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About Sherman County observer. (Moro, Sherman County, Or.) 1897-1931 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 1, 1918)
Z W The MORO. OREGON. Officili Paper fo fau Gouty. Entered ee »ecoed d a w n a tte r at the poet oftce at M oro. , o M jo n , July 25, 1891. . . . > C. L. I reland ---- Manager. "M y Country T ie of Thee, Sweet Land of L iberty.” W e w ill not be respqpaible for the neglect of subscribers to notify as of changes io their address. Nor will the notification of a Postmaster that the sub- scriber has “ Removed” settle the bill of a delinquent. V . What Punishment? O b serv er. F R I D A Y ____ N o /e m b e r 1. 1918 / We come suddenly awake and read that the Germane offer to give up the wgr on the President’s condition* of peace, and the fear gripe our hearts that having won the war we are in danger of losing the peace. We review those condition* in the light of their acceptance, and they are open to endless definition*. The Lon don Time* put* Its finger on two w*ak place* In the fourteen point*. It says: “They contain no specific provision for any single one of the manifold crimes. Nor do they make any refer ence to the arraignment of the master criminals who Inspired the organised atrocities." The President has called for the "de- atructidn Of every arbitrary power any where that can separately, secretly and of Its own single cholc« disturb the peace of the world"; but he has never called specifically for the de struction of Germany’s power. The President has called for guar antees that "national armaments wiH be reduced to the lowest point consist 1 ent with domestic safety'; he hag never called explicitly for the disarm 7Äa/ good Gravely taste ! longer than a big hunk of ordinary plug. Each piece is packed in a p o u c h . These are the plain facts about Gravely Plug T o bacco. I t gaaa fa rth er— th at’a wAy ysw M a f « Skr gaast taste a f thia daaa af tabacca arithaal aatra cast. . PEYTON BRAND P D G R A VELY T O B A C C O C O , D A N V IL L E VA Z F O S S <&, C O . M O in c . R O /O R E . GARAGE Blacksmith and Machine Shop Firestone | | R p The peace of the world today hinges on the right of the German people to have a decisive voice and vote in the affairs of thelc. country. If they had had such participation In the affairs of their country In 1914 there wduld have been no world war. In years past a large percentage of the voters at each election have not appreciated their opportunity to have a voice In the guiding affairs of their country. They have neglected to make use of fhelr rights given them by others who have for centuries fought for these privileges. Such noglectful and slothful people are moral slackers. It is as much a moral crime against your community to refuse to do your civic duty as It is to refuse to keep up your end in any of the war activi ties or Liberty Bond drives. Go to the polls and vote. As an economic measure the Normal School bill is a winner. It costs $60 a year to instruct each pupil in the public schools of Oregon; 20,000 fall to make their grade each year. State Superintendent Churchill says that 40 per cent of the failures are due to poor and untrained teachers, thus $400,000 Is spent annually In re-teachlng these children. The millage provided in the measure would produce about $7$,000,. hence the state would save the differ ence betwen $400,000 and $76,000 by having trained teachers. i R e a l G rav e ly is th e common-sense chew for men. It is economical A man gets hi* tobacco sat isfaction out of a smaller chew and fewer of them. The good Gravely taste lasts a long while. Tw o or three smallsquaresof Real G ra v e ly stays with you ament of Germany, on land and » ag g criminal nation that eannot be trusted either to bear arms or to have access to the means of their produc tion. Always the President has talked and written of Justice and principles and Ideals of human relationship abstract ly, In a language Germany cannot un derstand. He has called for victory, but never for the moral punishment of Germany (hereafter. i Goodyear Gas, Oils, Grease and Accessories Auto R epairing and Storage Iron, Steel and Coal, H ard w o o d C arriage and W a g o n M aterial. LETTERS FROM OUR MORO SOLDIER BOYS FL McDowell Cal i t Oct 2«, 1918. same for jmu. We enjoyed |he many Dear Editor and Friends: answers w e received from the previous It Is Just three weeks ago this after letter. noon since we landed on thia Island. Sincerely your friend, I have learned a great many things Geo. Hansen. which I knew practically nothing about " 3rd Ret. Co. Ft. McDowell, before I came here. Angel Island, California. We are still under quarantine for P. 8. We surfc enjoy to get the Spanish Flue. The Doctors say it Is Observer. on the decrease and they are hoping the epidemic will soon be over and "With the Colors” at Camp Fremont, the quarantine raised. CaL, Co. B. 62nd Infantry. Yon know It is very hard for the , Oct 19, 1918. officers to stay on this island being they are used to go to Frisco as often Friend Mr. Ireland: Since last writing you have been as they wanted, but of course it doesn’t transferred from Cam* Lewis to here, make any difference If we recruits ever get away, bat believe me we are in and spent the first two weeks In the hopes of leaving as soon as the quaran camp casual quarters, one being spent tine Is lifted. We are to go either in intensive drilling and bayonet to Fremont, which is close to Frisco work, the other on the rifle range, or to Camp Kearney 600 miles south shooting and running targets while of here and close to San Diego. The others were shooting. After that was ones in the "Spruce Division go north transferred Into a regular n g : meat to Vancouver. If I had my say I with which-I am now drilling. This camp la located in the jaata would go north as I like the climate of Clara valley, which * ls a .»uautlful Oregon much better than I do this. It will be Better after we become ac piece of country. I would have liked customed to the climate and surround to look around a bit, but as the camp ings here. The air is very cold at has been In quarantine for Spanish night and In the morning the water influenza have not had a chance. And run* off the roof like rain. It is here Just a word to those who have very warm here thru the middle of relatives here. Will say there is no the day but we have to wear our cause for alarm as the government of coats all the time by orders of the ficials have taken proper steps and Surgeon General. If It were 200 degrees have things well In haftd, the quaran Farenhiet and the Surgeon General tine being chiefly on account of the said "Wear your Blouse" It would be Influenza conditions in towns sur - wear it. But we are In the army now. rounding the caipp. There are no barracks here to quar We have been issued more bedding. Now each man has two sheets, three ter the men In, we all live In tepts good blankets and a pillow. We sleep 16x16 feet, with two foot board walls and floored, each of these housing six warm enough. ■ The grub here Is also much better men. It Is hardly as convenient as than at first. This Is yesterday’s Lewis, but probably climatic condi menu. Breakfast; Mush, Fruit, Bread tions especially in the winter, offset and coffee and Jelly. Dinner; Pota or rather eve*- the score. The regiment I am with is in the toes, Chicken, Green Peas, Beans, Salad, Bread and Butter and Coffee. Eighth Division. There are several Supper; Fried Spuds, Meat, Bread and more home boys with It, but I have Butter, Pudding and good watermelon not located them, as to when it will go and tea. So you see we live fine. over do not know, and am not to tell The Menu changes every day. Some if I did. But, as I said before, we are In quarantine and right now Over days it is rather poor. The poor fellows in the hospital are There is closer than San Francisco, the ones who don’t get much to eat. which Is only thirty miles away. Your friend, They all look starved when they get Thomas Douma. out and they say “Oh, now for some Co. B. 62nd Infantry, Camp Fremont thing to eat." They say the Nurses In In an effort to start a single tax wedge Into Oregon, C. 8. Jackson has Initiated a bill which will be voted on at thp election next month to stop the publication of the delinquent tax notices. While this is not a single tax measure direct it is a "starter" and by getting the measure adopted It will be a stepping stone to other simi lar measures which will be Initiated from time to time by this adroit follow- the Base Hospital gre fine and take good care of their patients. Of course er of U’Ren. this like everything else varies. To day Is Inspection so we have to Open Letter to tie Public have a hair cut, shave and our shoes shined and our legglns and uniform Bank of Moro, Moro, Oregon. clean. Our bedding has to be folded TO THE PUBLIC— anYl placed Just "so" on the bed and I cannot refrain from resenting pub our "War Bags" have to look neat licly the recent action of our illustri and no dirty clothe* 1* supposed to ous President. be In thegB. I forgot his Election 81ogan, “He They had several "Boxing Bouts” Kept us Out of War" and have support here yesterday, given in honor of the ed his every act;, have paid for his Lieutenant who was physical trainer advertising, and have contributed to here and Is now going to Camp Kear every demand. But I can not accept ney. bis last edict to “vote for nothing but We see submarines go by here every democrats." day and many large boats pass here I consider this a slap at my Amerl- also. I never really understood the can Ism and against the principles of meaning of Camouflage until I came our form of Government. This Is not here and saw some of its work. I a democratic war but a war for de am now referring to the painting of mocracy and for all of our people. these large vessels. They are painted L. E. Barnum, In various color* and the colors are Republican State and Central Com so peculiarly united that you can hard mitteeman for Sherman Co. ly determine the slse of the boat or the distance from land. It Is perfectly Mrs. Sloat and daughter, mother wonderful. * -- Of an evening we can go down on and sister of Mrs. C. C. Richmond, left Saturday for their home at Port the beach and as we set there and land, after a two weeks visit in Sher look at the mad waves break upon the man county. rocks we can see Seals, Sea Lions, etc., Jump out of the water. Well dear friend It Is now Mess Time so must stop. We are both well (Babe and I) and our wishes Is The Note: Since writing the above Mr. Douma has been transferred to the east and Is now probably on the ocean enroute to France. Corporal R. J. Elcock of 91st Division W rites From Overseas. Somewhere In France, Oct. 1, 1918. Well, folks, how Is everything In the old country? Tightening up a bit I suppose. I landed here safe and sodnd after our wonderful trip across. The was not rough as I expected It to be so did not feed the fishes. You should have seen us when we loaded on our first train in France. The cars were side door pullmans. On the sides waf* written 8 chevals or 40 homines, 8~horses or 40 men. A U. 8. car would make 3 of the French. I was over the highway which Na poleon was 8 years constructing, also saw a building erected In the year 1200 and It didn’t look as old as it m ight We have a great time trying to talk with the French but I can “Parley Voo” to them if they can “Parley Voo’ any English. Must say one thing more. We are get ting plenty to eat, even sometimes It Is ctfened Willie and hardtack. Sincerely, Corporal Robert J. Elcock. W e H a v e in S to c k F or Y o u r S e r v ic e (REPAREDNESS is the magic word today. It is on every tongue. Are you prepared for sickness or business misfortune? Have you enough cash to tide you over? If you haven’t a bank account make up yonr mind to open one today. If you have an account* decide to increase i t The man with the substantial bank account can look the world in the face. A good balance in bank beget* ' confidence. It makes for independence. The business map with a good balance in bank always is prepared to take advantage of an opportunity to buy cheaply for ready cash. BE PREPARED WITH A BANK BOOK FOB ANY EM ERGENCY. ” << Baqk of MORO, OREGON M - H H I 1J4 I I 1 4 H - H - l - m i l 11 » 4 -H 11 I I 4 U I 1 I I I I I I I 4 4 4 -+ 4 Ï W h ic h More and Cheaper Fish HONEST LIVELIHOOD FOOD PRODUCTION , HIGHER PRICED FISH Pleasure Seekers WASTE OF FOOD FISH D o YOU w a n t? 307 X NO 306 X YES L a b o rin g Class SPORTSMEN Keep th e price of fish down. Help production of fish. E lim in ate waste. V o te 307 x No Read arg u m en t In State Election Pam phlet Clackamas County Fishermen’s Union, Oregon City, Oregon. / Andrew Naterlin, Secretary, (paid advt> Cates Half Sole Tires Half the price of a new tire Makes your did casings new Guaranteed Puncture Proof 3500 Miles t Inquire of your local dealers Foss ft Co., Hulery Bros. Cates & Co., The Dalles, Oregon V u lc a n iz in g a S p e c ia lt y IEE TUBA TRACTOR M A D E IN T H R E E S IZ E S 200,000 feet of lumber 1 2 -2 0 2 0 -3 5 4 0 -7 0 Rock Springs Coal A good supply of posts Cement and Building Materials GINN, COLEMAN & CO. In f a c t , w e c a n f i x y o u u p f o r M ORO, OREQON I hat new room ; that porch, ¡m achine shed, or anything else you may need. J u d g e A . S . B e n n e t t o f T h e D a lle s i* a candidate for SUPREME JUDGE to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Judge Moore. There are no regular party candidates for this office and the name of your choice Will have to be written in. There is no politics ic this office and if there were, there are now six Repubicans on the Supreme Bench. One Democrat out of seven would not seem more than fair. Agents for the Counties of Sherman Gilliam and Wasco The part of the ballot referring to Supreme Judge w ill look like this: Tum-A-Lum Lumber Co, z • • For Justice of the Supreme Court Vote for One Evans, H. W ., of Douglas County, Socialist Johns, Chari«* A ., of Multnomah County . Republican A* 2?’* J H.U. Martin, Manager, Moro For Justice of the Supreme Court — To fill Vacancy Caused by the Death of Justice Frank A. Moore Vote for One t X «■■■■■■ A . S. 8 « n n « ff If you wish to vote for Judge Bennett write in his name—A. S. Bennett—in the place Indicated above and be sure and mark the cross before his name. . J. T. Rorick, Geo. G. Blakeley. H. T. Hopkins. A. 8. f Bennett Cam paign Committee, The Dalles, Oregon. - paid adv. , l . All necessary parts will be car ried at Moro and a complete sup ply of parts will be carried at Spokane, Washington. COME IN AND LET'S TALK IT OVER
