The Gate city journal., April 19, 1918, Image 6

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Journal Reporter to
Sew for Red Cross Ontario Happenings
H a v e Y o u D on e
Y o u r Best?
What the Ontario
Red Cross is Doing
Have you subscribed to the Third Liberty Loan to the
fullest extent o f your ability? I f not, “ come again,"
nothing but your best will do in this crisis. Your patri­
otism is not measured by the amount you give, but by
your willingness to give your all. The widow’s mite is
more than the rich man’ s thousands, if it is all you have.
G iv e U n til I t H u rts !
Tbit space contributed by
The Bank o f Nyssa.
WHY WE ARE
AT WAR WITH
GERMANY
By
EPHRAIM DO'JGLASS ADAMS
Executive Head. Hletory Depart­
ment
Leland Stanford Junior University
| " T h e o b j e c t o f t h i s w a r la t o d e l iv e r
t h e fre e p e o p le * o f t h e w o r ld f r o m th e
m e n a c e a n d the a c tu a l p o w e r of a vaet
m i l i t a r y e a t a b l la h m e n t c o n t r o ll e d b y a n
Ir r e e p o n e lb le g o v e r n m e n t , w h ic h , h a v i n g
a e c r e t ly p l a n n e d t o d o m in a t e t h e w o r ld ,
p ro c e e d e d to c a r r y o u t th e p la n w it h o u t
r e g a r d e it h e r t o t h e e a c r e d o b i ig a t lo n e
o f t r e a t y o r t h e lo n g -e s t a b lis h e d p r a c ­
t i c e s a n d l o n g - c h e r l e h e d p r i n c i p l e * o f In .
t e r n a t l o n a l a c t io n a n d h o n o r ; . . . T h l a
p o w e r la n o t t h e G e r m a n p e o p le .
I t le
t h e r u t h le a a m a s t e r o f t h e G e r m a n p e o -
ile.
I t la e u r b u s i n e s s t o s e e t o
t t h a t t h e h i s t o r y o f t h e ro o t o f t h e
w o r ld la n o lo n g e r le ft t o I t s h a n d l i n g . ”
— P r e a i d a n t W i l s o n , A u g u s t 27, 1*17.
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OERMAN RUTHLESSNESS AN IN ­
CULCATED BARBARISM
A government asserting Its right to
conquer the world, denying any duty
except that of Increasing Its own
power, and a people drilled In this
(theory, produce a nation whose acts
|horrl»y humanity. Yet those acts are
but the logical result of a ruthless­
ness In war deliberately planned
It
was at first said by Americans: “ Yes,
there are oecaaional German atrocities,
no doubt, but so there are in every
(War.” We now know that cruelty and
barbarism are a definite part of the
German method of making war.
First the teachers and professors:
"Where German soldiers had to selxe
the incendiary torch, or even to pro­
ceed to the slaughter of citizens, it
was only In pursuance of the rights
of war.” “One single highly cultured
German warrior repreaents a higher
Intellectual and moral life-value than
hundreds of the raw children of nature
whom England and France, Russia
and Italy, oppose to them,” "Even If
there were no question of vengeance,
, . . the crime of opposing the de­
velopment of Germany Is so great that
the most trenchant m e a s u r e s are
scarcely a sufficient punishment for
It.”
"The more pitiless is the vae
victis, the greater Is the security of
the ensuing peace. In the days of old,
conquered peoples were completely an­
nihilated.
Today that la physically
Impracticable, but one can Imagine
conditions which should approach very
closely to total destruction."
Next the army officers: “ By steep­
ing himself In military history an
officer will be able to guard himself
against excessive humanitarian no­
tions; It will teach him that certain
severities are Indispensable to war,
nay, more, that the only true humanity
very often llee In a ruthless applica­
tion of them.” "The warrior has need
of passion. It must not . . .
be
regarded as a necessary evil; nor con­
demned as a regrettable consequence
of physical contact; nor must we
seek to restrain It and curb It as a
savage and brutal force.”
Last the clergy: one Incident, and
one quotation from an address on the
Sermon on the Mount Is enough for
Americans. "Whoever ran not prevail
upon himself to approve from the
bottom of his heart (he sinking of the
J.usitania, . . . and give himself
up to honest delight at this victorious
exploit of Oerman defensive power—■
him we Judge to be no true German.”
German teaching has borne fruit and
the world Is aghast. Yet we have he
come so accustomed to "German
atrocities” that some of our horror at
them has waned. It la tciner to re­
member. Volumes are needed to list,
merely, the proved cases of barbarity
— for Germany by refuting Investiga­
tion through a neutral jury proposed
by Cardinal Merrier, has confessed
gu ilt
No, rather, the acknowledges
the acte charged against her and glo
rifles them
But let us not forget that German
soldier«. In 1914 with no restraint.
taped the women of Belgium and
FYance In the first advanoe. that they
placed screens of* children before
them: that they executed, as a team­
ing against a feared Belgian rising,
fifty Innocent Catholic priests and
thousands of Innocent cltlsens: that
they gave themselves up "In a hun­
dred different places, to plundering.
Incendarlem. Imprisonment, massacre«,
and sacrileges" (Cardinal M errier);
that In France they hare deliberately
made a desert of territory In retreat,
with an object, not of »hi* war. but
of destroying productivity for at least
a generation to oome; that Germany
openly applauded Turkey upon the
massacre of nearly one-half the popu­
lation- o f Armenia- that Germany, bj
the cruel starvation and deportation
of conquered populations Is attempt­
ing to "Germanize" the lands of Po
land and Russia; that she torpedoes
h o s p i t a l ships with "defenseless
beings, wounded or mutilated in war,
and women who are devoting them­
selves to the work of relief and char­
ity” (protest of the International Red
Cross Committee at Geneva); that no
other government, in the world's his­
tory, ever ordered or approved a
Lusitania.
This tear is lost, and a greater will
follow it, unless it is fought to the
point where Germany knows for all
time that such acts are, in the end,
fatal to the government that commits
them.
This Is the fourth of a series of ten
articles bv Professor Adame.
THREE SONS ON
THE TUSCANIA
San Francisco Woman
Gave Country Three
Soldiers—One Lost
With Torpedoed
Transport.
TWO SONS SENT TO
FRENCH FRONT
Mrs, Louise Moore of 139 First ave­
nue, San Francisco, knows the mean­
ing of war. In the front window of
Iher home a service flag show9 three
stars. Three o f her sons answered the
call to colors.
And when the Tuscanla was torpe­
doed. with the loss of more than one
hundred American lives, her eldest
son. William Moore, made the gTeat
sacrifice for his country. On the rocky
coast of Ireland he lies burled in the
grave which enfolds others of his com­
rades In arms.
The other two sons of Mrs. Moore,
who were also on the Tuscanla, are
listed among those saved. The Joy
©ver their safety has been tempered
only by the grief which followed the
Word of William's passing.
"I told those boys I was sorry that
there was occasion to go to war," said
Mrs. Moore, smiling through the an­
guish that was her portion in the days
following the Tuscanla disaster. “ But
I told them also,” she added with a
triumphant emlle, "that If our country
was worth living in and enjoying when
things wfcre going along smoothly. It
was certainly worth fighting for when
it was in trouble.”
That Is the spirit of American
motherhood in these days of trial and
sacrifice. “Our country has not aakgd
much of Its young people In the way
of sacrifice," said Mrs. Moore. "Things
have been fairly easy for most of the
boys and girls of this generation. Now
It Is their time to show how they have
appreciated all that has been given to
them.”
Mrs. Moore has two other sons, one
o f draft age, and the other old enough
to enlist but not old enough to be
drafted.
“ Now they're crazy to go.” said the
brave little mother whoee service flag
already has one haloed star.
"Do you know the last thing the
three boys did before they left?" she
asktd with motherly pride. "They all
bought Liberty Bonds, and said they
would leave the rest of that work to
us. Now we know what we can do ”
Private William Moore and his
brothers have left a message for the
■tay-at-horaee In America to heed
“ The rest of you buy Liberty Bonds—
that can be your work."
Have you planned to buy yonr next
one, now that the Third Liberty Loan
is called for?
•* ‘
For Sa|te
W aeons and grain binders, also one
maiiure spreader. All new stork. W.
n36 tf
W. While.
Thursday evening: as the Jour
(BY OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT)
nal reporter
was wandering
'around the street in search of
the elusive item, he chanced to
pass the Red Cross work room
where a number o f Nyssa’s de­
voted and patriotic ladies were
busily engaged preparing pa*
Mrs. Hall and Mr. and Mrs. C. C.
jamas, s o c k s , etc., for the soldier Hunt o f Nyssa were visitors of the
chapter
this week. Mr. Hunt is secre­
boys. Knowing that wherever
tary of the Nyssa branch and came
lat ies are congregated there is down for the purpose of dividing the
bourd to be news, he gazed with money received during the Christmas
a longing eye at this vision of drive here. Judge McKnight from
Vele was also another prominent coun­
femininity, but being a timid old ty
visitor this week.
bachelor hesitated to enter the
Mrs. E. M. Greig and Mrs. Ray Wil
sacred precincts. However, he son visited the Dead Ox Fiat auxiliary
finally mustered courage to en­ Tuesday and came home n ghly enthus­
ter and was welcomed with open iastic over the work being done there.
arms (figuratively speaking) and To date thirteen pair o f pajamas and
twenty five properly bags made by the
was made to feel right at home. Junior
Red Cross have been received.
He was given the easiest chair This is only the sixth week in the life
of
the
organization
zo we do not blame
in the rcom and provided with
needle and thread and set to the Ontario ladies’ exuberant spirits
over the work.
work sewing buttons on a gar*
month’s allotment of work will
ment This move on the part of be The
finished and sent by Saturday night.
the ladies was a little unexpected This will itclude the four boxes of
but he rose to the occasion and surgical dressings and the one of hos
gave an exhibition of plain and pitul garments. Fifty pair of pajamas
have been completed by the workers
fancy sewing that won much here
in the last several weeks and
praise from his co workers. So thirteen pair o f socks and nine sweat
well pleased, indeed, were they ers. Concerning the last knitted arti­
witn his work that he was offered cles Mrs. Greig says that a new ship­
ment of yarn has come in and all those
a steady job every Thursday who
want to go on with their knitting
evening, which is the only eve­ can come and get the yarn now.
ning in the week that the rooms
are open. The offer was accept­
SCHOOL NOTES.
ed and hereafter the reporter is The Nut club gave their last dance
go in gto d o h is bit in providing last Thursday evening.
the soldier boys with warm cloth­
Miss Muriel Bingham has been absent
ing Mrs Hall, who is in charge for a week or two due to illness but is
o f the work, is sending out an S- now able to be studying again.
While making some experiments in
0- S call and invites the men as
laboratory Miss Margaret Oram
well as the ladies to help with the the
had the misfortune to burn two o f her
work, as the harvest is great and fingers by a tolution of sulphuric acid.
the laborers are few
Those
Between twenty and twenty five hoys
present on this occasion were: got their credits !a t Friday and Salur
Mrs Hall. Miss Fikan: Miss dap and promptly l i f t to work on near­
by farms or to go to the interior where
Landrith, Miss McFarland, Geor­ they
had engaged work.
gia and Mattie Dennis.
Portland Markets
Portland, April 16—Cstt'e receipts
today, 50; for the wee* 330. Relieved
o f consumption restriction, the meat
markets o f the country have gone on a
normal basis and livestock values have
responded accordingly.
Many cattle
are at least 40 to 50 per cent higher
than early last week. It is a rather
difficult proposition to follow the mar
kets or to accurately describe them,
changes being rapid and rather violent.
Coupled with the above facts and ex­
tremely ehort reciipts, cattle are sell
ing, for best steers, up to 12.75. Kill
ers’ needs are not nearly being filled.
Quotations are: Good to choice steers
11.75 to 12.25; medium ro good steers
steers 10.75 to 11.75; common to roe
dium stears 9.00 to 10.00; choice cows
and heifers 10.C0 to 11.tO; common to
gjod cows and heifers 6,00 to 9.50;
canners 3.00 to 5 00; bulls 5.50 to 9 50;
calves 7.50 to 12.00: stockers and feed
ers 6.50 to 9 50.
Hog recepte today, 250; for the week
1650. Trade is somewhat more brisk
than last week and all receipts are be
ing at sorbed at a very good rate
with values being advanced at leasts
a quarter. Common hogs areshowing up
very freely. Values this week are as
follows: Prime mixed 17.60 to 17 75
medium mixed 17.35 to 17.60; rough
heavies 16.35 to 16.50; pigs 15.00 to
16 00; bulk 17.60 to 17.65.
Sheep receipts today, 50: total for
the week 576 Early lambing through­
out the west has been very successful.
At many points percentages are run­
ning from 120 to 130, and allowing a
liberal morta'ity, indications are that
the lamb crop will be far above nor­
mal. Sheep trade at North Portland
is in very healthy condition. Quota
tions are as follows: Prime spring
a Tibs 20.00; heavy lambs 16.50 to
lg 00; yearlings 15.00 to 15.25; wethers
13 00 to 13 50; ewes 12 to 12.50.
OREGON OFFICIAL SLOGAN
a ’o r lf
t r U I IV
1 IO I S C
CHURCH NEWS.
The W .C.T U. purchased a $100 Lib­
erty Bend during the drive last week.
The W .O.T.U. met with Mrs E P
Shaw Monday. Eight new members
were welcomed at this meeting.
The boys’ class of the Presbyterian
Sunday school have organized a patri
otic club but have not yet decided on a
name.
The Presbyterian Missionary society
will meet at the home o f Mrs. C. E.
Seen, today. The time will be spent in
finishing the quilts being made for
Armenian and Assyrian refugees.
Confirmation services were held in
the Episcopal church here last Friday
evening and a rather large class re­
ceived confirmation. Bishop Robert L
Paddock afficiated and Dr. Van Wat­
ers of Portland and Rev. Charles H
Powell o f La Grande were also present
Mrs. Blom’s Baptist Sunday school
class, the “ Pollysnnas, ” met at the
A. Gramse home Tuesday evening for
electing the next term’s officers. They
are Miss Ula Gramse. president; Miss
Thelma Hagans, vice president; and
Miss Pauline Jaquish. secretary and
treasurer. A fter business matters had
bt-MV-at tended to the evening was spent
The prise winning phrase was won in games at ter which dainty rvfresh-
irents were served.
by Florence B. Hoyt of Portland. It
Is used In all advertising of the Third
Liberty I,oan In Oregon. Many of the
ITEMS OF INTEREST
other slogans from all over the state
Mrs Robert Odell spent Sunnsy with
are used in connection with the car- Mrs W W Hinton on her place wsst o f
' toons being run by the Oregon press town.
Oregon writers and Illustrators have
have
Misses Tesort, Opal Lucas and Eva
all donated their best services In eld Priest of Arcedis were visiting with
Mrs. Ivan Arnold Sunday.
of the Third Liberty Loan.
Mr and Mrs Ira Miller and daughter
Mr and Mrs Gene Me Don
S. Fenn went to Kingman Wednee- Laths
* eld o f Payette spent Wedneaday evening
day.
here with Mr and Mrs C E Secoy.
Bruce Bender o f Camp Fremont,
Calif., end Robert Bender from St.
FOR 'SALE — As
as is m Malheur
county.
R. M. Howsley
Nyssa, Or. *i.
trn n H
f t vM Jvl
The boys and girls o f the Spanish
class are intending to hold a small din
ner party in the near future and conse­
quently al< the students are “ brushing
up" on the names o f Spanish dishts
and Spanish table manners.
Friday night will be the last Parent-
Teachers’ meeting and all parents and
friends are invited. A nice program
will be given and refreshments of
ices and cakes will be served by the
girls of the Domestic Science class.
Miss Leora DeHaven has quit school
for the year and has gono to her home
on the fla t. Her quitting school came
as a result o f a nervous breakdown
from which she was not able to take up
her studies again.
The election for next year’s cadet
company officers was held' last Friday
morning Paul McCulloch was elected
captain, and two sophomores, Frank
Dornion and John Odell were elected
first and second lieutenants respect­
ively.
Col S M.Boucher has received notice
that he would be called the last o f the
week and Saturday will be his last day
at the high school. Ho will be greatly
missed by all, and especially by the cadet
boys, whose commander he was, and
by the pupils o f his manual training de­
partment.
The girls met after school Tuesday
evening for the purpose o f deciding
what uniform they would use next
year. Mrs. Dorman and Mrs. Weese
gave short talks at this meeting and
a uniform was proposed by Mrs. Dor
man that will probably he accepted.
This will be a sailor suitof Shepherd's
plaid with white collars and cuff's
brighteued by a scarlet tie. The hats
will be o f white felt and the shoes and
stockings plain black.
The Junior-Senior reception was held
in the Moore hail last Friday evening
and the Juniors proved jolly entertain
ere and the Seniors will long remem­
ber the lovely time given them. The
members of the faculty were ii vited
gueets of the evening and one outside
senior. Miss Lois Revis, c f Midvale
High, was also a guest at the recepion.
A p len tifu l feast was served a la cafe­
teria and every one was pleased with
the entertainment.
w<nt u Weiw w#dn~
Quality Counts
Now More Than
Ever Before.. .
10 hold our cus­
SHOE
T tomer’s
trade is to re­
tain their confi­
dence in us and the
Shoes we sell.
We do this by
handling
Nap-a-Tan,
Walk-Over,
Selz and
Weyenberg
Shoes—
W ILL YOU H ELP
KEEP THE KAIS­
ER OFF A M ER I­
CAN SOIL ?
The purpose of the
Liberty Loan is to b*ck
our Army with the sup­
plies and ammunition
without which it cannot
fight.
Either we fight the en­
emy on foreign soi l ,
shoulder to shoulder with
comrade in arms, or we
fight on our own soil,
backs against our homes,
and alone.
The whole world is
awaiting your r e p l y .
Make your answer now.
Buy Liberty Bonds
-a ll you possibly can
BRANDS THAT ARE WELL KNOWN
AMONG ALL CONSUMERS AND HAVE
A REPUTATION FOR SFRVICE. . .
L. SPIER
MA j S
T AND BOY’S
STORE
NY8ÖA, OREGON
Anthony, Idahe, are visiting with their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Bender o f
the Boulevard.
Mrs. S. F. Taylor has been very ill
the past week but is recovering now.
Miss Betsy Goodpin was also seriously
sick at the same time but she, too, is
improving
Mr. an 1 Mrs. L. W Thomas arrived
in Ontario Monday from Alberta Gan- j
ada, to spend a month or so here visit
ing with their daugeter, Mrs. Ben
Crummett.
For Sale.
Service Garage
Changed Hands
Having bought the Service
Garage from Mr. Fields I will
continue the business at the
, Stand; also have agency
for Ford cars and do livery ser­
vice. All work guaranteed. The
Golden Rule is our motto.
(So remember the service Ga­
rage.
C. A. Crawford, Prop.
Holstine Cows, ail kinds, sizes, and ' In the list of deeds recorded during
ages, some fresh and some not.
the past week is that o f Willis J. Me
n 32 t f
E. F. PR A TT,
gorden. Guardian, to S F. Foster for
Owyhee. td : Wj N 5 j N i l . 3 :: 31, I’p 1) , R 47.
DRESS, STREET AND SUN
HATS
FOR ALL OF THE FAMILY
During the past week we have
gotten in the largest line of
Hats for Men, Ladies, Misses,
Girls and Boys that we have
ever shown—We want the op­
portunity to show you these hats
SHOES-- SPECIAL
We have a small lot of Men’s Dress Shoes that we want
to close out owing to the fact that we haven’t a full line
of sizes—These are Dress Shoes and come in Tan and
Black, in Button and Lace
4.75
ON SALE AT -$
RUBBER BOOTS—white, black
and brown. The Best that’s
made is our claim. We ask you
to see them and get the price.
CALDWELL’S
STORE
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B PS
John F
Oscar,
John H
Chas R
Lee Bo
C W 1
Clarene
Myrtle |
Zina Ra
Lewis F
C Van 2
M Smit
C B Bee
J N Tho
J R Ellii
Gem Sta
Chas Brt
Peter vai
S D Bigf
J H Robe
Albert Hi
Robert M
Easkle M
Sam Mint
Vernon M
Leo R Mil
F' M Duni
A C Palme
W J Mego
E W Kunt:
H W Adan
C J Flemm
Mrs Carrie
Peter Willi
D Groot___
G E Tucxei
A Koopm
Wm McEwe
O R H it e ...
Wm Wasbir.
Festus W A>
C Blokker...
Fred Woods
P M Warren
Mrs J B Smi
Jno M Teucs
N H H on ....
John R Evani
Arthur Servo
Mrs. Lucy Mi
B W Dimm, i
Chas Tague..
Fred J Green.
Henry Crabtri
Roy Shaw____
D M French..
James H Huff;
Jack Lynch ..
Sytje Stam . . .
Geo R L Smit,
John Timmernr
William Kerwii
John A Ward..
Andy Hansen.
Dick Schuurmar
A M Johnaton
Geo, Dean and l
Mrs A M Johns
S R Henry____
V R Chipman ..
Gerrqt DeVries
W G Cathey}___
J M Duncan____
Emma E Duncan
James A Duncan
Bernice E Dunca
Ora Harris.........
James Dennis___
H G M on ce....... .
Carl M Schweizei
Annie Schweizer .
Geo W Adams . . .
John Larkev (2d)
John McMillen ...
Gus Sockos..........
H GoodeII________
Orsen Mickelsen
A R Mickelsen (2dI
O A Mickelsen (2d
Dirk S tem ...........
E J Rich...............
Carl T ittle ............
Mrs H R Morris ..
H J Ward (additioi
Wm W W hite........
Henry A B onier...
Mrs H I Hansen . . .
Ethel S Hansen
Laona J Hansen___
Elmer C Hansen ..
Frank l.euatr’- .. ___
Mrs H F. Hatfield ...
Earl B DwLong ____
John J. CepSa 1 mo___
Lewis LPatterson . .
J C Feming . ............
Cornelius Klinkenber
E Ben- li_______ ____
John L Sullivan........
Margaret W Schweil
D M cLafferty_______
A D M o re y ............. .
C S Skinner_________
J B B ig.low _________'.
C H Prettymam........
Mrs Mary Irvington .
Geo L Phillips ..........
Geo E Skinner ..........
Emma E Duncan_____
The Oldsmohile sets i
other cars. Sea Henri
for particulars.— Adv-n