Pnge Four Eastern Clackamas News Ent ered at the postoffice in Estaeada, Oregon, as second-class mail. Published every Thursday at Estaeada, Oregon UPTON H. GIBBS Editor and Manager. S ubscription K atks One year . . . Six months . . . $1.50 .75 f o r e i g n A d v e r t ¡ « i nn R e p r e s e n t a t i v e | Thursday, M ay 26, 1921 EASTERN CLACKAMAS NEWS THE AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION ' Thursday, May 26, 1921 Alive or Dead? “ Toll for the brave, The brave th a t are no m o re.” But are they no more? One lesson the late war taught and •mphasized, was the imperisha­ bleness of human life. Those who were in it, and saw the car­ nage, whereby millions of young men were apparently snuffed out like the flame of a candle, felt that somehow, somewhere these were carrying on. This convic­ tion was sound, for there are many situations in life, we sense rather than arrive at through reasoning methods, and this is one of them. Mankind has always felt, if nothing more, that physical dis­ solution does not end all. “ 1 sha 1 not all die,” is a conviction o f ev­ ery thinkingman. In the hey­ day and vigor of life, we may dismiss the thought, but when the evening comes, then we halt from too hauty a conclusion. “ To die, to sleep, perchance to dream,” fer sleep and death are half brothers. And so for our­ selves, our friends and compani­ ons, we predict a new develop­ ment rather than extinction. Of late years there has been a progressive, more comprehen­ sive grasp of what life is, its meaning and scope. Life is one in all its manifold phases, and life cannot lie destroyed. It may may enter new fit Ids. new con­ ditions. new variations and man­ ifestations, but it must goon ad infinitum. Human life, more­ over. is personal, and personality persists in and under all condi­ tions. It may be clothed with a material body, or it may be un­ clothed, but in whatsoever state it finds itself, it will be able to nay of itself, “ la m .” Christian revelation confirms this as true, by the concrete example of Jesus Christ, but independent of this, the universal, innate consensus of mankind that such is the case, cannot otherwise be explained. And when we come to think of it, funeral rites and memorial services are empty formalities, unless there is life to give them meaning. Memorial Day is a solemn farce if we are not hon­ oring living memories. The day brings to us those who while be­ yond our physical ken, are near to us in spirit. For the moment the veil is lifted and we behold them, not as mouldering dust but as living souls. The commemoration, however, next Monday, has an additional significance, in that it is designed particularly for those who served in the defense of their country and its principles. That the in­ alienable rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness are still our heritage, is due to their devotion. And so we honor them * in gratitude, and point to their immortal and illustrious example as an imperishable ideal for us, our children and children’s chil­ dren to emulate. “ Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, - - - - let us run with stedfastness the race that is set before us.” Remember the Bazaar, “ Gates” to Success. the SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. 15 years experience SHIP US YOUR WOOL. We do cleaning and carding for com- | fo rte rs and m atresses. M anufacturers * o f pure wool b a tts, , J CRYSTAL SPRINGS WOOLEN MILLS, { P ortland, Oregon. Office t<02 Spalding * building, Mills 760 U m atilla Avenue. F R E D B. J O N E S , Piano Tuning and Repairing Leave orders a t E staeada H otel PRICE $4. A Great Commercial Asset The forests are one of our chief m eans of support, for lum ber­ ing is our g reatest Industry. Its yearly o u tp u t in the Pacific S tates brings $297,500,000, or m ore th a n $800,000 a day, m ost of which comes in from outside these states. Almost all of th is im m ense sum is paid out for labor and supplies, so th a t every fam ily shares it. I t contributes to every business we have— to farm er, m erchant, me­ chanic and professional m an. No other product of these states, not our w heat, our fru it, or our wool, furnishes em ploym ent for so many people or brings in so much money. Lum ber makes up 75 per cent of all the freig h t we ship out of these states by rail or boat. The Country Church The value of the country church was strikingly exemplified, Sun­ day, by the three visiting Meth­ odist clergy. Bishop Shepherd, Dr. Crawford a college president, and Dr. Youngson, the district superintendent. Each one was the product of the country church. And the product was the finished article, the Bishop dignified, cultured and learned, as befits his high position, Dr. Crawford, brainv, forceful and scholarly, and Dr. Youngson of bright and intellectual counte­ nance as befits the holder of a Phi Beta Kappa key. The coun­ try church may be small and served by no marked talented men, but still some of the great­ est prophets and leaders in the nation have sprung from its loins, who afterwards rose up and called it blessed. This Space is Donated by RAKER & SON, \ Estaeada, Oregon. Leave your orders for Plowing or Discing at our offic e. as we have people with Fordsone Tractors that will do outside work. y ? ï y ■î y : : In a new size package x p Æ * / ..»l w y ; • EM S® ^ § v M h \ Musical Entertainment The Library Association has secured Emil Enna, concert pi­ anist, composer and lecturer, of Portland, to give a recital in Es- tacada on the evening of Decor­ ation Day, May 30, at the high school Auditorium. He will be accompanied by Miss Clara Coak- ley, soprano, and Mrs. Herbert Gaar Reed, dramatic reader, all of whom are highly recommend­ ed. Mr. Enna will also hold a community sing. The program is to be all American and very appropriate for Decoration Day. As a percent of the proceeds will go to the Library Association, it is hoped that there will be a good attendance. Admission 35 cents. Come if vou want to enjoy an evening with high class artists. tp  l O f o r l O c t s K V' . rW 4t & .......................... ¡f s . - - - _ ^ ■ A / f ANY smokers prefer 1VX it. They *11 find that 9 this compact package of ten Lucky Strike Cigarettes will just suit them. • 1 Try them—dealers now carry both sizes: 10 for 10 cts; 20 for 20 cts. * It’s Toasted ]