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H£ a KT the beart o f A ir e - r a (hail interpret the
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T H U R S D A Y . J U L Y 12 1917
NOTES
N F »S
CO M M E N T S
b e p t w r t a w e Kad their itork o f Crow
T<>rp«»Aoed without wsnung.
A » : « r *m «*h«d the ’ phcoe exchange
A t H*i*ejr Monday » . r . -g.
Oar fr w -d i in V u k u y t - have join«*!
The dry -aa-booe coctir-gv t.
J. Barleycorn
Grow* naore fork»m
Aa law* become more »trvagert.
Tbe open air w »tr.girg *■ -,-*
For all who lore vacation*.
Tbe *ei»S o rt and the forest wild*
Are filled with invitation*.
Tbe b o *j biker pack* bis ait
And buy* a bumoe plaster,
Arad fares him forth
For all he's worth
The rocky trails to master.
A t the recent meeting in Chi
eago of the bead camp of the
Modern Woodmen it «a s decided
to l e v y a special assessment
monthly, beginn.ng with Septem-
her. of 10c on every l-VO of in-
surar.ee in force to create a fund
to pay insurance of member- who
shaJ. mee: death whi e engaged in
military or naval « n ice. T o
pa-ticipate in this fund, members
mu- keep themselves m g ved
s^na.ng
The fund is known as
the 'Patriotic fund.
So far as
the Express has heard, there is no
opposition to paying the extra as-
sessments
Governor Bamberger of Utah,
at a meeting of the Western Red
Cross conference at Denver, Colo.,
said: “ I was born in Germany
and lived there as a boy. I love
the country ar.d the people. I
came to America in the steerage
— alone.
I had no friend-, no
introduction— nothing
I m ate
good. Any German who comes
to this country as I did and ha-
mace good, through tbe wonder-
it opportunities offered by thi-
rrutgnificent land, should love this
country arx>re a 1 others. If he
is not loyai to America, he should
be stood up against a wall and
shot instant:;.
Talk to McCready
We have everything with which to build.
We bought last fall and we are selling
cheap. You will be building a house, bam,
silo, auto house or an up-to-date chicken
house, and the first comers are going to get
the best prices, because we can’t buy now*
for the prices at which w*e are selling.
Our lumber is all dry and we have the best-
kept stock in Washington county.
D n o fitio -
for SI.25 a roll.
Water-proof
union in tbe city or natknex-
i V O O l l l l g paper, $1.7."» for r>00 feet. Both
crept from criticism by the Ex-
just what you want for chicken houses.
prvss when the editor thinks a
roast w oul! do any good. Get
RED P A IN T at $1.25 in ones, $1.20 in fives.
that straight, please
The same
fireman wa~'ed to know if the
Jerry Owen, in Oregon Voter.
Express would roast the Chautau
The Main Street Lumber Yard
qua “ liae it aid the carnival ”
Yes. o’d top. to the same extent others behave in a treasonable
While the Chautauqua furnishes way. He got exactly what he de
entertainments of a h gher order served.— Portland N-w*.
than those carried by Folev &
Tw o women, who had read in
Bu-k, both are privately-owned
the Express of a man being ar
commercial enterprises and both
rested in Iowa for pe Idling court for American principle*, for lil>erty, re ! mg all the Red Cross force* I will
should s u rd on their own feet,
plasters infected with leprosy ligious and political, than the seven thank you if you will drop me a line so
^ asking the pub.ic to guaran-
gentlemen named on the War Council that I may kill any such fool rumor* as
germs, last Saturday telephoned by the Prevalent o f the United State*. ‘ are going around. Yours very truly.
tee them a profit. Some people j
f he Expr-s.s that a one- »rm«d man This War Council have absolute charge
FESTU S J. W AD E.
prefer music and oratory to pick-
was peddling court pla«‘ er in th s o f the American National Red Cron*
Mr. l>a*ison‘ * Telegram
monstrosities and some don’t.*
city
While most of the pla-ter- and are responsible for all rules ami
W ashington. D. C., June 22. 1917.
Both ela-ses have a ri*hr to pa-
being pe idled may be safe and regulations.
krstusJ. Wade, Mercantile Trust Co.,
troniz- the show they like b-st.
The attach«»! correspondence should
sar.itary. the safes: plan - to leave forever put at rest the foolish notion St. I»u is : A* 1 have previously stated
bat »either dass ha.- a right t* call the
them all a!or e. If you feel * hat now being circulated that the Catholic to you ami to many other*, stories that
the Red Cross has issued an order re
other dass laaes because they do aot
you must have plasters, get them Sisterhood will he required to discard quiring the Sisters o f Charity to dis
all like tbe sane kiad of e»tertai»»e«t.
from your druggist. Then if they her rob« o f the highest honor and adopt card their robes am! other rumors o f
People who want a Chautauqua
prove harmful, you’ll know who civilian costume in order to serve God like character alleging religious dis
and suffering humanity in the ranks o f
badly enough to gua-an**-e its ex-
crimination are absolutely w i t h o u t
to blame
the American National Red Cross dur
pen-es should sign the guarantor-’
foundation. Please give my telegram
ing this terrible war.
denying these unjust and malicious re-
list, but they should not try to
Yours very truly.
TH E PU B LIC PULSE
porta the widest circulation.
Officials
make other people feel under ob
FESTU S J. W AD E.
o f the Red Cross have been in con
l.zati r.s to help them. The ChiiU-
More About the Red Croon and Member American Red Cross Finance ference with superiors and represent
Committee. St. l/iui», Mo.
rauqua drawing to a close has
atives o f the Catholic sisterhoods and
the Catholic Sister*
been a good one and many of us
Enclosure, telegram from Mr. H. P. have agreed upon a basis o f cordial
Forest Grove, Ore., July 7, 1917.
Davison. le tte r, Festu* J. Wade to work and co-operation. We welcome
have enjoyed it, but we have no To the Editor:
Henry P. Davison. Reply, Henry P. and shall highly prixe their services.
r.ght to -ay our neighbors are
Ir. regard to the supposed discrimina Davison to Festus J. Wade.
H. P. D A V IS O N .
"tightwads” or •T.wb'ows’’ just tion against the Catholic Sisters as
Copy o f le tte r
Chairman
Red
Croaa War Council.
because they do not agre«- with nurses by the Red Cross, would say,
W e’ll rally 'round the hoe, boys,
June
H
,
1917,
Mr.
H.
P.
Davison,
Mr.
Davison's
le tte r
us. Nor have the firemen any that whenever I am in error I am al
American Red Croat, Washington, D.
ar.d join the rank.- of toil, shout
ways glad to acknowledge it and as American Red Cross, Washington, I).
right to get angry at people who far as possible make amends. I would C. Dear Mr. Davison: A rumor has C., June 11, 1917. My l)ear Mr. Wade.
ing the battle cry’ of “ Feed ’em ”
W e ll train the crops to grow, do not fee. like encouraging a car- therefore ask you to kindly publish the gained some credence here that in the I have your note o f the Hth. I know o f
American citi- following, taken f r o m the Catholic event any o f the Sisters o f the Roman nothing that would justify a regulation
boys, as tillers of the soil, shout nival company.
Zens will insist on this modicum Sentinel o f Portland, under date o f Catholic Church who might enlist for to the effect that a Sister o f the Roman
ing the battle c ry of “ Feed ’em.”
the Red Cross work would be required Catholic Church would be required to
I of persona! liberty, even though Jun€ ath- 1 ,ho wiih *° ffive M"ur* to wear civilian clothes and not lie jier-
Where there is work
boys.
remove her habit and wear civilian
---■ — to
— do,
—» —
, -
,
...
,.
ance that the Red Cross or any other
w ell gather on the Spot, shouting
ar*
er. to disappoint legitimate and well-balanced organiza mitted to wear the religious garb o f clothes if participating in Red Croat
their neighbors.
tion for the assistance o f our govern - their order. O f course. I said no such work. Whatever the call, there is none
the battle cry of 'Feed-’em ” To
commanding more respect. I am sure
ment, will always have my hearty foolish action would lie taken.
duty we'll be true, boys, and tili
Certainly the garb o f a Sister o f the the rumor you heard is unjustified
support.
A JUST P U N IS H M E N T
a vacant lot, shouting the battle
it certainly is so far as the Red Cross
During the Red Cross campaign, my Roman Catholic Church in a garb of
To a man who loves this coun
is
concerned. Sincerely your*,
honor,
equal
to
any
in
the
world
and
as
cry of “ Feed ’em ." Nature, kind
try and what it '■tands for there opposition was at least honest. I felt you are the Captain-General command-
mater, will aid us in our deed.,
,, ,
H. P. D A V ISO N .
that a statement by a public w riter o f
Down with tbe tater; op with the ” uld
no more (ernble sentence, Mrs. Storer’s prominence in a publica
weed. So we'll rally 'round the
hoe, boys, and train the crop* to
grow, shouting the battle cry of
“ Feed ’em '"
Copeland & McCready
I ; ” 0, . ?
1' “ ' ' ' ,th“ n to b*‘ tion with the reputation o f “ A m erica."
order<-d to l'-ave it and never re- was authentic; and as a Catholic priest,
was my duty u> let th* fact8 *>•
r.urn’ But even to the man who
rifj
known, regardless o f public opinion.
does not ove t*u'i country
does not appreciate the blessings
of our liberty, a sentence of exile
must be a terrible thing, espec-
*»Hy if he is to be thrown back
into Europe where, the ordinary
man has such a struggle,
Louis Kramer of New Y'ork
^
ienterjeed me other day to
pay a very large fine and to serve
a te m in the penitentiary for op-
posing the conscription laws and
failing to register.
But by far
his worst punishment came in the
words pronounced by Fed-
eral Judge Mayer. T h e court
rec mmended that the man be
deported from this country upon
the completion of his prison term,
If the punishment seems stem,
it must be remembered the offense
'tuire> m the event *ny Catholic Sisters
readers so understood h.s remarks, was great.
America in the past
but at least one fireman pretends has opened her gates wide to all
to believe that the Express was who would enter. It made th e
trying to "roast" the department privilege of citizenship compar-
of* the carnival. Nothing of the.atively easy.
In return, t h e !
in any form> that the Sisters
would hatre to discard their religious
garb and take on a civilian garb. I
knew this could not be true, and, there
^or*> wrotf “ lett* r to
Chairman o f
P E R S O N A L LIB E R TY’
When the Express last week ad-
vised members of the fire depart-
ment not to "fly off the har.dle"
and quit the department becau-e
of the attitude of some of our cit-
izen.-? toward the rtcen‘ carnival,
the editor had no intention of
condemning anybody — firemen,
private citizens or carnival pro-
moters. The editor tried to say
that if people did not feel like
patronizing t.he carnival, that, was
their business; that Forest Grove
people would be very foolish to
quarrel among themselves over
the patronage given or not given
a traveling show company. The
w rite r believes 99 per cent of his
As to bigotry, the practice o f indi
vidual lives as well as organizations
often forms the prospective for the
view we take o f it. It would be a rash
person indeed who would say that the
Catholic Church has not been and still
is the victim o f bigotry, even as her
Master was the Victim when He was
apoi arth. It may be that I am
unwind in lending my puny strength to
the abolishment o f it, but I cannot see
it in that light, and shall ever wage
war
»C ^ KespectfuMy,^^^
Chairman War Council, American Na
tional Red Cross, Denies Discrim
ination Against Nuns.
Sentinel Publishing ftompany, Catholic
Sentinel, Portland, Oregon.
Dear Sirs: A question seems to have
arisen that the rules o f the American
National Red Cross are going to re-
kind was intended, brother. You k-ast that could be expected was L o ^ R e d T r " ^ ,'' M r H ^ r y " P ^ D a v i- 1
ought to know by this time that obedience to the law of the land Hon. The other members of the War
when the Express starts out to and loyal service in time of na- Council are as follows:
"roast” anybody or anything, you tional trial and fieri I.
< Hon. William Howard T s ft, Charles
won’t have to hold an inquest to
Kramer was willing to render t>* Norton* Grayson M-P Murphy, Ed-
ascertain what the editor means, neither obedience nor service. He
^ H 'irl, y’ (y'rn‘iliu* • 18B’ jr"
And there isn t a person or insti- went further and sought to have! There are no men who stand higher
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