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IN MINES TELLS
OF TROPIC Tl
Lester Jacobs, sou of J. W. Jacobs,
,who enlisted (our months ago with
the United States marines, writes as
follows to his parents from Quantlco,
Va., where he Is aboard the U. S. S.
Buffalo, regarding his experiences:
Dear Ones, All:
I suppose that you have received the
letter I wrote from Mare Island and
the one from Colon.
Well, after being on the V. S. S.
Buffalo for nearly a month, and trav
eling 6000 miles, we landed in Quan
tlco, Va.
We received orders at noon, Mon-
'juuy, oeuieuiuur if, mm wo wwie iu
JZTT
ENTION OF
DISEASE LECTURE
IN HEALTH COURSE
(leave Mare Island at noon next day
si we got our sea bags ready and the
next day we were loaded on tugs and
they took us down the bay, where we
boarded the arrived cruiser, "U. S.
S. Buffalo." All the government em
ployes and the U. S. marine band
gave us a big send-off. . We lay at
anchor for three days within 200
yards of the U. S. battleship Oregon,
and finally In the evening of the third
day we steamed out of San Francisco
"jay into the Pacific. The sun was
setting just as we passed thru the
Golden Gate and I never saw a more
beautiful sunset or a grander picture
of one. Our guns were "sighted"
and a crew beside them at all times.
No lights were allowed at night.
On Monday we were in Mexican
waters and very great precautions
were taken against submarines. We
saw many flying fish and a few whale
while we were off the coast of Cen
tral America. The sea there was as
'smooth as glass and It was very warm.
Our uniform on board ship in the
tropics was an undershirt and pants.
UJ went for two weeks straight with
out putting on a pair of shoes. Wc
abandoned ship drill. It was hotter
i than and many of the firemen
gave out. It rained every little while,
and as we slept on the bare deck
we had to move at least once every
night, and if a fellow didn't get a
place early lie couldn't find a place
big enough to lie down in but that's
al we had to do, for the sailors do
all the work.
We were allowed one bucket of
fresh water every day. That was to
bathe and wash our teeth and wash
our clothes In.
We got all the world news every
day by wireless,
Everyone was excited the morning
we sighted land
We arrived in Misqulto bay just
outside of Panama on Tuesday morn
ing. A patrol boat met us and re
ported our arrival and they sent out
a pilot to take us Into the canal. We
tied up for the night at Balboa. The
sailors worked half the night putting
the life boats on. deck. We started
thru the canal at 6:30 In the morn
wig. It took us just six and one-half
hours to go thru and we arrived
at Colon on the Atlantic side at noon.
It is needless for me to describe
the canal for you have seen pictures
and read more than I could tell.. It
is certainly a wonderful piece of en
gineering and It shows that there is
nothing Impossible when "mere" man
could put thru such a wonderful
work.
That is the most beautiful country
I ever saw. The warm showers keep
; everything green and vegetation Is
very dense. 1 saw many cocoanut
trees and bananas growing along the
banks. There are electric railroads
on both sides of the canal, also largo
government buildings.
We passed ships from every coun
try In the world as we went thru.
We had to go thru a lot of "red
tape" after we arrived at Colon, but
we got "liberty" there while our ship
was being coaled. The largest coal
ing station In the world Is at Colon
The Inhabitants there are nearly
all natives and you should see the
jitneys. They are old-fashioned car
riages drawn by donkeys. The streets
are very narrow but the town Is very
"wide open." Bananas Bell for 35
cents a bunch. I got a good meal at
an American cafe for 40 cents,
had a good time there.
We saw several submarines and
torpedo boats, . I saw a submarine
to under.
On the Atlantic side we experienced
some rough weather. Many of the
boys vere very sick but I got thru
without losing a meal or feeding the
fish.
You may be sure we were glad to
got into Hampton lioads and stay
at anchor all night, for the night be
fore we came near going on the rocks
just off the cape. . We ran Into a big
storm and many of us were pretty
Well scared.
There are ships from every nation
of the world here In Hampton Roads,
and a big lot of torpedo boats and
submarines,
There Is an aviation school on the
Virginia vide and w saw machine
flying of every type and slie. Some
would fly at night.
A large and Intensely Interested au
dience attended the opening lecture
of the Chautauqua health course in
the Methodist church last night. The
lecture was brim full of the great
principles of health, religion, and
loyal patriotism. Prevention of dis
ease by right living will be the sub
ject of -the' lecturu tonight in the
Methodist church. Mr. Elliott says:
The progressive age In which we
live demands a restatement of the
great scientific principles of health
and prevention of disease by right
living in terms easily comprehended,
and easily put in practice by the
masses. We commend most heartily
the physician and the science of med
icine, hut the masses must cooperate
with the scientist and the physician
for the prevention of disease.
Gaiise of Disease.
'Disease does not belong to our
bodies. Health is the normal condi
tion of the body. The only reason
we have disease is because we violate
the laws of health. Health Is more
contagious that disease when we do
not violate the laws of health. Dis
ease does not enter the body until
these laws of health have been violat
ed persistently. There Is but little
heredity in disease. Very few diseases
are transmitted by heredity. The
great white plague, tuberculosis, was
formerly thot to be transmitted from
the parent to the child. Our most
eminent physicians now declaro no
child can inherit tuberculosis of the
lungs. They may Inherit a weak lung.
That weak lung may be developed
just as easily as a weak muscle. Pre
vention of disease means proiier liv
ing and proper development of the
entire, body.
Scientific Breathing.'
"The first essential for prevention
of disease Is the development of. the
ungs. The awful carnage thru pul
monary diseases Is a crime. The flow
er of the young manhood and wom
anhood of our nation has been cut
down before they reach their prime.
Half a million deaths anually is a
fearful penalty for, a nation to pay
for not teaching their children how
to breathe and develop the lungs.
This Is the price our nation Is pay
ing. If every member of the first
unit of our army of 500,000 men
should be slaughtered, the death rate
would only be equaled in numbers
by the ann.ual slaughter of our men,
women and children by pulmonary
diseases. This slaughter Is repeated
annually. Our children must be
taught the art of breathing and lung
development. It must be ta jght In
our homes. It must become a part
of the curriculum In our public
schools from the primary to the post
graduate work, if wo would preserve
health and life. Prevention of dis
ease demands a generous supply of
oxygen.
Sanitary Laws Imperative.
"Prevention of disease demandB
tho onactment and enforcement of
sanitary laws. Pure food laws must
be rigidly enforced for the protection
of our food supply. The selling of
tubercular milk and meat should be
made a crime punishable with heavy
fine. The cold storage plant should
be rigidly guarded by competent In
spectors for the protection of health.
Heavy fines and Imprisonment should
bo tho penalty for adulteration of
any food, and the law should be rig-
Idly enforced. The rat, the mosquito
and the fly should be exterminated
at public expense for the protection of
health. The drinking cup and the
public towel should become an out
law In all public places. Heavy fines
should be Imposed for expectorating
on a public sidewalk, In a public
building, or In a public conveyance.
Perfect sanitation must be demanded
In our public Bcbools.
Ilutliing a Honlth Asset.
"Bathing Is one of the greath health
ossots. Every city should hove mu
niclpal baths, at a cost not to exceed
ten cents. These should be free to
the poor. Our public schools will
never be perfect until they provide
public shower baths for the pupils,
and a balance ration for a noon
luncheon, and expert oculist exami
nation of the eye, and a dentist for
the teeth."
Subject Tuesday, "The Secret of
Health. How to Keep Well." Ad
mission free.
and up tho historic Potomac river
and here we dropped anchor and
waited for tugs to come and get us.
The tugs took us to quantlco, Va., an
advanced training camp.
It was a long trip and while It was
a great experience we were all glad
to land again.
I hope that this finds you all well
as J am well .gnd jrou must, writ
my next.
Your affectionate son, LESTER.
We passed thru Chesapeake, hay.QuouUco, Va., Oct, 14.
TELL OF HER TRIP
TO STATE FAIR
Flora Miuikc, Cyril Hank nml my
self left Jicdford at 9 o'clock Tues
day moriiinjr, September 2". We had
a very pleasant trip. The scenery
was new mid interesting to nil of us.
During the trip I saw no forest fires
as I did lust year.
lleeause of troop trains nnd sev
eral other things we were two hours
late in arriving in Salem, and arrived
there nliout 1 1 ::i0.
.We were met nt the train by Mr.
Carlton, Mr. Vedder nnd several oth
ers wlip took us to the ciinip where
Miss Clarke and Mrs, Harrington
helped us make ui our beds, ns wc
hud taken our own bedding.
In the electric light I saw that the
camp looked the sume ns it did lust
venr. The tents for tlifi boys were
to the left mid to the right the eating
tent and the girls' tent.
We arose lit b the next morning
and had breiiktast nt i. Alter
breakfast wc registered and then
went to see the exhibits, which were
splendid.
We were requested to be prompt to
our meals, so that the cooks might
have n climiec to sec the fair.
In the afternoon the entire Jack
son county bunch, Mr. Morris, our
county school supervisor, tin! Doug
Ins county bunch nnd Mr. Street, their
superintendent, weut to Salem to sec
the state buildings. We Seiif almost
the entire afternoon in the cnpitol
.building, going thru it more thoroly
tliiiu I did lust year while, there. We
returned to the fair grounds on the
street car. In the evening we weut to
the pavilions for a short time.
Thursday morning was nnieli the
same ns Wednesday morning. At II)
we went to the auditorium of the ed
ucational building nnd listened to n
talk by Mr. Seymour on "Club Work."
Archie Smith of Snlem sang for us.
At lunch we had ns guests Senator
Ilawley of l'olk county, Dr. Davis of
Albany and Hev. Hell, That after
noon we went thru the stock barns.
Mr. Centers, the director of exten
sion work of the O. A. C, was our
guest at dinner. In the evening we
stayed in camp and played grimes.
Friday at 10 Mr. Maris and Mr.
ITitrriugton spoke to us nnd ' Mr.
Smith sang for us nguiii.
floveriior W'itliyeoiiilie, Mr. Jones
NEXT MOVEMENT
OF DRAFT TROOPS
GENE
E
Tho next movement, which Is to
. . . . . n.ti... o-T n oi will
lane place irom utiuuti &i iui, m
consist entirely of colored troops, says
and announcement from the western
department headquarters of the rail
roads' war board at 65 Merekta street,
San. Francisco.
C. J. McDonald, assistant to Chair
man William Sproule, says the total
number of colored troops to be moved
Is about '83,000. Of this number,
Camp Lewis's quota is only 400, or
less than one per cent of the 46,100
troops raised In the westorn depart
ment. The plans of the war department
call for organizing the national army
of 500,000 Into sixteen divisions of
white troops and one of colored
troops.
Instead of concentrating all tho
colored men in the few cantonments
of the southern states, the policy of
the war department, is it said, will
be to distribute them more more or
less evenly thruout the sixteen na
tional army cantonments. '
.No definite date has yet heou set
for the moving of the balance of tho
national army, amounting to 15 per
cent, less the colored contingent.
of the state fair hoard nnd Mrs.
Wontherby lunched with us. The two
former spoke to us.
The boys and girls went to Snlem
in the afternoon. 1 did not go with
the crowd, us I hud been there on
Wednesday.
Mr. Churchill, superintendent of
public instruction wus with us nt
dinner.
Saturday morning ut 10:40 the
three of us and Andrew Stevens, the
other Jackson county boy, who had
gone to Salem with his sister, left
Salem for home. Andrew left us at
Cottage Grove. '
The most beautiful scenery I saw
from (lie train was the Hogue river
and Kay Gold dam by moonlight.
The other two left the train nt
Medford. I arrived in Talent nt
about 1 1 :30 after having had a very
enjoyable lime. '-
I wish to thank 11 thoso who made
this good-time possible.
;. LTJCILF, HOI.DHlDCiK.
Talent. Ore.
The opening of tho final drive of
the Hoover campaign, which begins
today, is surely attended by very fa
vorable auspices, duo to the prcpur
ediicss and educational work which
hns been going on since the cam
paign was started. The superintend
ents and principals of the various
schools thruout tho county all report
that the zeal of the teachers and
children, thru whom the work is be
ing done, is even greater uud more ef
fective than had been hoped for. Su
perintendent Ager reports that at
Hogue Hiver, for instance, the en
thusiasm of the children has spurred
them to n contest of rivalry ns to
whom shall secure tho largest per
centage of pledge, cards. Children
who carry their lunches to school arc
eager to reduce tho amount of food
to ns low a supply ns possible and
to consume those articles of diet
which, according to Hie instructions
they have been memorizing during the
past week, will be most helpful to the
conservation of food for our allies
and our own fighters now ut the
front.
No more inspiring or forceful
method could have been devised for
the consummation of this great and
absolutely necessary measuro than
that "little children should lend
them."
HAVE COLOR IH CHEEKS
Be Better Looking Take
Olive Tablets
If your skin is yellow complexion pallid
tongue coated appetite poor you have
a bad taste in your mouth a lazy, no-good
feeling you should take Olive Tablets.
Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets a substitute
forcalomel were prepared by Dr.Edwards
alter II years ot study witn tus patients.
Dr. Edwards'Olive Tablets are a purely
vegetable compound mixed with olive oil.
You will know them by their olive color.
To have a clear, pink skin, bright eyss.
no pimples, a feeling of buoyancy like
childhood days you must get at the cause.
Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets act on the
liver and bowels like calomel yet have
no dangerous alter effects.
They start the bile and overcome consti
pation. That's why millions of boxes are
sold annually at lUc and 25c per box. All
druggists. Take one or two nightly and
cole tiic pleasing results.
Ef
A paper for every man, woman
and child in the U.S.A.
$1,000,000
Take $1,000,000 and you
could give everybody the
news for one day. But if
our $1,000,000 was so spent,
think of the many days'
fragrant smoking you
would miss ! The $1,000,
000 of which we speak is
the $1,000,000 behind OWL
Cigar fragrance.
Do you know that back of
your fragrant OWL stands
a $1,000,000 investment in
reserve leaf? And often
more? Do you know that
the, very OWL "you smoke
today was once a part of
this great store? And do
you know that it takes
Father Time many long
months to make this OWL
leaf "ready" for you in
mellow fragrance ?
Yes, friends, that's why we
call the Owl the "Million
Dollar Cigar." You can test
the fragrance of the $1,000,000
Owl for 5c. Won't you do
it today at the nearest Cigar
Store?
If we could be there we'd
say Thank you
THE
MILLION
DOLLAR
CIGAR
Showing exact ize of
the fragrant, mellow
i.
C2
M A. GUNST BRANCH
GENERAL CIGAR CO, INC.
it.
Branded for'
your protection
Hes telling her that nothing he
received from home brought more
iov, longer-lasting Pleasure, greater
relief from thirst and fatigue, than
THE FLAVOR LASTS
She slipped a stick in every letter,
and mailed him a box now and then.
Naturally he loves her. she loves
him. and they both love WRIGLEVS.
CHEW IT AFTER EUERV MEAL
Three of a kind
fteep them .In mind
X 733
It Is Our Business
to lmvo everything that the motorist
noeds, both for tho car and for him
noir. It Ib our policy to supply those
things with (he greatest courtesy and
tho least delay. It is our pleasure
to do this for you.
C. E. Gates Auto Co.
Chautauqua Health Campaign
J. C. IXI.IOTT, Tourer
First Methodist. Cllllivli
- Admission Free
Sunday, October 21, 7:30 p. m. Sormon-T.ccturo, by J. C.
Klllntt. Subject, "ltnlntlou of Hollglon and licullh.
Prevention nf DlHease."
Monday, 7:30 "Prevention of Disease by Right Living."
Tuesday, !!::I0 "The Secret of Health and Preservation of
tho Body."
Tuesday, 7:30 "Scientific Ilreathlng for Health. Develop
ing I.ung Capacity."
Wednesday, 2:30 "Foods nnd Nutrition."
Wednesday, 7:30 "Dangers of Abnormal Food Supply."
Carload of
Cars Sold This Week
Eight Since the Auto Show
Investigate, then compare specifications, have
-a demonstration and yo'i will see why
The Velie Leads
and Others Follow
W. R. DeLAY
Claud Miles, Sales Manager. 230 W. Main st.
Sunshine iind 1;iiik1h.4 This is howl-buying
: wt'ftlhei-,. ,Iako (lie most of it.