Page Six THE BEAVERTON TIMES Friday, November 1, 1918. THE COMING TOWN ELEC TION MAY HOLD FATE OF BEAVERTON IN RESULTS The coming town election to be held in conjunction with the state election next Tuesday will in all probability be the most im portant election ever held in Bea verton. War has obscured poli tics and the small interest aroused in state and national pol itics by the president's appeal for a democratic congrses has fur ther served to cloud the local sit uation. But Beaverton stands today at the parting of the ways. Volume of town debt has now become a factor with which we must reckon. Members of. the present council have wrestled with the problem until they are well disgusted with trying to get anything done under the present charter while citizens whose in teracts should make them alive to the problems before the coun cil are apathetic to the last de cree. These men are unwilling to serve longer and to fail to get men elected m the coming elec tion who will take up the work of the town and carry it on to suc cess means that the present offi cials would have the burden of city administration thrust upon them for another two years. If they were willing to do this, the Times would be well content to let them. Bnt they are not and any attempt to force such re sponsibility upon them will dovbtless result in the surrender of the charter and the levying of taxes bv the county court to take care of the indebtedness. Jn this season when the mind of every man who is capable of handling the affairs of the town is engrossed with the larger and more vital problems growing out of war conditions, it is doubtless bad form to expect them to take interest in the politics of a small town. As a solution, the Times suggests that a ticket composed of the ablest women in the) town be written in the ballot on next Tuesday and that the affairs of Beaverton be turned over to them for the duration of the war and as much longer as they care to handle them. You would at least see the crossings kept clean, the walks m repair and the grass and brier vines (cut and we are willing to venture that they will not need a lawyer or a marshal to get it cione, euner. Some things must be left to the i charitable instincts of mankind. Uncle Sam has recognized this and has turned over to seven of the best charitable organizations in the world the task of enter taining and looking after the moral welfare of his men. That these seven organiza tions are doing their work well, Ho one has ever for a moment questioned. But in order that the work may not be wasteful nor the gathering of the funds burdensome, he has asked that the drive for the funds be con solidated into one. If the men who enjoy these things that make the soldier's life more tolerable could come to ;ou and ask you to give, there would be no stint to your gener osity. But they cannot come. Out where they watch tonight it is dark and damp and lurking dangers fill every shadow. In drives that have passed,' the message has been brought to you by men who had been where the bullets flew and where the unseen dangerl lurked in (the shadows of the night. But this time that message must be but printed one. Dangers lurk at r. -wtinsrs are for bidden and soliciting can be un dertaken only at grave peril. If on give, you must do so volun tarily. But the bovs across the water must not lack the things thev need because men here can not come to you and beg you to give the necessary support to the needed war work. As vou bought bonds without solicitation, so will you come for ward with a generous support of the vital war work which these brave and self-sacrificing men and women of the seven vital war activities are doing at so srreat a cost. Their hands will not be tied because we fail for we will not fail them. Until the organization of this war work ran be properly put in working shape here, the Times will be glad to receive and for ward to the proper authorities, any contributions for the United War Work. Let the response be as generous and unstinted in this drive as it has been in the past when urgent appeals were made and house to house canvasses al lowed no one to turn a deaf ear to' mercy's call. Vulcanizing IS THE MODERN METHOR FOR REPAIRING RUBBER GOODS. It makes any PUNCTURE or 3LQW-0UT in TIRES or TUBES as GOOD as NEW. It doubles the life of casings and saves you trouble and expense. ' ALL WORK GUARANTEED the Stipe Garage NEWS FROM THE NORTH SAVE THEM FROM A WORSE ENEMY THAN THE GERMAN ill" Win-. y I1 Will the Spanish "flu" prevent you trom doing your duty by the boys over there? Uncle Sam is mighty good to the boys who fight his battles. He cares for them the best he can. But there are some things he cannot do. (Continued from Page Four.) did not hear trom us lor six mts. What do you think of that? We haven't the Kaiser here, but one who would love to be the Kaiser. And the worst of it-is that we are so far awav that we have to put up with a lot that we would not need to if there wore more white people here. It will soon be different. I tell you we miss the Beaver ton people, especially our post mistress. You tell her for me that we all feel so sorry about the death of their sister. It seemed so sad. She was so young. JSlva, on the 16th I wi think of you. I am so srlad you' like your school work. Some day you can come up on a visit, but I do not think you would enjoy teach ing the natives as it would be rather lonesome for you. I have n't seen but one white woman since January. She came to see me in July, and stayed one week and I haven't spoken to a woman since. Wait until spring when I come out and I will talk you all to death. Mr. Ferguson has been very successful since coming here, so that I feel that I can put up with a little inconvenience. And I am so well and strong. I will begin picking blueberries and cranberries next week. The hills are covered, so we do not have to go very far from the house to get all we need. Warren has a fine store. He carries everything. He is run-1 ning it for a big fur company. Jle is over there alone. We . are eight miles from him. He has to do his own cooking. Last win ter I stayed in town and he ate with me most of the time. Who is living in our house ? We have never heard. Give our love to all your folks and remember us to Beaverton friends. And I want to thank you once more for your kind let ter. It did US SO much rmnr! tr. think you vould write to us. And wrte as soon as you fret this. From your friend. MRS. FERGUSON and family, j W.E.PEGG UNDERTAKER AND - FUNERAL DIKECTC3 licensed Embaline Calls answered day or u;nht. , Prompt Service. BEAVERTON - OREGON Dr. C. E. Mascn Phone Calls Answered Day and Night. BEAVERTON OREGON W. M. WERT Barber at the old Jack Hooper shop Haircuttlri'g Our Sepcialty. Laundry Agency. EEAVERTON OREGON FOR SALE. 4 room house 100x100 let, city water, electric lights, close in, cheap. See Mrs. F. M. Hobart or inquire at Times office. Dr. Thed. G. Hehi DENTIST Cady Building., :averton There is one place in Ee:ivei -ton where you can get r'fiie?n Trading Stun-or SPRANEST II And that's AT rt d cm. ' I s)nW i s)nlti i rism , it. Which More and Cheaper Fish HONEST LIVELIHOOD FOOD PRODUCTION HIGHER PRICED FISH Pleasure Seekers WASTE OF FOOD FISH Do You Want? 307 X HO Laboring Class 306 X YES SPORTSMEN III Keep The Price of Fish Down. Help Production of Fish. Eliminate Waste. VOT E 3Q7 X N O Read Argument in State Election Pamphlet. Clackamas County Fishermen's Union, Andrew Nater lin, Secretary, Oregon City, Oregon. (Paid Advt.)