THE DIVINE LAW.
O rg a n iz e io U in .
"W e
n iu it
o rg a n iz e -
m ust m o b iliz e — o u r eve ry na
tio n a l energy i f we are to w in
th ia w a r u g a iu s t the o rg a n iz a
tio n
pe rfe cte d by a u to cra cy.
E ith e r we m ust o rg a n iz e fro m
th e to p do w n o r fro m th e b o t
to m up.
One is a u to c ra c y I t
s e lf; th e o th e r, dem ocracy. I f
dem ocracy ca n n o t o rg a n iz e to
a cco m p lish its
econom ics as
w e ll as Its m ilit a r y defense, it
is a false f a ith and s h o u ld be
abandoned.
"T h e
foo d
a d m in is tra tio n
has appealed to th e co m m e r
c ia l c o m m u n ity to in a rc h w ith
it to an o rg a n iz a tio n d e m o cra
tic in Its in s p ira tio n and v ita l
to o u r defense. I f we succeed
we s h a ll have assisted o u r co m
m e rc ia l in s titu tio n s to th e ir
ow n s ta b ility in a fte r years
and beyond th is th e y w ill have
proved th a t dem ocracy is a
fa ith
w o rth y
of
defence
H oover.
Cam p M ills , N. Y.. N ov. 15
H ear M rs. W ile s :— I t was r a n t s
a g ra tific a tio n to rece ive y o u r le tte r,
was received in G resham ab ou t tw o and it is c h e e rin g to know th a t 1 am
weeks ago.
I t is p u b lish e d by th e th o u g h t o f once in a w h ile . W e have
been very busy since we a rriv e d ,
e n lis te d men o f th e 18th re g im e n t and have had b u t ve ry l i t t le tim e to j
1 have been o v e r to th e '
E ng in eers N a tio n a l A rm y V. 8. A., ourselves.
c ity tw ic e , and w ill by a ll means
"S o m e w h e re In F ra n c e ."
It is Bold c u ll on y o u r s is te r i f possible.
New Y o rk C ity is a nice place and
to th e A m e ric a n s o ld ie r fo r ten cents
I s h o u ld lik e to be able to spend
b u t is presented g r a tis to th e B r itis h m ore tim e in it. W e expect to leave
T hen i t w ill be g o o d
s o ld ie rs as a m a rk o f a p p re c ia tio n b e fore lo n g
bye to U. 8. A. f o r some tim e , and
f o r th e w a rm
co m ra d e sh ip
w ith m aybe a lo n g tim e f o r som e o f us.
w h ich the y have w elcom ed o u r boys Some o f us do n o t seem to be rec
o n c ile d to the fa c t th a t we are on
to cam p.
th e verge o f a c tio n , b u t it w ill grope
T h e l i t t le pa pe r was s ta rte d in the dow n on us w ith a ll its te r r o r one o f
U n ite d States and th e copy received these days. 1 t h in k th a t we are e f
fic ie n t enough fo r it as f a r as d r i ll
here Is the firs t one p rin te d on f o r
is concerned, b u t I d a re say th a t
eig n s o il and is de d ica te d to G reat m any o th e r th in g s are n e a rly fo r g o t
I t is o f date, A u g u s t 28, ten by th e in flu e n c e o f too m auy
. B r ita in .
c o rru p ta b le w o rd ly th in g s .
S p ir it
I tt I T .
u a lity seems to be a h u m ilia tin g
q u a lity am ong tiie g re a te r p o rtio n o f
W hen s u g a r is craved, buy f r u it s s o ld ie rs and th e y are a fr a id th a t i f
in ste ad o f ca n d y, cream and so ft the y w o u ld accept it , t h e ir com rades
I d rin k s .
It w ill be b e tte r fo r the w o u ld je s t the m b u t I ca n n o t th in k
' body as w e ll as be in g a p a trio tic act. th a t th e o rd in a ry m an c o u ld he lp
b u t a d m ire the fe llo w th a t stands up
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fo r th e
D iv in e
la w .
H o w e ve r, 1
th in k th a t eve ry sou l a ttra c ts its
ow n and i f c o n tro lle d , n o th in g w ill
come in to it th a t does n o t be lo ng to
it.
T o re a lize th is , is to recognize
th e u n iv e rs a lity o f D iv in e la w , and
i f a person w o u ld c o rre c t and r ig h t
o th e rs he sh o u ld by a ll m eans rig h t
h im s e lf firs t.
W e are a ll lo o k in g fo rw a rd to the
tim e "w h e n th e re w ill be no re v e ille
o r ta p s ” to arise and go to bed by.
T h is w ill com e some day b u t we
w o u ld not th in k o f q u it t in g u n t il it
is a ll o v e r In a s a tis fy in g way.
Please exte nd m y best wishes to
th e fa m ily , and th a n k in g you ag a in
a n office in the
f o r th e th o u g h tfu l le tte r, I re m a in ,
Y o u rs sin c e re ly ,
G U Y D. JO NES.
More Acreage
-
Better Crops
with MACHINERY or IMPLEMENTS that
Guaranteed to do Good Work
Hessel’s Farm Machinery
W. A . H E S S E L
6x2 Res.
Get our prices
before you buy.
You’ll SAVE MONEY
and get a
BETTER SILO
EKSTROM’S
Truck S ervice
H as opened
OLD GARAGE
form erly o c c u p ie d by Z im m e rm a n , n e a r L u m b e r Y ard
R e sid e n c e in th e sam e building
Portland Office, 229 Pine St.
AH Kinds of Hauling Everywhere. Estimates
Given on Outside Trips. AH Grades of Coal.
FARMERS!
Make this Garage your Headquarters when
in Gresham
GRESHAM
Phone 798
"T h e re is a phase o f th is en
t ir e w o rk w h ic h lias appealed
g re a tly to us here, and th a t Is
th e w h ole q u e stio n o f n a tio n a l
service. H ere is an o p p o r tu n i
ty f o r every m an, w om an aud
c h ild in th is c o u n try to con
t r ib u te Im m e d ia te ly and d ir e c t
ly to the w in n in g o f the w a r
l l s h o u ld be possible to show
to the e n tire p o p u la tio n (hut
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th e n is it least one p o in t in
w h ich a ll m ay serve in th e
s tru g g le .
H ere s h o u ld re s u lt
not o n ly sa xln g , b u t th e sense
o f servlet a service o f c o n trib
u tio n to th e w a r its e lf and a
p ro o f o f lo y a lty and s u p p o rt iu
each and eve ry in d iv id u a l."
H oover.
PO RTLAND
B d w y 2 0 8 2 A -2 0 7 8
Office 544
G RESH A M
Tractors of different sizes and types
Engines that GO aud GO RIGHT
« ïr& rr .’snM
J o s e p h A . F in le y , V o c a T e a c h e r
N a tio n a l Service.
Accommodations for Autos
are
Portland Studio, 411 Aider St.
Phone Main 4810
Will Give
C o n d u c to r of
The Portland Oratorio Society
Private Lessons
C h o ir D ire c to r o f
IN G R E S H A M
Wednesday of each Week
Mt. Tabor Presbyterian Church
S u p e rv is o r o f M usic
F o r T erm s
Dallas Public Schools
Call Dr. J. E. Olanahan
S u p e rv is o r o f M usic
O r w rite o r ca ll
A t P o rtla n d S tu d io
Gresham Grade Schools
O u r m oney ca n n o t buy bread and
meat in E u ro pe f o r o u r a llie s fo r
th e re is lit t le to buy. We m u st give
the m food
B eal F imm I. T o do th is
we m ust conserve by s u b s titu tio n .
T h e P r o fite e r a M o d e rn .lin la *.
x^ e2ses2sa^ .
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" I t appears to us th a t no
rig h t-m in d e d m an In th is com
m u n ity w a nts e x tra p ro fit fro m
the w ar. I f he does he sho uld
be bra nd ed w ith the bra nd of
Judas fo r s e llin g the blood o f
o u r sons fo r p ro fit.
" W e w ish fo r c o o p e ra tio n in
service fro m o u r c o m m e rc ia l
c o m m u n ity . W e w ish to stam p
our
c o m m e rc ia l
c o m m u n ity
w ith th e sta m p o f service In
p u b lic
in te re s t.
C om pared
w ith th e s a crifice o f o u r sons
and b ro th e rs , it is bqt li t t le to
ask. A n d It is a service w h ich
if g ive n now w ill not be w ith
o u t in te re s t re tu rn s f o r th e f u
t u r e . " - H oover.
APPROPRIATE PRESENTS
A H n e Assortment o f Rockers
A lso h a v e in P o rtla n d w a re h o u se ‘Ranges a n d Healers
of all k in d s a n d f urniture o f E very Description.
1 fiese articles are sold from sam p les on a 10% basis.
FARM HOME BURNS
FOR SECOND TIME
Il is said Santa Claus has e x tre m e ly p ra c tic a l ideas th is year, lie is g o in g
to cut out the g iv in g o f useless presents. He w ants you to he p ra c tic a l in y o u r
C hristm as g iv in g . How b e tte r can you do th is than by g iv in g the e ve ryd a y
necessaries fo un d in a h a rd w a re s to re “
We hav« a thousand and one o f such a rtic le s needed in the home each and
e verv «lav and w ill enum erate a few below.
A L L B IN D S
H a m m e rs
H a tc h e ts
Saw s
B race am i Bits
III
TOOLS
I 'h ise ls
W r e iir lie *
s e n w d riv e rs
S quares
R ides.
K itc h e n Baug«*-
H e a tin g
Stoves
l Ml lle a le r s
A iro b ile
latnips
<>as l.um|>*
Elect ri<- Iami|s>
K e ro s e n e L m ii|is
G r a n ite W a re
A lu m in u m W a re
Nit k le p la te d W a re
T in W a re
S ilv e r K n ive s a m i F o rk s
C a rv in g Sets
P o cket K n ives
Shears a n d Scissor«
R azors a n il S a fe ty R azors
M a n ic u re Sets
Hoys' W agons
R o lle r S kates
Ice S kates
F im i ! B alls
Base B a ll G im m I s
F is h in g T a c k le
till Ils
W ash B o ilers
W ash T u b *
W ash Boards
Is tn te rn s
F la s h L ig h ts
IM I Mops
W ooden W a re
Brushes
\ m l irons
M r«- Screens
T oasters
B o asters
( h u rn s
F imm I C hoppers
B rea d Boxes
l i e < re a m F re c /e r s
D u sters
E le c tric Iro n s
Sad Iro n s
M a il B o tes
W a s h in g M a c h in e *
B a lli R o om S u pp lies
Lu m il K its
W ood I a rrie rs
L. L. Kidder Hdw. Co.
G RESH AM , OREGON
T he fa rm h o u s e o f M r. and M rs
A. F. Fries«-, at th e c o rn e r o f T a y lo r
avenue a n il the Base L in e ro a d , was
de stro yed by fire on S a tu rd a y « v e il
in g la st.
M rs Fries«- had gone to
ij P o rtla n d am i h e r hu shu m l went to
l the ear s ta tio n to meet her. about
h u lf a m ile aw ay, le a vin g a coal fir«
' in the he ater.
W hen th e y a rriv e d
hom e they fo u n d the house in ru in s
and a P o rtla n d fire e n g in e on the
Beene. T h e re was a to ta l loss o f both
th e house a m i Its co n te n ts
T h e ow n e rs had c a rrie d in su ra n ce
on th e p ro p e rty , w h ich had e xp ire d
about tw o m o n th s ago and hud been
urged to renew by Joh n B ro w n , the
w e ll k n o w n . Insu ra nce agent. A fte r
tw o v is its he fin a lly w ro te the m up
and the p o licie s were ta ke n out on
N o vem b er 13.
T h e house was In
sure d fo r >«00 a n il th e c o n te n ts fo r
>800.
T ilt- losses hav« since been
a d ju s te d and they w ill receive th e ir
m oney in fu ll.
T h is is th e second to ta l loss M r.
and M rs F rie s e have susta ine d In
ab ou t s it years.
One w in tr y n ig h t
when an e a s t-w in d b liz z a rd wes rag
in g , th e ir house and a ll it co n ta in e d
were bu rn e d .
T hey
r e b u ilt
the
bouse a n il re fu rn is h e d it o n ly to lose
e v e ry th in g a second lim e .
B u t fo r
the Insistence o f M r
B row n they
w o u ld have been w ith o u t a n y th in g
th is tim e except th e ir s m a ll fa rm
As it Is th e y can s ta rt o ve r again
I'bain her Iain's t o u g li R etiu s ly .
T h is is n o t o n ly one o f the b«-st
and
m ost
e ffic ie n t
m e d icin e fo r
' ■ coughs, colds and crou p, b u t Is also
: plea sant and safe to ta ke , w h ich is
im p o rta n t when m e d ic in e m u st be
given to c h ild re n .
M any m o tlu r*
Til«- W en|sin o f Food.
"F o o d has g ra d u a lly , since
th e
w a r began, assum ed a
la rg e r place in th e econom ics,
th e
sta te s m a n s h ip
and
th e
sta te g y o f th e w a r u n t il It is
m y b e lie f th a t food w ill w in
th is w a r —s ta rv a tio n o r s u f
ficie n cy w ill in th e end d e te r
m in e th e v ic to r .” — H oover.
I
Com plete Line in Stock of Iron Beds,
M attresses and Springs.
W ith every expression o f appreciation fo r past favors
and hoping for a continuance o f the same, I ivisb every
one A M E R R Y CHRISTMAS.
R. R. CARLSON
Phone 548
GRESHAM
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