▁there ▁and ▁edited ▁several ▁newsp apers ▁in ▁Oregon ▁before ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁private ▁secretary ▁for ▁the ▁Governor ▁of ▁Oregon , ▁I . ▁L . ▁P atter son . ▁A ▁Republican , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁Oregon ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁for ▁six ▁years ▁before ▁he ▁died ▁in ▁office . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Hal ▁H oss ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁October ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 8 9 2 , ▁in ▁Port land , ▁Oregon , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁raised . ▁After ▁he ▁earned ▁his ▁education ▁in ▁that ▁city ▁he ▁married ▁My rt le ▁L ant z ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁and ▁had ▁four ▁children ▁together . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁B anner ▁Cou rier ▁newspaper ▁of ▁Oregon ▁City . ▁H oss ▁remained ▁there ▁until ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁when ▁began ▁man aging ▁and ▁editing ▁the ▁Enter prise ▁paper , ▁also ▁in ▁Oregon ▁City . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁he ▁was ▁induct ed ▁into ▁S igma ▁D elta ▁Chi , ▁an ▁honor ▁society ▁for ▁journal ists . ▁ ▁He ▁remained ▁in ▁the ▁newspaper ▁business ▁until ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁at ▁the ▁Enter prise , ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Oregon ▁Press ▁Association ▁on ▁several ▁occasions . ▁H oss ▁was ▁active ▁in ▁attempts ▁to ▁reform ▁the ▁pen al ▁system , ▁serving ▁on ▁comm issions ▁to ▁this ▁aim . ▁He ▁even ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁state ' s ▁par ole ▁board . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 7 , ▁H