The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1918-09-19
YELLOW DEMON PAR
TY SCORES BIG HIT

A audience UllIOg lnc DIG t1CILbr0u-
ner hall to the doors greeted the "Yel.
low Demon" party Monday night. ana
the Fourth Liberty Loan was glver
such an impetus in Hood River county
that the management believes the
county's goal will be attained and the
desired quota of $3.50, 900 obtained well
before this week is over.
The message that speakers brought
and the welcome with which they were
received by the people were both in
spring. Enthusiastically patriotic as
they gathered, the big audience had ITS
loyal emotions kindled anew by every
word, every song ard every utterance
Of a speaker throughout the evening
and as result dollars for liberty are
fairly rolling into the banks. In an
lmpassioned prayer for the steadfast
support of Americans in the battle
against an enemy that would destroy
Christianity. Rev. d. NJ Carpenter
pronounced the Invocation. Truman
Butler presided.
Consumed themselves by the sacred
ness of their principles and the right
eousness of the Allied cause, the speak
ers carried conviction in eloquent words
to those who listened. Sgt. II. l..
White, who served two years with the
54th Canadian regiment, by the wounds
he bears evidences himself a fighting
man. His words confirm the silent
proof. Sgt. White told of experiences
that wrung tears from the eyes of
those who listened, and again he had
his hearers shaking with laughter al
some comic incident of the Flemish
front
Hood River had the honor of hearing
the initial speech of Sgt Carson Ricks,
son Of the former mayor Of Eureka,
Cal, who told of his experience as an
ambulance driver. with the French
army before America entered the war.
He was the first American to be
wounded after the United States de
clared war on Germany last year Sgt.
RIcks wears on his breast "A CroiX de
Guerre, bestowed for bringing ir
wounded comrades while himself sui
fering terrible hurts. He doesn't say
much about himself, but the little bit
Of ribbon and metal speak for him. and
his very modesty carries strong mes
sage.
Judge John II. Stevenson, following
the military men, stirred his audience
by an appeal for 100 per cent purchases
of Liberty Bonds. Rejoicing that the
tide of battle has turned toward Berlin
since 90 days ago, he pointed to the in
sincerity Of the peace breaches Of Aus
tria and declared that in the terms OF
peace the Allies will impose there can
be no compromise. Judge Stevenson 5
address was a sermon on patriotism
and telling appeal for bond purchases.
He pointed out that Oregon never
failed. No good American, he de-
| clared, will wait for o committee t
call on him in the Fourth campaign, {
volunteer one for Oregon. "He viii
go, as soon as it is possible to do 50,
said Judge Stevenson, and he will de
termine how much he is able to buy
and then he will double that figure
and thus he will drive a nail in The
coffin of Hohenzollernism.
Milton k, Keeper, manager of the
State Speakers Bureau, and Johr
Etheridge, state manager, accompanied
by Mrs. Etherldge and Miss Dorothy
Louise Bliss, were here for the intia
meeting of the Yellow Demon party
Mr.. KIepper and Mr.. Etherdge made
short talks The latter declared thai
he was going to return to Portland anC
tell his associates that Hood River
county was going to do her duty il
subscribing 100 per cent. Miss Bliss
gave solos.
A feature of the meeting was tn,
inspiring singing Of the Liberty Chorus
of lS under the direction of Mrs. c. H
| Sletton.
Sgt. White in the course Of his tall
paid hs respects to the L. W. W. 1t il
the belief of people of the comuunit,
that an Upper Valley sawmill wai
burned by |. W. W. sympathzers. Sgt
White heard Of the incident.
" Do you want me to tell YOU what
would do with these insects, he cried
you find the tallest tree you hav,
here in Oregon and get the longes
rope, and then you call on me and 4
do the rest.
Other members Of the Yellow Demon
party were Mrs. White, Eric Y. Haus
er, Jr, H. X. Nuremberg and Mari
| Woodruff MIR. Woodruff in a few
words told of the commendable worl
being done by Eric V, Hauser, who il
financing the trip of the Yellow De
mon.