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NEWBERG, YAM H ILL COUNTY. OREGON. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 28, 1918
LIFE ON THE
CAMPAIGNING IN
ISLAND OF GAUM
THE HOLY LAND
pendent
G r a ph ic
Sergeant
W iley G. Bonney
LYCEUM OPENS
THE NEW TAX
SATURDAY NIGHT
LAW A PUZZLE
PROMINENT WELSH TENOR COMING
Sam Lewi* One of Country's Best Ballad Singers
A. ——
Bess Gearhart Morrison, Header and Adds Great Responsibility to
Entertainer W ill Give the
iff» Say» The Hillsboro
Extract» From Diary Kept by Stan­
ley
Bates, Member
of
a
While Stanley Bates, brother of
Rev. Alfred Bates, of Salem, stopped
soldierly duties long enough to dip
his tobacco can in Jacob’s well, and
just as he was about to lift it' to
his Ups, a Turk pullet whised by
and punctured the veaeel. How he
swam in tbe river Jordan, rode the
5-cent "Jitneys” of tbe desert, and
carried on modern warfare in an­
cient Egypt, is told In a diary sent
to* bis brother. He was wounded
several times.
In one battle in
which Bates took p art,'o f the 240
men brbo went in with him, only 23
came out unhurt.
Stanley Bates Is a member o f the
Devona, a British regiment ordered
to sail for France and sudenly sent
to Egypt instead.
"W e went around the coast o r
Prance, visited • Paris, Lyons and
other cities," says the dlarf. " A f ­
ter traveling ten days by train, we
arrived In Italy and stayed In rest
camps at Paenca, a junction of a
tine to Florence, through the Ap­
ennines, Burcona and other cities.
I had a good swim in tbe Adrtatic
sea. saw the beautiful grape vines
and was interested in watching tbe
oxen used for (plowing and on the
roads f o ^ team work, instead of
horses. All the girls were barefoot,
as the climate was very hot. We
traveled in electric trains through
the snow-oovered Alps. Sailed« from
Taranto, Italy, crossed tbe Med­
iterranean and landed in Alexan­
dria after eight days.
I thought
the, Egyptians working on the docks
were women with overalls on. T h e
boas in charge used his whip freely.
'"W e felt the heat terribly here,
on onr
are a number o f half-American chil­
dren (Musteeos) running around
thyre.
The houses of the upper
class could be visited, but they were
not sociably inclined.
Sometimes the transports would
be late in arriving with supplies
and they would fall back on canned
beef and hardtack.
Yet turtles
were abundant and a turtle steak
delicious than chicken,
also fish. A great sport
shooting and killing sharks,
which had to be hit in the head to
be mortally wounded. The natives
would bring in the dead ones and
get the meat to eat. while those
who did the shooting received the
back bones, with which they fash­
ioned valuable swivel eangg. One
made by Sergeant Bonney, valued
at a high figure, was stolen from
him.
Guam is said to be the key to the
Pacific .and a coaling station, mil­
lions of tons of coal being brought
in from the state of Washington
and Japan, mostly from the latter.
There is another Island about as
big 1 m the Woodburn postofftce
building, not far away and another
belonging to Japan 100 miles south.
American soldiers are not allowed
to marry natives but a few have
done so after their terms of enlist­
ment have expired. The cllmat£
there is somewhat like that of
southern California, though a little
warmer. — One
authority
refers
to Gaum as the Mariana Archipel­
ago, ceded to Spain by the United
States December 10, 1898. It lies
In a direct line from San Prancisco
to the southern part of the Phil­
ippines and is 6,044 miles from San
Prancisco and 1,608 miles from Ma­
nila. It is about 30 miles long and
100 miles In circumference and has
a population of 12,617. The Inhab­
itants are mostly immigrants or de­
scendants of immigrants from the
Philippines, the original race of the
Mariana Islands being nearly ex­
tinct.
The prevailing language is
English.
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On June 27, 1917, Sergeant Bon*,
ney was sent with 216 marines on
the Brooklyn to Vladivostok, Rus­
sia, arriving there July 1, 'but it
was found the force was insufficient
and they were replaced by the 27th
and 31st marines later and return­
ed to Guam. If they had been re­
tained he would have remained
there probably for two rears longer.
Sergeant Bonney will leave for
the East December 6, visiting Wash­
ington. D. C.. then go to Quantlco,
Virginia. He Is In the pink of per­
fection of physical manhood.
and chameleons. On onr arrival at
Kantura we were served with drill
uniform, short knickers sun hats
and sand glasses. We marched the
first day about eight miles across
tbe desert.
The sand was ankle
deep and we had just one bottle of
water a day for washing, shaving
and to drtnk. We saw a native fu­
neral; The mourners made a great
noise, sang and danced.
After a
hard fight for Gaxa we moved to
Samson’s Ridge.
It was here we
saw the gates carried by the famous
strong man of Biblical times.
•"Visited Jacob’s well.
As y©u
can imagine, I wanted to drink
from it, so I used a Dixie tobacco
can— the
only
thing
available
Just then an enemy sbell burst
right near me and punched a hole
right through tbe can.
" I bad a good swim in the River
Jordan.
"W e reached Jaffa and here
found oranges, dates and lemonB In
abundance. We encountered heavy
fighting here.
In December we
fought In the Judean hills in Pal­
estine.
Rained all day Christmas.
Had hardly anything to eat. Only
a biscuit and a small can of bully
beef between six of us men. It was
here I was wounded in the face, and
still carry the scar. Impossible to
get change of clothes ,or water.
“ Later, we reached Beersheba.
Several of our boys died from ex­
haustion. It was very cold after we
left Beersheba.
"N ext day we prepared for ad­
vance on Jerusalem, the Scotch on
our right and the Irish on our left
all singing ‘Jerusalem the Golden.’
After a hard ifight we succeded In
taking it. We were then allowed
five days’ leave and. accompanied
by guides, we saw ’The Holy Sep­
ulchre,' ‘The Mount of Olives’ and
all places of Interest In sacred his­
tory.
"N ext morning we left for Beru-
kln, heard the news that our bat­
tery would move, none knew where,
but iwe packed up and arrived at
Kantara. Here we had five days’
leave to go to Cairo. Had a delight­
ful time cljmbing the Pyramids;
■aw the Sphinx.
It cost us one
piastre or five cents to ride on a
camel.
Here we received orders
to go to France, so we lef* Egypt
on the H. M. S. Malwa. P ine trip.
Stopped at Malta and later at Mar­
seilles and It was at the latter
placet we saw the first white people
we had seen in ten months.
"Had route marches, gas drills,
etc. and late.' went to Rhelms. On
my arrival there I « as presented
Independent
First Bom ber
British Regiment
Sergeant W iley O. Bonney, son of
Mr. and Mrs. George P. Bonney of
this city, who is home on a 30 days’
.furlough, has served in the marines
for the past four years, most of the
time being spent in the barracks of
Guam.
8ergeant Bonney enlisted in the
marine corps October fi, 1S;4. In
1»1< he became corporal and the
folowlng year was promoted to ser­
geant. He re-enlisted October 4 for
the duration o f ithe war. On bis
way home he left Guam May .28,
arriving at tb t Philippines June 6,
departing from there September 24,
and coming via Guam and Hono­
lulu, arrived in 8anFranclsco Oct.23.
L ife at Guam can be imagined
when it is Btated that the island is
nothing but rock with a limited
number o f banana and coooanut
trees and lemon chino bushes grow­
ing. There were always from 400
to 600 soldiers at the barracks and
the only pastimes that broke the
monotony were holiday field meets
and playing base ball the year
around, some o f the natives proving
fast men at the national sport.
However, he had occasional trips
on the Brooklyn to other islands,
sometimes being given short notice
before departure. He went to the
Philippines, China. Japan, Russia
and the South 8ea Islands, these
trips each consuming from 40 to
60 days.
The natives of Guam are a cross
between Spanish and some other
nationality that Sergeant Bonney
eeulA sever learn. The natives are
called Chamoro. The men In the
barracks are not pllowed to associ­
ate with the native women, those
fht
.
Sam Lewis, the well knows Welsh, tenor, is soon to be heard here la
yceum. He is appearing at the head of His own concert organisation this
eason and has an exceptionally talented company of assisting artists. Mr.
ewis first gained distinction and tame through his ability as a ballad singer,
ut he Is now ns wall known for his stork in the operatic field. He has one
f . the beet tenor Voices of the younger generation of singers, of splendid
otume and glorious in its doop, rioh tones.
Miss Roth Lavery, the Chicago violinist, Miss Irene Harruf, accompanist
id soprano soloist, sad Mian In k e r Hopkins, render, comprise tbe balance
will be
of the musical events
f this splendid company.
*f tbs
with a sev-.n-poun i c<in i t candy
and cookies which bad been sent
by Mrs. J. S. Harbison. of uaFay-
ette, Oregon, and remailed from
Egypt to me there. It was great.
We saw the beautiful R1
understanding arose in Genes la, ae
that "it ts plain this Adam creation
is the record of misunderstanding
about man."
But where does he
get all that? Tbe verse says, (Gen.
and went Into tbe Rhelms forest
for the murderous attack we en­
countered. I was wounded the sec­
ond day we were, there, and my
chum, wbo had been with me for
18 months, was wounded about five
minutes after. Of the 240 men in
my regiment who went Into action
215 were killed and I was one of
the 26 who got out alive. A piece
of Shrapnel struck me in the right
arm and I was sent to a large Amer­
ican hospital and afterward sent to
,
, .
“ ,
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‘
a convalescent hoepltal on the south
coast of Prance.’
faee of the ground."
I f a mist or dew is a misunder­
standing. <u>u waters the parched
ground, softening it as with show-
em. a few more such misunder­
standings would be a good thing in
a dry season.
Jehu.
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BEW
FLOURING
M ILL FOR FO R TLAED
Portland will soon have another
flour mill under construction. The
Eagle Flour Mills, that will be
B
,
erected adjoining the public ele­
vator, will have a capacity of 1,000
barrels per day. It Is the Intention
A MIST OB M ISURDERSTABDIRG of the company to proceed with the
........work at once and it is expected the
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recent contributor to the mill will be completed, ready to
Graphic aays. that a mist or nils- grind for the new crop.
TH E PRESIDENT’S
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T h an k sgiv in g P roclam ation
“ It has long been our custom to turn in the Autumn of the
year in praise and thanksgiving to Almighty God for His many
blessings and mercies to us as a Nation. This year we have special
and moving cause to be grateful and rejoice. God'has given us
peace. It has »not come as a mere cessation of arms, a mere relief
from the strain and tragedy of war. It has come as |a great tTi-
umph of right. Complete'victory has brought us. not peace alone,
but the confident promise of a new day as well, in which Justice
shall replace force and Jealous intrigue among the nations.
“ Our gallant armies have participated in a triumph which is
not,marred or stained by another purpose*.of selfish aggression.
In a righteous cause they have won immortal glory and have
nobly served their Nation in serving mankind. God has. Indeed,
been gracious. We have cause for such rejoicing as revives and
strengthens In us all the best traditions of our National hlRtory.
A new day shines about us, in which our hearts take new courage
and look forward with hope to new and greater duties.
“ W hile we render thanks for these things, let us not forget to
seek divine guidance In the performance of those duties and divine
mercy and forgiveness for all errors of act or purpose, and tpray
that'in a ll that we tioiw e shall strengthen the ties of friendship
and mutual respect upon which we must assist to build the new
structure of peace and good will among nations.
“ Wherefore, I. Woodrow Wilson, President of the United States
of America, do hereby designate Thursday, the 28th day/of No­
vember next, aa a day of Thanksgiving and prayer,, and invite the
people throughout the land to cease upon that day from their
ordinary occupations and Ih their several homes and places of
worship to render thanks to God, the ruler of nations.
“ In witness wherof, I have hereunto eet my hand and caused
the eeal o f the United States to he affixed.
"Done in tbe District of Columbia this sixteenth day ,of No­
vember, in the year of our Lord One Thousand Nine Hundred
and Eighteen and -of the Inependence o f the United States o f«
America the 143rd
"WOODROW WILSON.’?
"B y the President,
Robert Lansing. Secretary of State."
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Saturday night o f this week Bess
Gearhart Morrison, the entertainer
and Impersonator who is more than
a mere reader of selections, will
open the 1 yceum course at Wood-
Mar Hall.
Mrs. Morrison is an ehterpreter
of life, although a comparatively
young woman, ana she has had a
wealth of experience which falls to
the lot o f bat few people. She has
known want and trouble and Joy.
She has touched life and has ex­
perienced, the things she gives to
her audiences.
Her hearers lose
sight o f the fact that Mrs. Morrison
ts before them, and see and hear
only the characters she presents.
They actually live the experiencee
which she pictures. It is this abil­
ity to withdraw one’s personality
and to substitute therefor the per­
sonality of the characters -presented
on the platform which marks the
real artist. It is the dividing line
between mediocrity and greatness
and it is tbe universal verdict of
the audiences throughout practi­
cally all the states of the middle
West in, which Mrs. Morrison has
been appearing for more than a
dosen years, that in this element of.
true greatness she surpasses all othe
er women readers on the platfoAn.
The dates for the other numbers
have not been set but there will he
at least one other given before the
holidays.
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Since
the last
announcement
made, a change has been made by
substituting Ralph Pariette for Kes-
singer, it being quite uncertain
about the latter being able to fill a
date on account of tbe delay oc-
If the law repealing publication
of delinquent tax list just adopted
at tbe November election is permit­
ted to stand it is likely the o ffice
of sheriff In Oregon counties w ill
go begging, for capable men w ill
declare that they cannot afford to
take the chance of financial ruin
entitled by its provisions.
Even
should the people realize the blun­
der that has been m a d e lt will not
be possible to either repeal
amend the »aw for
years, for action must
the initiative, and sheriff»
this year face disagreeable
qnences. ft is said that moat
sheriffs elected this year, white
fully informed o f the threatening
provisions of the law, did not take
them seriously, believing that the
people would understand what was
being attempted and would rebnko
the abuse of the initiative by d e ­
feating the measure by an over­
whelming vote.«
It is extremely
probable that had they believed
there was any chance of the pas­
sage of the law most of them would
have declined to become candidate«.
Sheriff Alexander is one of tho
Officials wbo is somewhat stunned,
and while not prepared to make a
definite statement this week said
that study o f the provisions o f tho
law convinced him that notwith­
standing the economy prominedyby
the abolishment of
publication,
heavy expense would • be incurred
in carrying out tbe requirement*
which ere substituted.
Not only
that, but the sheriff was placed in
a bad predicament, for the law
;as the official liable for dam-
State Senate.
Pariette has
peared here in the past when he
made quite e hit with his audience.
Season tickets are on sale at $2
for the adults, 81 for children up
to 12 years and 81.50 for those from
12 to 16 years of age.
The time Is short and those wbo
desire tickets should get busy.
Tickets are in the hands of a num­
ber of young people and also may
be purchased at Kienle's Music
Store and at the Graphic office.
Reserved seats may be secured at
Kienle’s Music Store at 9 o'clock
Saturday morning.
Speaklng of the difficulty in g iv ­
ing written notice to actual owner*
Mr. Alexander said that there a r *
many parcels on the roll the real
owner of which is unknown and
could only be ascertained by cleri­
cal work which will add a great
expense.
Holder o f the certificate
of delinquency is known and ala*
the last owner, and notices and pub­
lication have been in the name o f
the last owner.
Another instance he mentioned
of the great difficulty of giving no­
tice to actual owners by letter in­
stead of publication were the trans­
fers which are being made contin­
uously. especially id the case o f
platted tracts and lots.
A mort­
gage might be foreclosed and title
pass, a land company might be
selling a tract on payments with
the property standing in the com­
pany's name and with the final
payment a deed being made, chang­
ing the actual owner, and the new
owner might immediately transfer
all or a part of tbe property to a
third owner.
Keeping track o f
thefe intricate affairs would cause
much laboV and expense, with al­
ways the chance that the sheriff
might overlook a transfer and be­
come liable for heavy damages.
It Is true that the law makes it
the duty of the owners to keep the
tax collector informed of their
names and addresses and makes his
certificate of sending and posting
notice conclusive so far as certifi­
cates of delinquency are concerned,
thus
completely
protecting
the
buyer of these certificates.
But
the burden is placed upon the sher­
iff of seeing that the numerous al­
terations in ownership are placed
upon the roll, and if a slip is made
anywhere he is held financially re­
sponsible.
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LUM BER JABES
Women are working now in the
great lumber mills of Puget Sound.
Dour old mill-workers o f the male
persuasion, hostile to the new sis­
terhood. call It the development of
heif power.”
In one of the world’s greatest
mills, At Seattle. I found nearly one
hundred women and girls blithely
at .work In every department of the
industry. By their male co-workers
they are catalogued as follows:
Lumberettes. who are the "kid
girls,” *16 to 20 years: lumberines,
young married women, 20 to 30
years.“" lumber janes, the eldedly
ones. 30 to 66 years; lumberinos,
grass widows of any age. usually
between 30 and 60 years.
They .are * Jolly bunch, peevish
sometimes. #but usually in good hu­
mor. which makes for efficiency.
The opposite is true of th% men.
They ar^ obsessed by the feeling
that they are culls, capable only of
competing with "skirts.”
The Amazons don't wear skirts,
however, while at work. They don
overalls and some of them wear
them on the street.
Some have
their hair cut short: others wear
it tied down, or knotted in braids.
They wear belts and shoulder-braces
and know the value of leather
wristlets.
The women don't ask any odds of
the men. They take care of them­
selves. too. They are proving their
courage, spirit and physical stami­
na. One day a lumber Jack "got
too fresh” with a wotnan co-worker.
Instead o f squealing for aid. she
squared off and let fly a hammer-
fisted right, landing solidly on the
point o f his jaw. He was absent In
dreamland while the women count­
ed ten.— Charles Phillip Norton In
the December Sunset.
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Bring your Job work to the
Graphic office.
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TH E BUSY BEE
Mr. Gibson, well known farmer
who is Just beginning in the hee
Industry which is growing into
prominence in this section o f the
country, states that from a start
of 60 colonies he sold this year 81.-
400 worth of .honey, an average of
323 to the stand. Mr. Gibson states
that in consideration of the fact
that his bees required so little at­
tention it Is a profitable by-product
of a farm.
It is understood that Mr. Pen­
nington. one of the largest honey
producers, sold 814.000 last year
and this year 818.000 worth o f
honey. He has about 1100 colonies.
-i-Vale Enterprise.
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