.THE SUNDAY v OREfiOXIAX, PORTXAXD, MARCH 10. 1918.
Walter McCIure Carre Firt
Notch in Pistol Handle.
lafrreetlea l-tte FfMi -ed Aih-
mm Warrtar Telia ef Battle
klefc Pat HimIm aa Oettya-
Barc la sklraalah, 1 taaa.
T TNIVERSITT OF OREGON. Eugene.
U March . (Special.) Captain
Walter McCIure. who ability i
dtatance runner whlU a aiimbtr of the
nlverlty track team won for him tha
right to be ona of America's represent-I
ativea to tha Stockholm Olympic games
la lill. has carved tha flrst notch oa
his pistol handle la hla service aalnst
tha Boche. lie la now In France with
tha li:h infantry and has been under
Bre la the first line trenches twice.
McCIure downed his first Han white
with a raldtnc party In the Yprea sa
lient and he tells of tha experience la
a letter to Karl W. Onthank. secretary
to ITestdent Campbell. -1 also vis
ited Yprea, walked out where No Van's I
i-and was . yards wide and succeeded
la carving a notch on my pistol handle
while there." he wrote. 'I'm not par
ticularly proud of this last. I hare only
mentioned It once here but It waa
raiding party and all of as had to get
busy. I bad no deetre to be taken
prisoner and see Berlin while on bread-
and-water dirt." McClure'a letter fol-
low s;
"l foeis Fre been rather neitectful
lately, but all bare suffered equally.
JUabt now I am mora or leea at peace
with the world. Had a Una letter from
Kent Wilson (another university stu
dent) yesterday. He la near here, but
Z don't know tha town. Will try my
hast to ae him.
"Tha Colonel has placed ma In eosa-
aoand of a new company Just formed. I
now have ! swedes. Irishmen. In
dians, etc.. all green aa arras, but
mighty wtlllna. Picked out O Mara. I
formerly lightweight champ of tha Pa
cific Coast, a my man 'KrMay. and
censored a letter to a Ctrl friend In
Astoria, so you see I feel more at home.
These mea are tha first ones I've seen
In over a year that I could talk intel
ligently to about Cod's country.
"We are golnc up to the Verdun front
hortly. I supposa the reason thai
"Colonel cava ma the new company was I
to set tbera In shape for It. lie said
I could maul them In shape quicker
thaa others when I set up a howl about
leaving tha best company In tha recl-
Inent.
Ton know whether I wrote yon
While I waa la the Yprea salient or not.
After finishing np the grenade arhool
I went up to the lines for a week, when
things were lively, and rinht now no
historian can make ma think Water
loo or Gettysburg or other former bat-
.tlenelds were anything but outpost
skirmishes. Hera are some- of the
things I saw In the 1 miles the Eng
lish took from tha Boches:
"About 19.S00 supposed graves and
about twice that number of dead lying
about. Aeroplanes by the dozens. Tanks I
and big suns, mired almost out of I
Blent In the mud. and the whole surface
so pitted with shellholea, varying from
It to 3i feet In diameter, that a well
pitted smallpox face la beautiful In
comparison; not a particle of wood
other than fragments of stumps In
what waa a dense forest: no grass, dead
or alive: equipment, corpses of man
and horses mixed In tha mud, and
few ruins of former Tillages.
"Spiker," 18th Engineers
Paper, la Interesting.
Baser fart Mania wise Freaeb
Barm "Hew If. IMrae la V. 9."
STATTON. Or, March 9. (Special.)
A recent edition 'of th Spiker. aent
fcy Glenn W. Porter. Company E, IStb
TCnclneers. to friends In this city con-
tereet to Oreconlan readers. Among I they don't require tha deference other!
them are the followlnc: officers demand. I never saw a place!
Carl M.ir tin. F.'a doughty Boxer, Is I where everything waa kept so scrup
anowing -em In tha blc city of I uiousiy clean. and wnera a struggle l
fcow flebtlnc Is done In the States. He I made to keep out dust and Iron ou
(ought a few rounds with an unnamed I wrinkles. An unbuttoned button here
adversary on one occasion and has wl" "ring a dainty little Dall-out. in
given exhibitions of bag-punching for our out-door tactical work wo use a
the edification of hla admirers and the beautiful golf course, where wo pitch
enrichment of hla pocket book. and do all of the atunta re-
-tha cohlnc skill of Oil Dohle. the quired. This olf course Is for use by
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marie 0 ueen OualityJionesiJy
handled and properlyfied p
by a reliable store, cames a
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manufacturer and dealer
st and behind, everyair.
omcm of America! Buy Wisely!
Bir the Best! Look for the
Queen Oualitytrade mark
. onybur Spring Shoes,
The beautify! paintTn"Tjberty"at the fef
ivlll be shown In thousands of store windows this
(month. It is also shown on the cover of the
iSprin Style Book. Every American.sboukf
vsee.uSisJhsp'rin vvork-of arCi
Thomas G Plant Company
LManiifacturer Boston
wixard of roaches, has been rarrled
far across the seaa and was distinctly
noticeable In the charge that both D
and K companlea have displayed In the
gamea which they have played. Tha
offensive of both teams (football) has
tn remarkable for the amount of
time available for whipping teams Into
shape, a fact that has counted much, aa
the scores Indicate."
The ffpiker la tha little -pac paper
published by tha men of the lsth En
gineers somewhere In France and Is
trtra full of news and views, humor
and special articles, and baa the honor
of being the first paper published by
the American troops. Sums of the
tumor Is broua-ht out In the followlnc
from the January yplker under the
caption. "Why Worry!" by loa li.
ililler:
Taere arn't ae ass ef crabbla If the baeea
ala'l e'l doae,
Tee -. th. kitcb.a fire west out and get
Hi ae tor ra:
Xf the at epulis am t ieM like the kind your
mother aat l make.
With the stiff (i. a sol to work with, they're
t O. ll the cook en bake.
If yen kruae a lorn a a b.n eatla beaas
erh.a a reck Tea bit.
emembr ih.y're Navy beans yea fcaew
the Naw'a full ot exit;
If thee red tao4 too rich sad geed
ther iMr yei.t overeat.
Xea't rave aad r.e r ana pttl year hair
an:..e yoar moraine r o' f " ewt.
X9et erart a tieni ana klek and site 'cause
veur evereoet aon't fit.
7rhape oor too d.mB short ee tall er
fat or thin tnr It.
Federal Arsenal Guarded by
Electrified Wire.
are H. Harvta Writes af XUU
tary Life at Herk lalaad.
the officers, and has been covered wltb
plenty of snow for months. There are
plenty of golf bunkers used for sklr
mlsh covers, and everything that could
be desired.
"tienerally tha boys In the class are
reeling fine. A number bad bad colas
In making the extreme change of cli
mate. Wa have men from California.
Oregon. Washington. Idaho and Mon
lana In tha group. The training haa. It
would seem to me. the effect of giving
a boy a pretty good Insight Into the
tremendous enercy put Into tha war.
French People Still Cling to
. Ancient Customs.
Jferth Bead Bay srfriar4 at Lack
t Caltlvatlea.
TIE majority of the second ordnance
class from tha I'nlveralty of Ore-
goo are In training at Kock Island ar
serial with the expectation that they
will leave about the middle of March
for France. This class, numbering IZ.
took their early training at tha uni
versity and were sent to Rex k Island
arsenal for Intensive training prepar
atory to work with the expeditionary
Torres. Maynard H. Harris, eon of lira.
A. H. Harris, of Hose Olty Tark. wrote
to hi mother of conditions) aa follows:
"The Mississippi Is frown over sol
ll'y and tn straightaways It gleams Ilk
big. wile patches of bright stecL On
ta turns the lea la piled up some
places ss much as feet nigh. We
boys have walked arroaa a number of
times. g"ing to Pavenport. la. The
weather has been very coM. but It Is
clear now. with heavy fro.ts at night.
lrtght sunshine during the day. Most
of the snow haa gone, and In, place we
can sea trass i
"The Island Is covered with grest
trees, many of them everywhere, and
white graveled roads like a great city
psrk. In fact it looke like a great park
except for the bullJings. The manufac
turing buildings sre placed In aa an
eloaure of electrified wire and every
thing Is guarded closely. Some of the
Mr gray atone buildings are eight to
blocks In lentth. and there arc scores
f structures an the Island. I haven't
lad opportunity to go through many
of the building, but from what I have
already learned here we can get a
pretty good Idea of the efforts being
anade to get munitions serosa to Franca.
. Our efflrers are 11-year real Army
affirers. and they all are truly men.
toffiiss la Ulq capacity ot-UuUkitlori
CtEVENTEEN-TEAR-OLD James W
O Klbby Is In active service In France
with Supply Company S04, of the
Quartermaster's Corps. He haa recently
written a letter to his sister, Mrs. W.
it. Hellar, of North Bend, Or.
i'arta of tha letter are as follows:
"It la rather hard to get used to things
over here after being-accustomed to tha
modern Improvements of the 'United
Ktatee. It la pleasant, though, to see
the strange sights. They have street
csrs about the slxe of those. In Eugene.
and the railroads, engines and cara look
like those In the construction ca m pa.
i waa rather surprised when I
landed, for I expected to ses the high
est of clvlllxatlon. I find, however, that
we have them beat by far In tha States,
I both In industry and neatness. , The
I things manutact urea here are very
cheap. The women and children wear
wooden shoes, and you should hear the
noisy clatter of those wooden aboea on
the cobble stones.
"The United states soldiers are
surely looked up to here; not only for
their uniforms, but our (31 a month
looks good to them. One can get
bottle of light wine for : franca, or
about It cents. Heefsteak coats about
: 8 cents per pound."
Portland Boy Recommended
for Training Camp.
Rarxaead Mill. Former Kaapleya at
Oregealaa. With I, . M arises.
RAYMOND HILL, la a Portland boy,
formerly an employe of tha busi
ness office of Tha Oregonlan, who Is
with tha United .States Marines at
Bremerton. He haa recently written a
letter to Portland in which ha aays
that ha has been recommended by tha
Colonel of that post to enter the of
ficers training camp at Quantlco Just
as soon aa Congress grants tha In
crease "of tha cor pa He says that it
may be several weeks before this takes
place and that headquarters may not
approve hla appointment, but that be
is "living In hopes.
Aberdeen Ships MusJc to Soldiers.
ABERDEEN. Wash, March . (Spe
cial- A shipment of nearly I'M) phono
graph recorda collected here by the
Salvation Army will be shipped Monday
to Franca for use an machines la the
SaJvatlua Axmr hula there,
Education Means Much to
Americans in France.
Portland Bay Says Soldiers Face
Maay Teaaptatloaa Abroad.
A MONO tha former Jefferson High
School boys In Franca is Steve
Wilcox, who la with, the machine run
company of tha 162d Infantry.
He recently wrote a letter to the
principal of Jefferson, Hopkin Jenkins,
parts of which are given here:
"I am not a marked success when it
comes to writing letters." he says. "We
are required to write one kind of let
ter here, for wa are prohibited from
writing anything military. About all
that we can do la to let our friends
knosr of our condition, and of course.
we can write or personal matters.
"Members of the machine gun com
pany are getting along fine. I am not
in a position to speak for the other
boya because I have not aeen th'em for
some time. Our work Is interesting-.
"I received your Christmas messace
and it certainly made me drift back
to school when I read It- You do not
know how much good It does to be
able to ait down and think of the dear
old school and the many friends I had
there.
"There Is something about the edu
cation that ona receives at Jefferson
that means more to a boy when he is
away from home, than the book knowl
edge. That la the habit of looking for
good associates. I have noticed that
It Is tha high school boya who are lead
ing tha cleaner and better lives In
Franca. I am thanking my lucky stars
that I was able to go to. dear old Jef
ferson. .
"There ara many temptations over
here for the boya. but I believe that
the Americana are making a reputation
for themselves and the folks at home
that will never be equaled by any other
set of men from any nation in the
world. It la a reputation the folks at
home will be proud of."
Heavy Sea Renders Voyage
Real Exciting.
Brooka Boya Write of Observations
Arroaa tke Atlantic.
I VAN FRUITS la a Brooks. Or, boy
who enlisted in April and Is now on
the U. 8. S. New Orleans, which left
Bremerton. Wash, last Slimmer. He
recently wrote a letter to a Portland
friend, parts of which ara given here.
The letter was written at sea and
waa dated Jajiuary 18, 1918. "We went
to Gibraltar this trip and stayed for
week, lie writes. "It waa surely,
eome trip, one storm right after an
other.' For 17 days wo could not sit at
our tables, but bad to stand up and
eat out of cupa and bowls, hanging
onto something with one hand and try
ing to eat with tha other. We never
saw a submarine all of the way over. -
Gibraltar Is surely a strong; fort. Just
one large rock two-or three miles long.
with thousands of guns on It. Of course
you cannot him but a few. The rest of
them aro hidden, and besides tbey have
barbed wire entanglements all over.
so that It would ba Impossible to cap
ture It. The rock Is almost straight up
one side. -The town of Gibraltar Is an
oddly arranged place. The streets are
on different terrace levels and are Just
Ilka alleys, turning and twisting every
way, and In some places you have to
walk up a flight of stairs In order to
get to the next street.
Most of the people are soldiers and
sailors, American,. Kngltsh and French.
Tha civilians sre A fries ns, pan!srds.
Indians (U SagUfch Indiana). -arid ha-vs.
for their business curio and lace shops.
They ask American sailora four or five
tlmea as much as their articles are
worth and wo have lots of fun jewing
them down. I suppose they sting us at
that
You should see the boys coming back
to the ship with their arms full of silks
and things for their mothers, sisters
and girl friends.
There is one theater in Gibraltar and
Spanish actors do the dancing und the
stunts. - i " I
On our way over one of the worst
storms that I ever saw blew up and a
big wave came down the hatch and
went flKht In on top of a couple, of fel
lows. There was some excitement for
a while as everything waa- pitch dark
and everyone was sliding and stumbling
around. -
Candy and Cakes Expensive
Somewhere in France.
Portland Boy Says Soldlera Have
Been Kept on the Move.
to a letter received here by Rev. Ed
ward Day, formerly pastor of the Uni
tarian Church In this city, who re
cently entered the- war library work
and who is stationed at Camp Cody,
New Mexico, where there are 2S,0pO
men, mostly National Guardsmen from
the Middle West.
"Over a third of the 300 or 400 vol-
. . w , i . . . i uuics w give v ii i. uau j twiwiaiD vj. nuu-
HT suppose you wonder what has be- fiction r e 8tates. "During our rush
come of me," writes Ray Fordyce I hours one of our number is kept busy
to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W; A. looking up technical works for men."
Fordyce, of 1851 Bayard street. '.'Well, I Kook borrowers range trom tne pri
vate lo ixenerai xmucksujii, cuiiiiiiauumii
Lane County Boy Engages
in His First Warfare.
Mexican Border Is Well Protected.
American Soldier Writes.
Old Portland Friends Meet
Again in France.
J. W. Clock, ISth Railway Engineers.
Writes of Pleasant KetuUona.
I am In France, somewhere, am feeling
fine, and hope you and dad are the
same.
I have been moving around quite a
of the cantonment, Rev. Mr. Day
states.
Certainly the war library work not
only contributes vastly to the comfort
Meetings with old Portland friends in
France, though In widely divergent
branches of the service, are recounted
In recent letters received from Bugle
J. W. Clock, of Company F, 18th Itatl
way Engineers, who has given a hearty
and surprised "Hello: to some or tne
Third Oregon troops.
Bugler Clock is a ' member or nis
company quartet, which Is composed of
Frank Greene, of Aberdeen, wash.; J. v
Dun tin. of Eugene; Private Holcomb and
himself. Sundays they make melody In
the "Y huts.
'Holcomb, the basso In our quartet
we call him "Pinky for short Just in
forms me that wa are to sing In the
headquarters hut tonight," writes the
bugler. "It is getting to be a regular
occurrence for us to sing at night. We
are now the recognized quartet of the
regiment.
"Do von remember Tom Greer? I met
him on the street tne otner aay ana una
quite a talk with him. Met his brother
and Bob Haymaker a couple of days
a ter: It seemed Just like walking up
Washington street.
Am. still in the phone service ana
blowing calls. Same old routine from 6
to 10:30. with three meals a day thrown
These I could not do without, ror
mv annetite is enormous. Twenty addi
tional pounds will testify as to that! "In
another month 1 win nave reacnea tne
proportions of a middle aged gentle
man.
"By the way, I am trying to get a
German cap to send back as a curiosity,
and will also send soma ether trinkets.
Sav 'Hello' for me to any of the old
bunch you happen to see."
Bugler James W. Clock Is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Clock, or Port
land, and has been in Fran a since Sep
tember 1. 1917. The lth Engineers
were among the first 20,000 American
troops to arrive on French soil.
Clyde Phillips' has returned to his
home lrP fenaieton arter having spent
a few days in this city with his brother.
Walter Phillips, who Is home on a fur-
ouch. Walter Phillips Is In the United
States Navy and is stationed at San
Diego. He expects to go on some ship
as soon aa he geta back to San Diego.
He says that he is enjoying the life
very much and'that they have plenty
of good things to eat. At night they
stay in the Canadian building at the
fair grounds.. ; "
Mrs. Edward Tlmbat Dies.
LONG BEACH. Wash., March 9.
(Special.) In the death Tuesday night
of Mrs. Eftvard Dimbat, Long Beach
loses one of Its most loveable women, a
devoted wife," mother and neighbor.
She Is survived by her husband, and
eight sons and daughters. Interment
will J in Portland tomorrow. . .
lot. and have seen some of the coun- and dellrht o the meni Dut it must aid
"Tv".',!1 rtnC.?cAS.n0th,inf con-P incalculably in stimulating the lntel-
W,.rthS Fnltea States of America. lectual life and keeping up the morale
"Wood is scarce here, so scarce that - tv, .. -n-n h ner-
In some parts they cut the limbs off mitted to bear a part in the entertain
the trees instead of cutting the whole Dg anQ ai8ciplininK of 8uch men. who
f.T. " " are destined for what they are destined,
with slate or straw roofs, and the floors ,g a rare privilege which stirs one s
f 1 y concrele" . . . .. . .. life to its deeper depths and summons
Candy and cake are so high that It h, h,s utmoat resources of
takes a millionaire 10 Duy inem, ou atren(rth and wls(iom i his work."
you can buy a loaf of bread three feet
long for one franc, or 17 cents. Wrine
and beer are cheap, but they are not
fit to drink.
"We had a fine time Christmas, with
a big dinner, turkey and all the good
things that go with it. The officers
and men were all at tne same taDie
"I am In the best place I have been
yet a good place to sleep, plenty to
eat and not much hard work to ao. lo
day has been a big day. We got the
first mail and the first pay we have
had on this side of the pond.1
With Kay Fordyce "somewhere in
France" is his twin brother. Roy.
Anions: the 25.000 men at Camp Cody
Rjev. Mr. Day states that so far ..he has
found only one Oregon man..
Ireland Most Interesting to
Tuscania Survivors. .
Letters. From Oregon Boys Say Lit
tle About Sinking of Steamer.
Tacoma Boy on Tuscania
. When Torpedo Hit.
George F. Rank Telia of Being
Adrift In Boat Six Hours.
(Spe-
EUGENE, March Z. The Tuscania
disaster, to which the American
newspapers have devoted many columns
In printing details, is given little space
in three letters received today from
Lane County boys who were among the
survivors. In each case the writer
dismisses the sinking of the vessel by
a German submarine with a few sen
tences, and then devotes the rest of
fairly long letters to descriptions of
Ireland.
Edward J. Burgess, of NotI, in a let
ter to "Toot Stlngley, or that place,
gives his account in a single paragraph:
"Hello, Toot: well, how are your i
made it across Dy tne sum oe my nee.
EUGENE, Or, March 9. (Special)-
Some Idea of the aviation activities
In the American training camps Is
given in a letter received here from
Elvin Anderson, formerly of Lowell.
Lane County, now in the Aviation
Corps of the Army and stationed at San
Antonio. Tex.
"There are lots of soldiers along the
Mexican border and every little way
there Is a training camp," he says.
"This Is the largest aviation camp in
the United States. The planes start as
quick as it is light enough to see and
fly until dark. Sometimes I can see
30 of them at a time. Theyi are small,
and carry only two men."
Weather conditions are unsettled in
Texas, according to Anderson's letter.
"Sometimes it is as warm as Sum
mer and the next day we nearly
freeze," he wrifcea. "Not long ago I
was walking my post at night. 1 was
on guard. It was warm as Summer.
I walked onto a rattlesnake. He wa
full of fight, too. How is that for the
middle of Winter?"
Andy O'Farrell, of Eugene, writes his
father, James O'Farrell, that he 1ms
taken part In -his first fight, not in
Europe, but China. He is a member
of the crew of the U. S. S. Monouacy,
recently attacked in Chinese waters.
We were on our way up to icnang
last week when 200 or 300 natives
opened fire upon us. There are only
49 men on the ship and aoout i or i4
of them were, running the vessel, so
the rest of us had to do the fighting.
The fighting started about 9 o'clock."
rTVACOMA, Wash., March o.
I claL) George F. Rauh, Tacoma
boy In the 20th Engineers, had a thril
ling experience when the Tuscania was
sunk. In a letter to his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. P. J. Rauh, he dscribes how I f was on the Tuscania when it was ter-
he sat on the rail of the ship and pedoed Tuesday, February 6, and you
smoked a cigarette for some time after can bet I won t rorget tnat nignu
v, rmunnrt had been tornedoed. I.mire have it in for the Germans.
Then he slid down It line to a lifeboat Howard B. Merrell in a letter to his
and with 40 others was adrift for six brother, E. W. Merrell, says: uur
hours before being landed at Randels- transport, tne luscania. was nunn vy
town. Ireland. With him is William German submarine. I expect you have
f'ooner. Tacoma goner ana manual
read the accounts in the papers. I lost
everything, 'but did not get wet."
A letter from Kay nennie, or inurs-
ton, tells his-parents tnat tne snip on
which he was a passenger, was tor
pedoed, and what a pleasure it was to
ind in Irelana, aevonng tne rest oi
his letter to a description of that coun
try. . '
training teacher. They were smoking
below deck when the Tuscania was hit
and each sprarig for his station.
When Rauh got ashore the first man
he saw was Cooper. He said they had
been treated wonderfully well by the
Irish people. -' Kaun. wrote that much
trouble was experienced with the Tus
cania lifeboats and a numner or laiau
ties resulted from that. .
WUliam E. . Farrar, who was saved
from the ship, ' has written to his
mother. Mrs. James Pook, describing Benton County Plans Big Campaign
his experience, cooper is ine son or
Frank B. Cooper, superintendent of the
Seattle public schools.
Snails Cooked in Wine Is
Much-Sought Dish.
Bread and Gnats' Butter Add to
Menu, Soldier Writes.
WAR ON RODENTS IS ON
Against Gophers and Moles.
American Soldiers Take War
Seriously.
Librarian at Camp Cody Xetes Char
acter of Reading Called For.
EUGENE. Or., -.March 9. (Special.)
The American soldier boys are tak-
ng seriously to the business of war,
as evidenced by the fact that a veryCourt naa agTeed to furnifh the pol-
targe percentage oi in are reacting i soned bait neeaea at cost.. At least o
alnnc lines which will aid them In their l.ner. cent of the grain raised in West-
vaxloua branched of service, according I era Oregon is wasted by. these rodents.
CORVALLIS. Or., . March 9. (Sp
claL) Benton County is planning a big
campaign against gophers and moies,
to be pulled off the week beginning
March 10. The United States Depart
ment of Agriculture Is sending an ex
Dert here to show the farmers how
to rid themselves of these pests.
Six hundred and rtity farmers nave
signed an agreement to work next
week at the jod or riaamg.tne county
of these pests and to get as many
more to work as possible. The County
ARTHUR M. WILSON, son of Mrs,
J. A. Wilson, of 510 East Twenty
seventh street North, who is with Com
pany B, 162d Infantry, "somewhere in
France," has written an Interesting let
ter home telling of some of the hap
penings "over there."
"The Y. M. C. A. hut eurely Is a won
derful place," he says. "It has three
large rooms and one small one, contain
ing a gymnasium, reading-room, writing-room
and a canteen.
"We are learning quite a bit about
the French language, and what . we
know surely comes in handy, when we
have an opportunity to use it. The i
other day several of us went into a
restaurant where you eat what they
want to give you and not what you
may want to order. The first course,
was sardines, the next, snails cooked in
wine, and then bread and goats' diutter.
Then we had tripe, French fried po
tatoes, salad, and for the last course
we had an apple. The apples over here
are dried up and small.
"I am writing this In the T. M. C. A.
hut and a girl is singing. She has a
very good voice. We have been enter
tained by several celebrities, among
them Julia Marlowe's husband."
Aberdeen Stills Xced Met.
ABERDEEN. Wash.. March 9. (Spe
cial.) Two hundred jobs in mills and
logging camps in Aberdeen and tha
vicinity are vacant according to em
ployment agencies of this city. Tha
increasing of crews in camps and at
the shipyards is keeping the demand
for men above the supply.