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About Eastern Clackamas news. (Estacada, Or.) 1916-1928 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 5, 1918)
Devoted to the Interests of Eastern Clackamas County V o l u m e 11, N u m b e r 51 ZERO HOUR LOAN E s t a c a d a , O r e g o n , T hursday , S e p t e m b e r , 5, 1918 $1.50 P er V eau R. C. D em in g S h ow s H is Patriotism G reat Tractor and Im ple m ent D em onstration Another of Estacada’3 prom inent young men, has heard the call to the colors and answered T hrough V olu ntary Subscrip it. R. C. Deming has enlisted tions O regon is E x p ected in the United States Tank Ser to go O ver th e Top. vice and has received orders to report by next Saturday at Fort Lawton, Seattle. He is busily in the meantime, arranging his business atfairs. B illions for D efen se, n o ta C ent The packing company of which for In d em n ities— K n ock the he is manager, will suspend oper H elm O ut o f W ilh elm ations for this season, but pro vision will be made to conduct The all-important “zero hour” it next year. of the battles in France is to have After being at Fort Lawton its counterpart in the campaign for two weeks, Mr. Deming will of the Fourth Liberty Loan in be transferred to Camp Colt, Oregon. v Pennsylvania, where he will be Battles in France are timed in training for a period of ninety from an hour, or minutes of an days before leaving for France. hour. This time is known as the We predict that when at the “ zero hour” and is a secret close steering wheel of a tank, he ly guarded by the division heads. makes a bee line for the Bodies, All movements of troops and all they will not stand on the order action is based on time calcul i of their going, but go at once. ations made from the “zero hour. “ Mrs. Deming will accompany him to Fort Lawton and the east, i At first she will stay in New York City, with Mr. Deming’sparents, until she can join her husband at Camp Colt. She will remain with him until he goes overseas, when she will return home. The Portland Chamber of Com merce through the bankers, is announcing that a large demon stration of tractors and tractor tools has been staged to take place between Portland and Tîresham on September 5th, 6th and 7th. There will be fifty tractors on the grounds operating side by side, which will make it possible to see a practical demonstration of a great variety of machines. This will be of special import ance and interest to the farmers, as owing to reduction in man and animal power on the farm, a con dition prevails which can only be relieved by the use of such mach inery. I Cany further information is desired, relative to the demon stration or if hotel reservations are wanted, write to the Portland Implement & Tractor Association, 346 E. Morrison Street, Portland, Ore., Eugene Smith, business manager. t BY SEPTEMBER 28 IS THE DAY Call for M en 1 8 -4 5 to R egister S ep tem b er 12 R eturned From th e M ountains A certain infantry receives in structions to take a certain ob jective at so many minutes past the zero hour. In that w^y a whole campaign can be worked out in detail, with all commanders fully aware of their relation to other movements, waiting only the secret which is the key to the whoie movement. Oregon’s “zero hour” for the next Liberty Loan is nine o’clock, September 28. This is to be the watchword of the whole drive (Concluded on page 2. ) Mrs. W. A. Wash and daugh ter Eva of Estacada, alter a sum mer spent in the forestry service, being stationed at the M t. Lowe Station, returned t o Estacada Tuesday evening. A royal welcome was given the feminine rangers, with the pack- train adorned with cow bells, which set up a merry jingle. Mrs. Wash and her daughter are leaving shortly for New York, where Miss Eva will take a special course at Columbia University. J. L. Maddran the government packer, under whom Miss Eva worked is profuse in her praises as being most faithful and con scientious in her duties. He says that she sent in the best fire re port of all, and was absolutely to be depended upon in every way. I 1 The hours of registration will be from 7 A. M. to 9 P. M. on September 12, and all state and local officers are called on to make immediate arrangements for the maintenance of regis tration places on that day. In case of illness on the regis tration day arrangements for tardy enrollment may be made with local boards. Men who ex- pect to be absent from their homes may register by mail suffi ciently in advance for the regis tration record to reach the board by September 12. If a man has no permanent re sidence he is to register at the place he is on September 12, and those out of the country on that day are required to enroll within five days after their return. Locally the registration will be held as follows: Precinct No. 1. the City Hall, Mrs. Yonce, regis trar; Precinct No. 2. back of Odd Fellows Hall. Mrs. E. W. Bartlett, registrar. » f CHAUTAUQUA WAS A GREAT SUCCESS ----------- I C om m ittee R eeinforced by A dditional Signers C on tract for N ext Y ear STIMULATING LECTURES GIVEN F eature W hich Struck the Most R esp on sive Chord w as P agean t by Children Estaeada’s first Chatauqua is now a matter of history. five committee who was responsible for bringing it here, have earned the thanks of our people for their venture. The RadcMff'e C’hatauqua ma t agement put on an excellent p r o gram and caste, in keeping with its patriotic purpose. We cannot give an extended account, but each one attending must have felt helped, instructed and inspired. The three musical quartettes enlivened the proceed ings, discoursing sweet music, though opinions differ as to their respective merits. But the lectures by Col, Gear hart, “ the old man eloquent,” and Dr. Adams, the director, were especially virile and stimu- • lating. Col. Gearhart defined Democ racy as being the government of the people, by the people, under the law of God. The principles of Democracy were laid down by Jesus Christ. The call of Dem ! ocracy is the call of Christ. Dr. Adams in the “(’all to the Colors, ” pictured the conditions under which such a call is neces sary, the brutal war for conquest on the part of Germany, the deadly, world wide intrigue, the subterranean propaganda and t he immoral methods used. His final address on “ After the War,” was a ringing call to action for all, fathers, mothers, young and old, to be brave and and ready. “ Wake Up, Pay Up, Look Up, Cheer Up.” But the feature which perhaps (Concluded mu p n g ' .'b