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NEWS AND COMMENT 343 halem Valley badly worn and bedraggled and were befriended by Sidney Smith, who gave them the use of his cabin. A KLICKITAT WAR MEMORIAL A memorial to Klickitat soldiers and sailors of the World War was dedicated at Maryhill on the Columbia River, July 4, 1918. Participants in the exercises were Samuel Hill, who presided ; R. H. Thomson, of Seattle, who gave the invocation and the opening address ; Edmond S. Meany, of Seattle, who received the memorial in behalf of the Washington University State Historical Society ; Frank Terrace, of Orillia, who spoke for the sailors ; David M. Dunne, of Portland, who spoke for the soldiers, and Frederick V. Holman, of Portland, president of the Oregon Historical Society. The memorial is to be pat- terned after the Stonehenge, of England, and later to be completed. OREGON'S WAR WORK. Oregon's participation in the nation's war work was dis- tinguished by promptness and thoroughness. In the raising of the several funds, this state each time was foremost with its quota. The contributions to the various funds and Liberty Bonds amounted to $126,000,000, which, for 800,000 people, means $157 for each inhabitant. According to The Oregonian of January 1, 1919, the contributions amounted to the following totals: Liberty Bonds, four issues $103,546,600 War SaTings Stamps 18,000,000 Red Cross (not including $400, oo Christmas memberships) 2,232,253 United Var Work 1,168,135 Y. M. C. A 435,758 Y. W. C. A. and Fosdick Commission 110,000 Armenian Relief , 160,000 Knights of Columbus 97,000 Salyation Army 57,500 Boy Scouts 30,000 War Camp Community Serrice 34,93 War Library 19,965 Smileage Book* > 18,000 Total $125,981,091 The number of men who entered the army and navy from Oregon aggregated some 32,000. The number enrolled in the