FOREST GROVE PRESS, P6RLS1 GROVE. OREGON, THURSDAY. JUNE 19, 1913.
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THE GAME OF WAR.
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.V .V .V V .V A
WATTS
tho T h in g ! T h a t A rt Forbid
den by Civilized Natione.
It Is not generally realized that the
game of wnr Is hedged round by a»
many restrictions as u boxing contest
under Queensberry rules. These regu
lations. which are under the snnctlon
of all the civilized countries of the
world, are designed to Insure fair play
for the combatants.
When It Is Intended to bombard a
place due notice should be given, so
thnt all women and children may be
removed to a place of safety, and ev
ery care must be taken to spare
churches and hospitals, as well as all
charitable or educational buildings.
All chaplains, doctors and nurses are
protected In every possible way and
are not to be taken prisoners or In any
way Injured.
Any soldier robbing or mutilating nn
enemy Is liable to be shot without trial,
and death Is the penalty for wounding
or killing a disabled man.
The bodies jf the enemy are to be
carefully searched before burial, and
any articles found on them which
might lend to their Identification are to
be sent to the proper quarters.
Explosive bullets must not be used,
and quarter must be given to the en
emy whether he asks for It or not In
an attack on the enemy there must be
no concealment of the distinctive signs
of the regiments, and the use of poi
sons for polluting drinking water Is
strictly forbidden.—London Answers.
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H is
to m * of
School meeting Monday after
noon was well attended by the
mothers of the district. Mr. A.
S. Dilley was elected director
to succeed himself and Austin
Buxton clerk. ’ Seven mills was
voted for school tax for the com
ing year.
Prof. Ben Kori has been slash
ing on David’s Hill, the past
week.
Mr. Ericson, from Portland, is
out visiting at Mr. Holscher’s.
Messers Berk and Boke went
to Alberta, Canada, last week to
look at the country with a view
to locating. Mr. Burk has sev
eral brothers there.
Mrs. Story, who has been vis
iting for several months at Mr.
J. B. Pricket’s, has been quite
ill and is at the Sanitarium for a
few weeks.
Dick Holscher’s brother and
family were out from Cornelius
Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Trosk at
tended the Recital at Marsh Hall
Saturday night.
THE “CITY OF HOMER.”
Mr. Kennedy, son, niece and
Reminders of the Ancient Architectural Edna McCaleb attended the Rose
Glory of 8myrna.
Carnival Friday.
Architecturally Smyrna must have
degenerated since the ancient days, for
Wm. McCoy worked for his
we are told that then the streets were brother-in-law Monday.
broad and handsome, well paved and
running at right angles with each
other. There were a number of squares
and porticoes and public libraries, a
museum, a stadium In which Olympic
games were celebrated with great en
thuslasm, a grand music ball or Odeon,
a Homerlon and many temples, of
which the most famous was that of
the Olympian Jupiter, In which the
reigning emperor was practically the
god worshiped.
The ancient Smyridotes were Inordl
nntely proud of their city. They called
It the “First of Asia," though the Ephe
sians violently disputed this claim. The
inhabitants also called their city the
“City of Homer," who they claimed
had been born and brought up beside
their sacreu riv er Melcs.
They put his Image upon a coin,
which they called n homerlon. a name
given to one of their temples. Enor
mous fragments yet remain showing
whnt tremendous buildings once occu
pied the broad plateau on the summit
of the acropolis, and as otio rebuilds In
Imagination these wonderful piles he
can easily forgive the Smyrnlotes of
old for their grandiloquent praise of
their city and Its beautiful crown.—
Christian Herald.
YOUR OWN VOICE.
AN ANECDOTE OF M’KINLEY.
G a n t le R e b u k e to a D e p a r t m e n t
C h ie f ’s S u b o r d in a t e .
P resid en t M cK inley's scrupulous loy
alty to lus cabinet offiecrs is spoken of
us one o f Ills ch aracteristics. It Is Bald
th a t he never w ent over the heads of
Short Items of Interest Concerning people you
his secretaries to consult au assistuut,
but held each to responsibility fo r his
may be interested in.
dep artm en t.
O f all th e events of his a d m in istra
Mr. and Mrs.Byron Lamont, of Williard Wirtz, of Prineville, tion probably noue w as u source of
Firholm, were in this city, Sat visited his parents, Mr. and mure an x iety to him th a n tb e decision
of tb e suprem e co u rt on tbe sta tu s of
urday returning from the Rose Mrs. Henry Wirtz, in this city, the colonies. I t w as a m a tte r of g reat
Carnival.
Friday and Saturday. After m om ent w h eth er th e highest Judicial
body should uphold the view of th e
Austin Buxton, of the Watt graduating from Pacific Univer ad
m in istratio n th a t th e constitution
district, was a pleasant caller of sity Williard spent several years sanctioned th e possession of colonies
this office Monday, renewing his in newspaper work, and then w hich w ere not g ran ted full représen
studied law. He is now Deputy ta tiou. T h ere w ere conflicting rum ors
subscription to the Press.
and fo recasts of th e color of th e deci-
Earl Bateman, of Gales Creek, Prosecuting Attorney of Crook slou, und these added to the tension
was a Grove visitor, the first of County, and the crooks are get felt a t W ashington. Shortly before
ting what is coming to them tbe announcem ent of tbe finding of the
the week.
co u rt a su b o rd in ate officer of oue of
A card received, from E. A. since Williard took charge of the d e p a rtm e n ts appeared a t th e W hite
H ouse a t an unusual hour and Insisted
Hart by the editor of the Press things.
upou seeing th e p resid en t on th e plea
says that he and Mrs. Hart had A guaranteed fountain pen of im p o rta n t business. H aving been
visited all the public buildings for 25c at Littler’s Pharmacy. adm itted, be cam e a t once to bis e r
in Washington D. C., and they It does the work like a $2.50 rand.
“ Mr. P resid en t, I have som e good
had a special pass to go through one.
new s fo r you. 1 have Ju st learned a u
the White house. Mr. Hart is a Hughie Murchison, formerly th o ritativ ely th a t th e decision o f the
e c o u rt Is to be in your favor.”
personal friend of many of the employed at the Pioneer Drug ! suprem
lie fairly glow ed w ith th e Im portance
“ big guns” at the nations cap store as a prescription clerk, was of his w elcom e message.
ital, which accounts for special cut from Portland, the first of “T h an k you,” said Mr. M cK inley
"T h a t Is good new s. B ut
favors shown them. They are the week, calling on his friends. ' j quietly.
have you Inform ed y o u r chief?”
Hughie now has a fine position "No, Mr. P resident. I th o u g h t you
now at New York City.
Albert Vanderzanden, of Ver- with a drug firm in the Rose ought to be th e first to know it.”
“ Well, Mr. -----, I'm sorry fo r thnt.
boort, was trading at the stores City.
Now, will you please do m e th e favor
in this city Monday.
Dr. Charles Pollock, of Hills to go a t once to y o u r chief and give
him th e Inform ation so th a t he may
An old shovel, that was used boro, visited his brother, Dr. com m unicate It to m e?”—Silas H a rri
by Noah just after the old pat William Pollock in this city, Sun son In C entury.
How You May H ear It as It Sounds to
Other P ersons’ Ears.
I.alby, w ho a p p ears to have scien
tifically In v estig ated th e m a tte r, a s
su res us th a t not ouly does oue not see
him self as o th ers see him , b u t th a t he
does not lieur him self us o th ers h ear
him.
Som e in te re stin g experim ents
w ere m ade by the F rench s a v a n t In
this connection.
In order to a scertain w h e th er a m an
really knew th e sound of his ow n
voice, Laloy has been a t som e pains to
d eterm in e th e facts. Ills experim ents
show th a t if a person record on a
phonograph disk a few sen ten ces pro
nounced by him self, to g eth er w ith o th
ers recorded by friends, an d causes th e
m achine to reproduce these. It m ost
freq u en tly happens th a t th e m an m ore
easily recognizes tb e voices o f his
friends th a n he does his own.
It a p p ears th a t th e differences lies
in th e quality o f th e tone. O ne hears
his ow n voice not only th ro u g h th e
air, as do his au d ito rs, b u t across th e
solid p a rts betw een th e organs of
speech an d th o se of hearing.
T he
sound th u s produced has a different
tim b re from th a t conducted to th e e ar
by th e a ir above.
If one e n te rta in an y d o u b t ns to th is
let him try th e follow ing ex p erim en ts:
T ak e th e end o f a w ooden rod betw een
th e teeth an d pronounce th e vowel
continuously. L et th e o th e r end bo
tak en alte rn a te ly betw een th e te e th
an d released by a n o th e r person w ho a t
th e sam e tim e sto p s his ears. T h e la t
te r will find th a t every tim e he seizes
th e rod In hlS teeth th e sound will be
stro n g e r th a n w hen It reach es th e car
through th e a ir above and th a t It h as a
different q u ality .
T h e p assag e of
sound through a solid body augm ents
its In ten sity an d modifies Its q u ality .—
H arp e r's W eekly.
A DIPLOMATIC KNOT.
riarch left the ark, is on display day.
at the show window of Goff Bill Boyd, of (he Watt section,
SPINNING ASBESTOS.
It W a s n 't T ie d In a T a n g le J u s t F o r
th e F u n o f th e T h in g .
How dear to our hearts the Brothers. A card on the shovel was a visitor to this city, Mon
A T h re a d a H u n d re d Y a r d s L o n g and
E v er since diplom acy w as first In
steady subscriber.
says the old implement was for day. Bill recently moved from
O n l y a n O u n c e In W e ig h t .
vented its m ost em in en t p ractitio n ers
Who pays in advance at the merly fifteen dollars, but has Fern Hill to a farm a few miles W hen it leaves tb e cobbing sheds a s have expended th e ir b est efforts in
bestos is se n t to th e spinning m ills in m ystifying if not in actu ally deceiving
birth of each year,
been marked down to nine-fifty. west of here.
bags co n tain in g ab o u t 100 pounds. I t th eir rivals. U ber L and und M eer cites
Who lays down the money and If merchants would advertise,
Is th en first carded by a m achine an am using anecdote of diplom atic life
does it quite gladly,
those ancient old goods would Prof. Willis has closed a suc som ew h at resem bling th e saw tooth in th e eighteenth century.
cessful term of school in Lake gin seen in cotton mills. T his m achine
Iu 1741 C ount B estushew w as sent
And casts round the office a have been sold years ago.
se p arates th e tangled fibers, upon the by th e em peror of R ussia to Stockholm
county,
and
is
now
with
his
halo of cheer.
Rev. Daniel Staver brought a
com pletion of w hich o p eratio n th e re oc to pul th e question of w ar or peace to
family in this city.
curs a final card in g on a reg u lar card the Sw edish governm ent. Upon a rriv
He never says “stop it, I cannot wagon load of pure bred hogs to
ing
m achine. L eaving th is card in g m a ing th e c o u n t m ade know n his m ission
A
break
in
the
main
line
of
town from his Gales Creek farm,
afford it,
chine the asb esto s Is com bed sm oothly ami th en w aited p atien tly fo r an a n
the
Forest
Grove
Gravity
system
I am getting more magazines Monday.
and th e fibers a re laid parallel in a u n i sw er.
form m ass.
caused
the
water
to
be
shut
off
now than I read;”
F in ally w hen he had alm ost given up
Roy Harper, of Gales Creek,
T he n e x t step is to tr e a t tills m ass hope of g ettin g a reply he received a
for
a
time
Sunday.
Water
Com
But always says “send it; our was a Grove visitor, Monday.
in a ro ta ry spinning m achine. F irst
missioner Watkins soon had the j th e m ass Is spun into a coarse yarn. long com m unication from th e Sw edish
people all like it—
m inister of w ar. E agerly C ount B estu
Bud White, of Gales Creek,
In fact we think it a help and was a business visitor to this break repaired and the people of T hen it is d ra w n nnd spun until It be shew opened tbe letter, fo r he knew
comes
fine
an
d
q
u
ite
strong.
In
case
a
three growing cities were again hard, stro n g th re a d Is required fo r cer th a t it co ntained th e long expected a n
a need.”
city Friday.
sw er. B ut to ids d esp air he found It
supplied
with the purest.
tain fab rics th e asb esto s y a rn is placed so encum bered w ith official phrases
How welcome his check when
Mr. Taylor, of the country
In a doubling and tw istin g m achine, a n d form alities th a t he could m ake
it reaches our sanctum;
R ead th e new sto re ’s ad. It is w here tw o or m ore of th e y a rn th read s
west of this city, was trading
nothing of Its m eaning. F o r tw o hours
How it makes our pulse throb;
th e policy of this firm th a t every a re com bined. If th e asbestos Is to be he struggled in v ain to com prehend tile
here, Friday.
Im pregnated w ith ru b b e r a sm ooth,
how it makes our heart dance!
docum ent. T hen he hastened
Phil Kalsch, of Gales Creek, advertisem ent a p p e arin g over hard finished th re a d is not desirable. confused
to the m in ister of w ar.
We outwardly thank him; we in
its
nam
e,
be
tru
th
fu
l
and
cor
F
o
r
a
long
tim
e
th
e
problem
o
f
spin
was trading a little coin of our
"M y d e a r C ount B estushew ,” said
wardly bless him—
ning asb esto s presented m any diffi
rect. A. G. H offm an & Co.
the m in ister w hen th e count had ex
fathers
for
household
necessities,
The Only 8afe Course.
culties
by
reason
of
th
e
m
anner
in
The steady subscriber who
There Is a supreme court Justice In
This week will see the close w hich th e th re a d s persisted In slipping plained his difficulty, " I hav e no a u
in this city Friday.
to com m unicate to you orally
pays in advance—Ex.
New York city who Is locally noted for
of
practically every school in p a st one another. E ventually It w as thority
the co n ten ts of th is doeum eut. I could
Bill Palmer has been carrying
his severity. If he can prevent It no
found
th
a
t,
u
n
d
er
th
e
m
icroscope,
a
guilty man shall escape, and in bis
his head in a sling the past few Oregon, and the young people th read of asb esto s displayed a notched not th in k o f it."
“B ut I have puzzled over th is fo r
court very few of them do.
days, as a result of an injury will enjoy two months of vaca su rface nnd th a t by m eans of special tw o hours, nnd still I can m ake n o th
Last fall a man was on trial before
tw istin g th e spinning could be success
A cre T racts in Sun Set
tion,
gaining
new
energy
against
sustained when a pile driver on
him for forgery. The prosecution, so
fully accom plished. T h e resu lt is th a t, ing of It.”
Addition to Forest Grove
It seemed to most of the spectators,
which he was working toppled the opening of a new school a fte r m any y ears of experim ent, m an u “P ray , do not blam e yourself, count,”
failed to make out a very good cnse
factu re rs now adays a re able to tu rn said th e m inister. “ You could h ard ly
to be sold on terms. W. W.
over. Bill also suffered a couple year next fall.
Nevertheless the Jury came In with a
out a single asbestos th read 100 yard s expect to u n rav el In tw o hours a doc
of broken ribs.
Ireland, Hoffman Building
verdict of guilty.
The editor of the Press ac iu length nnd not exceeding an ounce um ent th a t took m e tw o d ay s to k n it
) and knot together.”
Later the foreman of the Jury wn*
knowledges
an invatition from in w eight.—E xchange.
Mrs. J. S. Tompson, of That
talking nbont the case with a friend
cher, was shopping at the stores the Board of Regents and the
who had heard some of the testimony
“We weren't certain thnt we ought
faculty of the University of Ore
in this city, Friday.
to convict either." said the foremnn
gon
to attend the Commence
Anton Meeusen was in town the
In explanation, "but after listening to
F you want a Piano wTe can save
ment
exercises, of the Univer
his honor's charge, all of us realized
other day with his brother, Peter
that If we acquitted thnt fellow we'd
you from one hundred to two
Meeusen, of Lapier, Wis. Peter sity.
be guilty of contempt of court.”—But
J.
E.
Tumbleson
and
Bob
is
spending
a
month
here
with
urduy Evening Post.
hundred dollars.
W e buy direct
Yamhill
his folks and friends and is en Eastwood went to
Notice.
Dangerous Dust.
from the factory and cut out the
The Sunrise Grocery 'will pay joying himself. Seventeen years county, Tuesday, where they
Dust Is more dangerous than draff
will
build
a
large
barn
on
the
ago
he
married
and
moved
from
The dust of the house Is more danger cash for all
farm products,
Agent’s profit and then some. Call
ous that the dust of the street. It Is In Eggs, Butter, Veal and pork, the Smith farm near B’orest farm of James Teegarden, a for
dry. windy weather that colds. Influ
& see them whether you buy or not.
Grove to Wisconsin, and this is mer resident of this city. The
enza. bronchitis, tonsllltls nnd consump the best market price paid and
barn
will
be
a
thirty-two
by
He
tlou are caught. For every speck of all goods sold at the bottom his first visit “ back home.”
dust la nn aeroplane with un army of price. Pacific Avenue at Third notices a great many changes forty-eight and twenty-two feet
PACIFIC DRUG CO.
disease germs as passengers. Sunlight
in height, and will require
about
the
old
Web
Foot
state
street.
JOHN
DODGE.
Proprie
destroys them; they thrive In dark
and is inclined to come back to about three weeks to complete.
liess. The broom and duster of the tor.
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housewife Btlr them up from their
the beautiful land of Oregonus—
F or Q uick S ale — A $12000, 38
breeding places In dark recesses, and
Banks Herald.
the open windows of the dusting hour acre fruit farm on David’s Hill,
One of the finest
John Irhig, of Firholm, was a
blow them all about the hdtiso.—New for $8500.
York World.
fruit farms in Washington Co. business visitor to this city Fri
Terms, D. A. Kennedy Phone day.
Tasting.
Vine 151.
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Elder Kay of Laurelwood
"Why do you put your finger on that
paint? Don't you see the sign 'Fresh
F or S ale N o . 2 Smith Pre Academy, was a business visitor
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Paint?’ "
mier typewriter, Rood as new.
“Yes.” replied the man with eccen First offer of $30 takes it. Press at this office Friday.
tric Idens. “Rut I can't keep from office.
Mrs. Susie Gray and daughter,
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testing It nnd thinking whnt a con
Miss
Grace, are visiting the
venience it would be If fresh eggs
A complete line of the best
former’s sister Mrs 0. C. Jack-
could be tested the same way.”—
varnishes can lie had at the Pat
Washington Star.
son, in this city. The ladies live
erson Furniture Store, Forest
They
On the Stags.
Grove.
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visited the Rose Carnival on
Flossie—Of course. In the theatrical
Wanted a couple of young their way to Forest Grove and
profession It doesn't matter bow often
lovers quarrel. Gertie— Why so? Flos calves, either sex. Phone 0185,
were much pleased with the
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sie—Because they make up every night Edw. L. Navlor.
magnificient display of roses.
nnd twice on matinee days.—London
To E xchange Seed potatoes
Tit-Bits.
for equal quanity and quality re Miss Marjorie Johnson, of
turned
this fall. Phone 0185, Denver Colorado, is visiting her
Ons They Both Levs.
George—Mabel and Jack's marriage Edw. L. Naylor.
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father, R. J. Johnson, in this
seems an Ideal one—such a perfect onl-
city,
and will remain all sum
A new and up-to-date line of
eon of hearts! The Girl—Yes; he
mer.
adore« Mabel, and so does she.— wall paper in many handsome
Truth.
Free—I will give away fir pole
patterns. P l a i n , figured and
wood
from unburned slashing.
M ust N ssd I t
novelty goods to select from.
Phone
Gales 255. The wood is
“He needs money badly."
All prices to fitll a pockets. Pat
“Up against It, eh?"
in
section
17, t, 1, s. r, 3 west.
"Must be. He's thinking of marry erson’s Furniture Store. Forest
Thcmas
Cox.
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Grove.
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Ing for I t " —Detroit Free Press.
Miss Nellie Hall, of Oak Hill
Admission 50 cents
Grandstand Free
When all la holiday that« are no holt
Furnished room to rent close i was shopping in this city. Mon
4nya. Charlea Lamb
in, C«U Press offee.
32 tf. day.
A ppreciation.
I
RACES!
RACES!
Forest Grove Training Park
E
very
S
unday
A
fternoon
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EACH AFTERNOON
Oregon Electric
Cars Stop
at Track
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