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Published every Thursday at Forest Grove, Oregon.
W. C. Benfer, Editor and Publisher.
Entere»! as second-class matter Jan. 12, 1916, at the postofUce at Forest Grove,
Oregon, under the Act of March 8, 1879
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THURSDAY, JAN. 17, 1918
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Portland Gas & Coke Company’s
Tualatin Valley Representatives Are as Follows:
Company’s Employe’s Office
Patterson Furniture Store
Hillsboro, Oregon
Phone Main 773
Our employes will he glad to attend all matters of service.
Pay Stations
Hillsboro Pharmacy - Hillsboro, Oregon
Littler’s Pharmacy, - Forest Grove, Oregon
Oreneo Mercantile Co - Oreneo, Oregon
All bills rendered by the Company may be paid at the above stations.
THE KAISERS SOLILOQUY mind it would he a heap bettah
buy Wah Savin’ Stamps to hep
To be or not to be’ That is the ques to
bury
dat Kaisa.”
tion.
George A. Patterson
- -
Hillsboro, Oregon
Whether I'll make a winning in the The Express hears of several
George
G.
Paterson
.
.
.
Forest (»rove, Oregon
Kame
places
in
Oregon
which
have
com
Of sanguinary war that threatens to mittees at work trying to induce
The Company’s appliances may be seen anti purchased at these sub-salesrooms.
Depopulate my realm of fighting the Masons of the state to locate
braves
The Company’s Main Office is at 5th and Yamhill Streets, Portland, Oregon.
And leave to me but antiquated men. their new home, to be built dur-
We will be glad to have you write or call on us at any time.
And women and their kiddish offspring, ing the present year, in this, that
and
or some other town So fur. For
A bunch of titled guys o’er which to est
Grove has not even intimated
reign.
of
fortune’s
roulette
d wants a home here that
Or if by turn
will
bring
thousands of dollars to Saulsbury, stating that of the total in posse-sion of information a s to kees will see some hard lighting next
wheel
I’ll put it over those who seek to dump the town annually. By the time number of British soldiers in the crop damage from diseases are re spring. We have them beaten but cain’t
My great imperial person in the soup some of the Rip Van Winkles of expeditionary forces about 7 per quested by Prof. Barss to send a make them believe it just at present.
is the hardest part of the job;
And beroftHUinees^1* W°rli t0 j this city awake to the importance cent have been killed in action or statement of the same to him at That
they
are
trying to dodge the issue by
With heads bowed lowly at one royal
home, it will probably ha\e died of wounds up to June 1. 1 Corvallis, care of the Oregon Agri hitting Italy,
have to come
been located elsewhere. Then the 'Improved tactics and the swiftly cultural College. The work is al back to France but to will
foot.
settle it and they
The while the other restó upon their sleepers will say: “Oh, MY! Why mounting Allied superiority in ar ready under way, and the in will get the drubbing of their lives uext
necks.
we get the home located tillery” are still reducing the j>er- form ition sought has been report year.
But no, not all. Hell and its fiendish didn’t
I am rather surprints! if Deni
here?” Now, don’t deny it; centage of losses.
ed from some part of the state. son “ Weil,
powers
contains
slackers. I can't see
Could not compel that cursed Yankee that s just what some of you will British losses in the retreat from All county agricultural agents what they can any tie thinking
as u per
horde
Isay and if you’ll be honest, you’ll Mons wi re heavy, though four- ‘of Oregon have been in session all son is as safe in France as of, they
are in
To bow the suppliant knee even tome, admit it. Didn’t you let the In fifths of them wi re in the “wound week at Corvallis, to plan and co the city park (at midnight) and that is
The chosen one of Gott, placed upon (jian school leave you and aren't ed” a n d “missing” columns. ordinate the work of promoting the truth. I am glad that you realize
your son is not one of that breed
. earlh
. . kultur
. „ into
. , all „
I you
Univer- Many French regiments have the agricultural interests of the that
tci
To shoot
Teutonic
. sleeping
. . . while Pacific
that
fears anyone or anything. And it
Who dare oppose the will of me und
m danger of being closed fared as badly. The fate of the counties they represent, Paul V. is indeed
comfort to be aide to look
Gott;
| for lack of encouragement?
ment’ This Princess Patricia Canadians was Maris, state leader, and L. It. into one’s a eyes
and say, ”1 have done
An ignorant, uncultured legion that
is
pretty
plain
talk,
but
veiled
my
duty
to
humanity,
have you?” And
Believe their star-bespangled Uncle allusions aren’t strong enough for a war tragedy that will long be Simons, agricultura'ist of the U. that is whut those that
stay at home
remembered, but was an unneces S. States Relation Service, are in will be asked for countless
Sam
years to
some
of
you
chaps.
“
Business
as
Of sport attire and white angora beard
sary
tragedy.
We
have
come
to
,conference
with
the
agents,
bring
come,
each
day
and
week.
A greater man than I--so great I seem usual during the war doesn’t different conditions, when com ing the work into the closes' pos ” 1 have learned lots of things that
In their viewpoint a Hliputian at
j mean that if you have been sleep- manders use artillery to save their sible relation with that of Federal those ut home will never know. Before
His giant knee. It is to laugh, ha! ha! ¡ne; for tvventy years you shall men—and
we went over the top st Ypres they
have it to use.
Government in increasing food passed
And yet -tie not to bugl, hil^o».ly j
¡,
b o s t o e s > t o k w | ) on
cigars down the line and every
For, to my great amazement, when the ,
e
production
and
saving.
The
American
people,
as
Secre
man
stood
up and lit his cigar. We
cards
j sleeping.
tary
Baker
says,
“are
not
children
went
over
the top with cigars going
Were coming my way in the bloody J ) Q \’T' SPEND
and
a
smile
on our faces. If those ut
to be frightene I out of the path
Same
YO UR R ft\ n s
home
fear
to
meet their Maker, we do
of duty.” Ye' no one need fear
And I in triumph led my leading trump
not,
for
we
know
that we carry the
He slipped the joker from his flowing “I hope that the merchants of that the path of duty is the sure
arms
of
those
that
for right and
sleeve
j the country, upon a more careful path of death. When at parting
E. E. Williams has loaned the justice to all, large light
and
small,
and un
And with a ghoul-grin commandeered consideration of the subject, will the soldier says, “ Don’t worry. editor a copy of the Denison, til the day comes when people are
free
from
the
iron
heel
ami
assured
of a
Texas,
Herald
of
recent
date,
and
I
’ll
get
hack
all
right,”
the
chunc
v Yet - will t !? e I , tric
|C
'
j
-n
,
it
discontinue
their
efforts
to
sell
not despair, will notallow
...
peaceful
living
and,
if
need
he,
will
in
its
columns
was
found
an
inter
es
are—un!e>s
the
war
lasts
more
My royal feet to suffer from a chill, j merchandise and take Liberty
i
shed
our
last
drop
of
blood.
But with the battle cry, “Onward mit Loan Bonds in payment,” says than three years longer—fourteen est ing letter from one of the | ”1 do not wish you to worry if I have
Gott!”
! Secretary McAdoo.
to one that he will.—NewY’oik Williams family’s former neigh ] to go again for there are so many mure
I yet will strive to reach the shining The Secretary states that he World.
bors, now on leave in London poor men and women in Belgium and
Some parts of the letter are so in- France who are behind the German
Of my* ambitions, and if I should fail baS n° doubt * * merchants of-
who need some one’s help to free
t resting that the Express repro ! lines
I'll fade into oblivion, on my lips
| i°rini? take Liberty Ix>an Bonds
them.
feel it my duty to go again to
A redhot curse upon the meddling head in exchange for merchandise are
duces those paragraphs, as fol render I what
small help I can to bring
Of Uncle Sam, the guy who butted in actuated by patriotic motives,but
lows:
!
them
again
to
and freedom.
And knocked my crowing cockerel off
such transactions tend to de- Corvallis, Ore., Jan. 15.—An ” 1 hope you will not worry about me Well, I am glad their that home those
at home
too
much
at
home,
but
hope
it
may
feel
that
I
am
one
of
the
many
that
^ PeF—James Barton Adams. ; feat a Primary obJeCt of the bond Oregon man has won a place on give you some pleasura to know that light and bleed for them Hiid all they
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¡sales, as they discourage thrift the Plant Pathologist War Board, I carried out my duty well while in hold dear.”
If you want to^ hear the stor> and increase expenditures. Bonds
for twelve months and was one
of the trenches from three Can-! so taken in exchange in most a national organization formed to of action
four
that were recommended by our
Cook With Coal
increase
food
production
by
re
adian officers who have been cases are immediately sold in the
division
general
for
good
work
in
the
Forest Grove Planing Mill
woun ed, go to the Crescent open market, which tends to sup ducing the heavy losses due to fitld, though I do not expect to have has The
laid
in a supply of good fuel
theater,
Hillsboro, tomorrow press the market price and ad plant disea es. At th e recent any more of it.
war seems to lie going from I coal and is prepared to supply
night. Speaking b e g in s at 8 versely affects sales of future is national meeting of plant patholo had “The
to
worse
every day. Russia has consumers at a reasonable price.
gists
at
Pittsburg,
Prof.
H.
P.
o’clock. _____________
sues.
sold
us
out
and
it looks like the Yan- Order by telephone No 0232.
Barss, was named as the western
Sales of thrift stamps and war ; The strongest efforts are made member
nm xaanm am nr
of the Plant Pathologists
savings stamps in Oregon must by the Treasury Department to War Board,
being
(he
only
repre
average $50,000 each day of the, have these Government bonds sentative west of the Mississippi
year if Oregon is to reach its purchased for permanent invest- valley.
quota, and there is no doubt in ment by the people and paid for The board has undertaken a
the minds of those promoting the out of saving^, thus not only pro nation-wide campaign to reduce
campaign but that this amount viding funds for the Government the enormous looses to the prin
will be exceeded. At present the but effecting conservation of labor
crops by plant diseases Fed
sales are about $12,000 per day— and material; exchanging them cipal
aid will be sought for each of
wake up.
for merchand se therefore defeats eral
the states in pushing the cam
A colored woman was busily en- tb's PurPose-
paign. The annual loss in Oregon
gaged in emptying her saving’s WAR DEATHS
from plant diseases alone is six to
stocking at the War Savings
SEVEN PER CENT
ten million dollars.
Stamp window in the Portland One of the tricks of pro-Ger- Prof. Barss is getting together
postoffice. As the pennies, nickels, mans is to whimper it about that information on the crop losses in
dimes, quarters and an occasional for a soldier to be sent abroad is Oregon and the other western
half-dollar rolled out, the clerk his death warrant. Fighting men states to present to the Govern
said: “Aunty, this money m ust,sometimes unthinkingly aid the ment, in order that a correct idea
be the result of a number of years’ ; deception by repeating inexact of kthe annual damage may im
hard earned savings?” “Yessah,” , trench gossip that this or that press congress with the need of The Main street
replied the old mammy, “Yessah, command is “shot to pieces” with help in this work as part of the
ah been a savin’ it to bury masef !an incredible death list,
plan to increase food production
with, but ah got to thinkin’ it Secretary Baker sets such stor- during the war.
ovah, an’ ah just made up mah ies at rest in his letter to Senator All citizens of Oregon who are
Salesrooms
Portland Gas & Coke Company
Says Huns Are Beaten
I But Don’t Know It
Oregon Man on Plant
Disease Control Board
WE SELL
Lumber
Cement
Shingles
Roofing
We Buy
for Cash
and Sell
C-H-E-A-P
Lumber Yard
Copeland & McCready