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About The Forest Grove express. (Forest Grove, Or.) 1916-1918 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 27, 1917)
Stye Ifxirptìi tôruu* Icxpreaa feated and the time come that we can discuss peace when the German people have spokesmen I’ u I i I ih I iim I dvrry ThurtwUy at Forent Grove, Oregon. W. C. Benfer, Alitor ami I'ubliaher. whose words we can believe and Entered aa aecond-rlaaa mutter Jan. 12, 1010, at the poetufllce at Foreat Grove, when those spokesmen are ready Oregon, under the Act of March a, 1H70 in the name of their people to ac cept the common judgment of the Subscription Kates nations as to what shall hence On ( ’redit I’aid in advance forth be the bases of law and of $1.00 One year One year Six montha .50 Six montha covenant for the life of the world .25 Three montha Three Montha we shall be willing and glad THURSDAY, UKC. 27, 1017 to pay the full price for peace and pay it ungrudgingly. We ” 1 am ;«>rry that you do not wear a flag every \ know what that price will be. It day and I can ordy aak you if you loae the physical e m b le m to h e avro that you wear it IN YOUK will be full, impartial ju stice - h k a k t ; the heart o f America aiiall interpret the justice done at every point and to licarl of the world.” I’rcaident Wilaon. every nation that the final settle N O T E S ANI) C O M M E N T 8 ment mu-t affect, our enemies a- well as our friends.” From th-- feels they have fallen down in one If you’re (Joint; your hit, do an I're 1 efit's Message. other l»it. That’s t w o hits, for respect, through tendeihearte I- All over the TATTERED FLAGS which you cun huy a war-Savings' n-ss, no doubt. Thrift Stamp, and that’s still an country there are people who are All over the country there are well able to support the various now Hying faded, tattered flags. other hit patriotic movements- like the Red If we do not respect The Flag The editor has learned thaf in Cross, Y. M. C. A., Liberty ourselves whom shall we expect to several sections of the county pat Bonds, etc., who will blandly tell respect it? Mr». Santa Claus. ones being created, making the riotic citizens have handed them solicitors they are “ not able” to F ray , w h o It la haa a reaaon ! total in the county 44. Garden The Stars and Stripes are our T o b e p o rtin g p re tty to y » selves together in Liberty League*, help. If these people were really T h a t w ill g o th is fentive at-aaon emblem Shall it appear that we Home is divided and a new pre designed to discourage disloyalty too poor to help, no one would be consider dirt and tatters symbolic T o g o o d little g irls and b o y s ? cinct called Metzger created. Ti P ra y , w h o U It th at I* hurried among eitisam. 11 is further quicker to excuse them than ihe of our country? N'< ver! Our flag T o th e point w h ere ah'- cries, " L a * l , learned, unofficially, that the man writer, but it i*n’t the really poor should be as white as the snows, gard is divided into North and I d e c la r e it h as m e w o r r ie d !” W h y , it's M rs San ta C la u s! who, with th<‘ aid of a pistol, made people who are slackers in this re as blue as the ski«**, as red as our South Tigard Territory from She Is su ch a b u sy w o m a n ! another apologize to a woman in spect ; many of the poorest people blood and as whole as our hearts M y. but s h e 's a b u sy w o m a n ! Banks and N o r t h Plains pre this city several weeks ago was a in this community have given l>-t. it be trply symbo ic and when S u ch a v e ry buay w o m a n ! cincts is taken to form the new member of one of these leagues. their last dime to patriotic pur a flag becomes bedragged take it W h y , sh e h as to fix th e la b els precinct of Roy. North Plains is Mas Forest Grove such a league? pose*, while some of those who down. If you cannot put up an -1 O n the th in gs In S a n ta 's p a ck ! divided into East and West North T o y s and bo< ks and m u ffs a n d sa b le « The writer isn’ t allowed to say. own property-and have money in other be happy in the conscious Boon h e'll c a r r y on his back. Plains. Maps are being prepared And. sin ce n e n a re s o fo rg e tfu l. The Pacific Telephone & Tele the bank pretend poverty, to es ness that you honor it far more and the exact boundary lines may A ll his i i f f f i t she m ust prepare. graph company has tiled with the cape doing their duty. And this by not flying it at all than by fly F o r w hen Then a re co ld th e y 'r e fr e tfu l. soon be known.— Hillsboro Inde A n d th en ch ild re n m ust b e w a re ! state puMie service commission a is where President Wilson and the ing it when it is faded, ragged and pendent. S o s h e ’ s q u ite a b u sy w o m a n ! war department officials have dirty. — Ex. new schedule of rates to become M y. b u t « h e 's a b u sy w o m a n ! Su ch a v e r y b u sy w o m a n ! effective next Tuesday, which in failed they hhould devise some More than half of the 1,250 County Court Pickups creases the price of messages be means of separating these tight colored men who completed the F r o m th e pot th ere co m e s a s a v o r Dr L. W. Hyde on Tuesday tween this ci»y and Portland con wads from their coin, or send T h a t be'.okei s best o f ch eer. course at the reserve officers’ She c o o k s thin-rs to c u rry fa v o r siderably. Where the rate is now them where they belong Ger pre.sented h s re igination as cor W h ile h e 's cu rr> ln g the d^-er. training camp at Fort Des Moines, 15c for one minute and 5c for many VV’e have no room for the oner to the county court, explain I h av e h e a r d —'tls m e re ly ru m o r— Iowa, have been commissioned as T h a t old Sanaa's te m p e r's bad. each additional minute, the new pocket-book slacker in the United ing that professional duties pre S h e m ust k e e p him In good h u m or. r a t e will he 20c and Us-. Well, States at this time. officers in the army. Nearly 100 O r th e ch ild re n w ou ld be sad vented his performing the work. ------ - - S o s h e 's q u ite a b u sy w o m a n ! long distance telephoning is not colored physicians and surgeons M y. b u t sh e's a b u sy w o m a n ! It was accepted and George J. a necessity and if we don’ t like NO P E A C E Such a v e rv b u sy « m a n ! have received commissions as o f WITHOUT JUSTICE the rates, we can give L’ pcle Sam Limber was appointed. The new -O r lf A le x a n d e r In St. L o u is G lo b e -H e m - ficers in t h e Medical Reserve o o r a t the postage. I^et there be no misunderstand incumbent is an undertaker. This corps. A full fighting force of For Sale— Pure bred R. C R According to a report sent out ing. Our present and immediate is the second time an appointment I. Red cockerel, a beautiful bird 30,000 colored soldiers, including by County Superintendent Frost, ta*k is to win the war, and noth to the same office has been neces of good size. W. C. Benfer, at representatives in all branches of out of a total of 4973 (estimated,/ ing shall turn us aside from it un sary w thin a year. Dr. E. I. Express office. tf military service will constitute the families in Washington county, til it is accomplished. Every Barrett was elected, but resigned The work of rearranging elec- Ninety-second Division, to be de 4305 families signed the Hoover power and resource we possess, when he rem >ved from the city. food conservation pledges and 278 ion precincts has been completed tailed for duty in France under heads of families refused to sign. whether of men, of money, or of The office carries no salary, com by the county court, five new Gen. Pershing If the figures are correct. Wash ; material, is being devoted and pensation b -ing by fees. ington county h a s within its, will continue to be d voted to The county cou^t has received borders just 278 families who are that purpose until it is achieved. official notification that the state too disloyal, too selfish or too * • * tax to be paid in 1918 is $84,- blamed ignorant to ever make ‘ ‘We shall regard the war as «77.80. good Americans. They should be won only when the German peo The report of County Clerk sent to Germany, where they would have to ask the military ple say to us, through properly Kuratli filed shows fees of $398.12 Fruits and Vegetables in Season authorities for permits to buy accredited representatives, that collected d u r i n g November.— bread, meat, milk or sugar. they are ready to agree to a set HilLboro Independent. While the editor of the Express tlement based upon justice and P H O NE 701 State Teachers’ Convention believes President Wilson and his reparation of the wrongs their rulers have done. • * * The Oregon State Teachers’ as advisors have a ct«! with great South Main Street - Forest Grove, Ore “ When this intolerable Thing, sociation will be held in Portland, wisdom in most things since the Dec. 27, 28 and 29. war was forced upon America, he this German p >wer. is, indeed, de More than 2000 teachers will be in attendance. Washington county teachers have such easy access to this meeting that almost every one can attend at lea*t a part of the sessions. Those who select one of the first sessions will be wise because they will be al most sure to stay for all. The teacher* will be gainers persona'ly and Washington county will be a gainer. Thursday will be devoted to the busines- of the Representative Council in the Auditorium of the Lincoln High School. These ses Attractions offered: sions are open to the public. The Sacred summits o f the Siskiyous, Mt. J rt ports of the following com mittee* will be of general Interest Shasta, San Francisco, the cosmopolitan; and will give an idea of the Edu the old Missions, Del Monte, Santa Bar cational association: 1—“ The Re bara. 100 miles along the seashore, Los tardation Problems,” 2— A Re tirement Fund for Teachers.” 3— Angeles, Sunny Southern California, the “ Teachers’ Certification Prob December 22 to 25, inclusive, to all points on Oregon Apache Trail and the border camps. lems,” 4— "The Thrift Problem,” i Electric Railway, and on the North Bank Road, 5 — ‘ Standardization o f Rural Rainier to Spokane; also Central Oregon and points Stopovers permitted at various School,” fi - ‘‘Social Service.” on other lines in Oregon, Washington and Idaho; Fr day forenoon and Saturday points. afternoon will be devoted to gen also December 29, 30 and 31. 1917, and Jan. 1, 1918, eral sessions in the Auditorium of to points on Oregon Electric Ry. the Lincoln High School. W E SELL Lumber Cement Shingles Roofing * i The Main Street f j i W e Buy fo r Cash and Sell C -H -E -A -P imber Yard ! Copeland & McCready H. T. GILTNER Staple and Fancy Groceries Cost is Little More YEAR-END HOLIDAY FARES to go East through CALIFORNIA - - to - - Pacific Northwest Points SALE DATES of Round-Trip Tickets The Convenient Way to Travel is the Electric W ay J. E. FARMER, Agent Forest Grove, Ore. 4 Trains a Day from Portland Remember, friends, you must pay in advance to get the Express at one dollar per year. The reg ular price is $1 50. W’e pay you 50c to collect for yourself. 0 Inquire o f any S. P. agency or address John M. Scott, General Passenger Agent, Portland Cook With Coal The Forest Grove Planing Mill has laid in a supply of good fuel coal and is prepared to supply consumers at a reasonable price, Order by telephone No. 0232. i Southern Pacific Lines 1