Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1917-01-12
NEWPORT

O'Ouiu6 d SOCldl was
given at Nye Beach Rest Room
by the Women's Rest Room Club
"a large crowd being present.
The entertainment consisted of
dancing, games of cards, music
and plays, telling riddles and
charades, and closing with a
splendid luncheon. The enter
tamment was entirely free and
lam sure, everyone enjoyed it.
The rest room is one of the
most pleasant places in Newport
as it has a large fire place made
OF pressed brick and large wind
ows looking out on the Pacific
Ocean, you can sit there by
warm fire and see the ocean
stirred to its very depths by a
great storm. The swells rolling
in upon the shore and the spray
rising fifty or sixty feet in the
air. 1t is grand sight and every
body enjoys it. 1t is worth the
coming to Newport to see.
The rest room is now out of
debt and from this On the room
will be improved and seated with
easy chairs and lounges and
Ge as comfortable as possible.
The building cost $500 and is
under the management of
board of trustees of which Geo.
Savage is president. These con-
veniences and comforts are for
the good Of the public.
Captain Roy d. Morse deliv-
cred a lecture Thursday even
ing at the Royal theatre to a full
house, on his trip to Mexico.
The most important and impress
sive part of Mr.. Morse's lecture
was the terrible condition of af-
fairs existing in that beautiful
country. We learned from Capt.
Morse some important facts.
The Stars and Stripes are not
recognized any more than a dish
rag. An English ship can 60 out
and in their ports at leisure, and
the Mexican takes Of his hat TO
an English officer but an Amer
ican vessel must hoist the Mexi-
can flag before they can dock at
any port of theirs.
Captain Morse made inquiry
of a British ship captain how he
could do those things, his reply
was this: The Mexican Govern
ment knows that if a laddie of
the British Government was
harmed in Mexico British man
of war would shoot. the coast
towns of Mexico off the map.
How strange and Inundated
Capt. Morse felt no one can tell
when he knew it was so different
with his own country. Humid
reds of Americans have been
murdered in Mexico and Ameri-
cans have been killed by Mexi-
can Greasers right along and
when the election returns came
in had Mr.. Hughes been elected
every American there including
Captain Morse would have been
shown the honor due them, why
because the Mexican people
knew if Hughes had been elect
ed they would have to respect
the flag and the rights of the
American people. But as Mr..
Wilson was elected the Mexicans
thought he could do pretty much /
as he pleased which he is doing. /,
The song that he kept us out /
Of war don't seem to have ap-
piled for the Mexican hates an |
American and goes right along .
numbering and torturing our /,
people who are in Mexico. i
Villa and his associates sack
the cities and destroys the prop
erty so that hundreds of inno-
cent men, women and children
are starving in the Southern
part of Mexico. The trouble
with Mexico in 1916 grew out !
of the annexation of Texas uR-
der the rule Of Santa Anna, in
Mexico and President Tyler in
this country. The war conduct
ed by generals Taylor and Scott
and with only 10000 soldiers
they took all the principal cities I.
including the city of Mexico.
The Mexicans had about four
soldiers to Americas one. The
Preident Santa Anna was cap
tured and could have been shot
as the Americans were shot at
the Almo but his life was spared
and Texas, New Mexico and CAL ,
ifornia had to be given up alb ,
to the United States. 6
In this war Ulysses Simpson s
Grant took his first lessons .
which were of untold value to
him in the Civil War and made :
him one Of the great generals of I
the world. r