Address across, as was the case lust W
P. 8. Important
should bo exactly like this:
FKIltH SON, OLIVER. MECHANIC,
Hat. D ,1st Antl-Alrcraft B.. C. A. C,
American Exped., Forces
France.
P-l Rl
Mrs, H. L. Scheer. of Twilight, has
ruiiry. Instead ot being one solid hike,
U Is now divided Into several small
lukei by uplifted rrugs and walls of
lava, Some of tho lava lakes had be
come crusted over and consequently
wo wore able to walk across them
where they had been fulling a week
received tho following letter from her l,revlo,,f,,5f' '"Kb to hurry
son. Albert It. Schoer. who Is with
Company G, 109th 1'nlted States In
funtry:
Somewhere In France,
October 1.1, 1918.
"Dear Mother:
"I will try and write you a few lines,
to let you know that I am well, and
trust thut you are the same. I have
Just gotten back from the front I was
up there two weeks. I am back for a
rest, so don't worry, Just pray Co God
and have faith. That Is the way I do.
"How Is everything In Twilight now?
Have you folks got your potatoes dug?
I wish I wns there to help dig thorn,
but I hope I will ho there next year,
If the U.rd Is wiling.
t3 m
Will L. Kerr, at the U.S. Naval Sta
tion, Pearl Harbor, Huwatl, writes an
Interesting letter to his mother, Mrs
along to keep from burning our shoo
soles, us It was still quite hot, al
though the cracks In the lava showed
that It was emitted over to quite a
depth. Tho cracks were from ten to
fifteen fwf. deep In most cases. I
placed a stick In one of tho cracks In
the lava, as to murk tho place where
we had crossed, und shortly after It
was on fire, although no fire was visible.
"On first arriving at tho active part
ot the crater, we were unublo to got na
tlose n wo desired, us we wore afraid
to cross the emitted over lava lake be
ing one of the several that I have Just
spoken of, so we went nearly around
the rim of the active part, but when
wn eanet to the western sldti of It the
fumes of the burning sulphur were so
strong that It nearly suffocated us, so
we were obliged to turn back. We hud
a good' view of the put on tho north
side. whorA thrfra wm an n.iantrvir In
Florence Korr, of this dty, telling of ,he lva from wfll(,h fca 8nJ flre
some of his experiences while In the were Issuing.
Hawaiian Islands. He Is a well known
Clackamas county boy, having enlist
ed July 5, 1917, in Portland. The fol
lowing Is the letter:
U. 8, Naval Station,
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
"Dear Mother;
"The lava lake is constantly chang
ing 14 all times, and Is very active at
intervals of ten or fifteen minutes, al
though It Is more or less active at all
times, First bubbling and slashing in
ono place and then in another, and
sometimes in a good many places at
once, and wherover the surface is
"In my laut lutter to you I spoke of quiot for a few momenta it turns to a
tho fact, that qulto a number of us dull, rod glow and from that to a dark-
were going to the Island ot Hawaii to or color as It crusts over, and then It
see the volcano of KUanla, which is would brenk all the way across (as Ice
the world's greatest active volcano. would break on a pond if a heavy
"Well, everything camoj off as plan-1 weight were placed on It) thus show
ned, the trip each way being made on, Ing the red, hot lava underneath then
the 'Manna Kea,' an lnter-lsland those crusts would turn on edge and
steamer, and as you might suspect we disappear beneath the surface to be
hud a most Interesting trip, and ev- melted again, and sometimes the crust
eiryone had an unusually good time. ' ovp the lake would puff up like a
"We left Honolulu at 3:10 P. M bubble to- the height of from four to
and arrived at Hllo at 8 o'clock the fol- five feet.
lowing morning, a distance of about "We remained at the crater until at
190 miles. Three hours after leaving ter dark that evening so as to get a
Honolulu (and while stUl in eight of night view ot it, and it was aa you
tha higher points on the Island of might suspect, and waa stUI more.
Oaliu) we came to the Island of Molo-I bejautlful. There were at least 200 peo-
kal, which Is the island that the, 'leper P'e there that evening. Later a number
settlement' Is confined to a peninsu- of the younger people of our party at-
la on the northern part. This Island tended a dance at the Volcano House
Is mostly barren and waste land, so I &nd we sure had a splcindid time.
guess no one regretted that fact that "We left the 'Crater House' at 10
we made no stop there. At 9:20 we o'clock that morning and arrived at
came to the 'Lahalna,' which Is on the HUo at noon. We then proceeded to
Island of Manl, There are no docks explore the city of Hllo, while other
here, so the passengers have to be members of the party took advantage
taken to and from the ship in small of their opportunity to go in bathing
boats. , , I at the Cocoanut Island Beach.
"Lahalnia Is where the first white "There are of course many other re
settlement was located in the terrl- terestlng eights to see In the Haw'aan
tory of Hawaii, and was at one time Islands than the volcanic marvels, and
the1 capital, would certainly like to make aBothejr
"At daybreak the following morning, trip again and remain for a week or
we had come to the Island of Hawaii more.
and from that time until 8 A. M we "With love to all,
followed the noVthoastern coast line "Sincerely your son,
of Hawaii beforn eomln a tn Tilln. Hlln "WILL L. KERR."
Is the second city ot importnee in the
territory and contains about 10,000 in-1 DECREE GRANTED
habitants.
"The country as far back as ten Arthur W. Pepper was given a do-
and fifteen miles from the coast is cree of divorce from Maud Pepper in
farmed extensively, being fields of su-1 the circuit court Saturday.