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> A u rora Observer AURORA Published Every Thursday VOL. VII. $ 1 .2 5 a Y e a r AURORA, MARION COUNTY, OREGON, JANUARY 24, 1918. GERMAN ALIENS TO REGISTER BETWEEN FEBRUARY 4th and 9th, 1918. MACKSBURG GERMANS ARE LOYAL TO THE RED CROSS By Proclamation of the President of the United States, all German aliens are hereby notified that all natives, citizens, denizens, or subjects of the German Empire or Imperial German Government, being males of the age of fourteen years and upwards on regis tration day, who are within the United States and not actually naturalized as American citizens, are required to register as alien enemies. The dates of registration, within the State of Oregon, have been fixed by Attorney General of the United States to commence at 6:00 a. m. on February 4th and to continue on each day suc cessively thereafter between the hours of 6:00 a. M. and 8:00 p. m. up to and including the 9th day of February 1914, at 8:00 p. m. All German aliens residing or being within the city of Aurora or vicinity are hereby required to present them selves for registration at the Post-Office in said city to the Postmaster who has been designated by the Attorney Gen eral as Assistant Registrar of said city, and to complete their registration on or before the 9th day of February 1918, at 8:00 p. m. Any German alien, required to regis ter, who fails to complete hiB registra tion within the time fixed therefor, or who violates, or attempts to violate, or of whom there is reasonable grounds I to believe that he is about to violate j any regulation duly promulgated by the ! President of the United States,or these Regulations, in addition to all other penalties prescribed by law, is liable to restraint, imprisonment and detention for the duration of the war, or to give 1 security, or to remove and depart from the United States in the manner pre scribed by law. Forms of registration affidavits, registration cards, and instructions to registrants, and other necessary forms) will be furnished by the Postmaster. I Mrs, Diana Snyder, Postmaster and Assistant Registrar. A PARABLE The soldier threaded his weary Way back to the Colonel’s dugout. He had been in half a dozen skir mishes with the enemy in as many weeks. He was still intact but scratched and wearied from crawl ing fhrough barbed wire and in and out of shell craters. He entered the dugout and sal uted with click of heels and hand to cap. "Colonel,” he said, “I think I will have to quit. The battles are getting to be so many. It’s rather too much of a good thing. I have given about all I can of time and strength and blood to this war. I am going home.” No; the incident didn’t happen. But Why shouldn’t it? There are lots of civilians here at home turn ing down BUch appeals as the Red Cross and the Liberty Loans be cause "the calls are so many." N O . 46 Recited Before the Oregon Grand Lodge, Knights of Pythias By Union B. Hunt, President of the Insurance Department of the Pythian Order. Your flag and my flag And how it flies to-day In your land and my land And half a world away! Rose-red and blood-red The stripes for ever gleam; Snow-white and soul-white— To good forefathers’ dream: Sky-blue and true blue, with stars to gleam aright- The gloried guidon of the day; a shelter through the night, Your flag and my flag! And, oh how much it holds— Your land and my land— Secure within its folds! Your heart and my heart Beat quicker at the sight; Sun-kissed and wind-tossed— Red and blue and white. The one flag~the great flag—the flag for me and you Glorified all else beside-the red and white and blue! Your flag and my flag! To every star and stripe The drums beat as hearts beat And fifers shrilly pipe! Your flag and my flag— A blessing in the sky; Your hope and my hope! It never hid a lie! Home land and far land and half the world around Old Glory hears our glad salute and ripples to the sound!- INSURANCE OFFICIALS The Farmers Fire Relief Assn, held their annual meeting at Butte- vllle on January 16th.\ Newly elect ed directors are John Murray for two years, Mr. Chas. Kuensting for 2 years and W. F. Young for one year. \ The officers of the Association are Jas. P. Feller, President, John Murray, Vice President, G. H. Bee- bee, secretary and C. J. Espy of Donald Treasurer. An animated meeting was held, views on different subjects being exchanged. The condition of the FIRST SHOWING International Styles and Fabrics for Spring and Summer are now on display, and await the inspec tion of discriminating men who appreciate the im portance of E TO MEASURE CLOTHES The fabrics this season are of exceptional beauty and in ratio to cost of materials the values are of the most astounding character. We recommend an ex penditure, say between $18.00 and $30.00 SADLER S KRAUS ----- ---------THE BEST FOR THE PRICE--------------- Association is extremely good hav ing on hand the largest surplus ever held since the organization of the Association. The ladies of the Butteville Red Cross furnished a delicious dinner in -Grange Hall, which everybody partook of. The Hop Growers’ .Fire Relief Association held their regular an nual meeting at Butteville on, Jan uary 15tih. Newly elected direct ors are John Murray for three years, and J. C. Murphy for two years. Officers of the Association are John Murray, Pres., J. C. Murphy, Vice Pres., G. H. Beebee, secretary and Guy N. Hickok, Treasurer. The good showing is something of which the officers and directors may well be proud, and to ,the faithful efforts of the secretary who has been "on the job” all the tim'e, the excellent condition of the asso ciation is in no small part due. The business o£ the Farmers’ Fire Re l i e f Association has increased steadily for years, until it has now become no small factor in the in surance field of the Willamette Valley. REBEKAHS INSTALL Deputy Grand President, Mrs. Anna Heinz, installed the following officers of Western Hope Rebekah Lodge of Aurora, Thursday night January 17: Noble Grand, Rosa Damm; Vice I grand, Cordia Wiegand; secretary, ¡Jessie Gray; treasurer, Emma ¡Berg; warden, Audrey Sweet; | chaplain, Mrs. Edith Carpenter; conductor, Hattie Nelson; right ¡supporter N. G., Sarah Jesse; left j supporter N. G., Ida Beck; rigrn t supporter V. G., Anna Brewer; left | supporter V. G., Catherine Zimmer- | man; inside guard, Cora Adams; | outside guard, Elma Dental. After the installation ceremonies ! a banquet was served. WOMEN AFTER BUSHEY O. M. Plummer and the United States Long has the community in and about I Government camped on Judge Bushey’s Macksburg been a favorite hunting trail several weeks trying to induce ground of ex-German citizens, earning him to provide for a county agent— their honest living from the soil of without success. They and others, who Clackamas county. wanted a county agent made life mis- Good Germans? No. Good Ameri miserable for the county court. cans, rather! Macksburg is in with a report of 68 members for the Red Cross But all that was easy for the Judge during the recent drive, and it is safe compared with what may follow if the to say that practically all these have women of Marion county become the blood of the Teuton in their veins. aroused over his attitude on the Moth During the drive the entire personel er’s Pension Law. A lady writing to of the Macksburg school board formed a canvassing party in solociting Red the Portland Journal declares that the Cross memberships. The efforts of the changes in this law were made by the board resulted in securing 68 members. 1917 Legislature upon the demands of One Red Cross member in Macksburg County Judge Bushey of Marion and has not been in America long enough Judge Messick of Baker county. This to even declare his citizenship inten writer says that these two judges in tions. Yet he passed his dollar over duced the club women of Oregon to with great deal of delight and proudly lobby for the bill, tinkering with the wears his little button. The Macksburg Mothers Pension Law. She further school board composed of four good charges that these same ladies and citizens of the United States, includes Judge Bushey don’t know what a pen Francis Bush, Ferdinand Kraxberger, sion is. They do not realize that a pen Charles Kraxberger and Chris Lorenz. sion is a new word for service—And Their personal efforts' are responsible is not charity,or an unearned gift doled for the fine showing made at Macks grudgingly by disgruntled, tight burg. The names of the member s of G. STARKWEATHER out wad county judges. that school board souhds like a squad • HARVEY DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE roster from the kaiser’s army, but on FOR GOVERNOR the records of our nation the names go BIRTHS down as "good citizens of the United Guy N. Hickok has received news States.”—Oregon City Courier. from his brother Clarence Hickok, of the 28 Airo Squadron at Camp Talia Born to Mr.and Mrs. Harry Colvin of ferro, Texas that his squadrom was Aurora a girl, Jan. 11, at the Hubbard WOMAN’S COUNCIL MEET about to leave probably for England, hospital. via New York. He writes very inter esting letters about life in the Avia Born to Mr.and Mrs,Herman Steuwe Mrs. W. W. Irwin and Mrs. J. W, tion Camps, of Barlow, a baby boy, Jan, 14. Sadler were called to Salem Tuesday to attend a meeting of the Women’s Com mittee of thé Marlon County Council of 0 : Defense. Mrs. Irwin is chairman and Mrs. Sadler secretary of the Aurora Women’s Council of Defense. The meeting was called to discuss the rais THE RELIABLE MERCHANDISE STORE ing of $2500 in Marion county as its Established 1898 share of the War Work fund to provide Cantonment Hostess Houses where the 0 friends and relatives of soldiers may visit them before they leave for France. JA N U A R Y IN V E N T O R Y S A L E The meeting was called by Mrs.Wm. Usually during the month of January when .taking inventory we run Hamilton of Salem, Mrs. Wm. McMas across many articles which We desire to dispose of a t ' great sacri ter of Portland explained convincingly fices, in order to clear space for new and seasonable stock. You the necessity of the fund. Aurora’s will have the opportunity during this month to look ovefour MONEY quota is $68 and the Aurora Council SAVING BARGAIN COUNTEPS. hopes to obtain it without difficulty. Remember the "HOLSUM” Bread is up to the high Standard of Officers of the Aurora Council are Quality. Prices—Holsum 1J lb, 13c, Holsum 1 lb. 9c. Mrs. W, W. Irwin, chairman; Mrs. N. C. Wescott, vice-chairman represent 0 0 ing the local Red Cross- Mrs, J.W.Sad ler secretary, representing the Wom an’s Club; Mrs. L. L. . Gribble repre senting the Ladies Aid; Mrs. Tillie Fry representing the Pythian Sisters; and Mrs. E. G. Carpenter representing the Rebehahs. All Aurora women are earnestly invited to join the Council, and assist this worthy cause. HUSHEY’S BRONCHIAL LOZENGES 0 A . H. G IE S Y 0 Nyal Agency BUTTEVILLE AUXILIARY The Butteville Auxiliary of the Red Cross Is in a flourishing condi tion having at present date 89 mem bers, 28 of these fhaving bceu pro cured at the Xmas Drive. By entertainments,'' dinners, etc., a profit has been made amounting to $111.04. $85.00 of this has been sent to the Willamette Chapter, al so $9.00 for Xmas ; packets. The total amount made, with member ship is $209.04. At Xmas time individual large boxes were sent to. the boys from the district of Biitteville. These ooxee contained many useful as well as dainty things for the boys to use. The ladies have made several trips to Salem for supplies, whicfii have been worked up and returned to Salem in short time. At the last monthly meeting of the Auxiliary Mr. N. B. Cook tend ered his resignation as Chairman. SOLDIERS HAT CORDS Just as the sleeve chevrons and bars, stars, and eagles on the shoulder proclaim tanking officers, the hat cord denotes the branch of service each private has entered. Light blue signifies Infantry; scarlet, Artillery; yellow, Cavalry; buff, Quartermasters 'Corps; scarlet and white, Engineers’ Goi'ps; orange and white, Signal Corps; scarlet and black, Ordnance; blhck and white, field clerk; maroon,;,Medical Corps; black and gold, officers; silver and black, adjuant general’s clerk; green, instructor Home Guards; green, and white, »Home Guards; These cords are worn only on ser vice 'hats. Cadet aviators wear as hat bands inch and a half white ribbons and on coat collars insignia represent ing the aviation branch of the Sig nal Corps, propeller blades. ODD FELLOWS INSTALL j The following officers were installed j last week by the Aurora Lodge No. j 127, I. O. O. F. Noble Grand, H. D. Harms; Vice Grand, Victor Berg; Sec retary, Phil Wiegand; Treasurer, G.A. Ehlen, Warden, O. G. Morris, Conduc- itor, J. W. Smith; Inner Guard, D, C. Harms; Outer Guard, J. G. Wurster; (R. S. N. G., A. J. Zimmerman; L. S. j N. G., Bert Adams, R, S, V.G.,George Mrs. W. W. Irwin and Mrs. J. W, Gray; L. S. V. G.,,0, A. Nelson; R. S. Sadler enjoyed a visit with Mrs. Mar S., C. H. Lorenz; L. S. S., Glade Hep- vin Tuesday at the State Library and ler; Chaplain, Will Heinz, were later entertained at dinner by her. for coughs and hoarseness NYAL’S COUGH SYRUP for coughs and colds AURORA DRUG STORE Aurora, Oregon Agent for the Famous Weatherly Ice Cream NOHOLS Guaranteed for 6 months Guaranteed Pants and Knickers for men and boys. ' A certificate of guarantee, from the manufacturer, given with every pair. Hole Proof Tear Proof Wear Proof Spark Proof MEN’S TROUSERS. BOY’S KNICKERS. $ 2.75 $ 1.50 These are heavy weights and are guaranteed , for six months. If they don’t wear you get a new pair free. We stand back of every pair we sell. Such a guarantee as the above means something—superior goods. Take a look—See for yourself. W IL L -S N Y D E R C O . THE STORE OF MERIT