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WAR SAPPING
LIFE OF NATION
English Death List Published
Daily Emphasises Fact.
'SAV THE BABY" IS NEW SLOGAN RAISED
Infant .Mortality in guidon's Slums
In IliitHwr TJinii III Any
Ollior C'lly In Tlic
World.
Ity Wilbur S. 1'ornwt.
LONDON. Sept. 2. Hy mull.)
Tho war In sapping tlio manhood of
the nation; suv0 -the babies.
This cry In Invading Kngland to
day and almost for tho first tl mo in
Muinrv iho -cnvorntmMit and munlcl-
mil authorities aro giving tlio sub-
lect enrnest attention. The terrible
toll of thu battlefields, which the
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"ALWAYS l Tilt: WAY"
A Motro rivi l'i rt Feature,
from that classic song by
Cha. K. Harris.
HpTil miiNlc by lnf. Iiiimum,
thf MnMex rhotopliiyer.
Wyn lloylr, Chief Oprintor.
All the HI Onm, W hy lvxpori.
mont?
casually lists inintcd in tbo news
papers cmphasl.o each day, has be
Kun to make, Kngland think about
the future of tho case.
Medical authorities are giving'
"Hints to Mothers" through the
press, and systematic investigations
of Infant life In tbo slums aro bring
ing forth remarkable revelations.
Kngland's Blums aro tbo worst In
tho world and Kngland's new "baby
campaign" has brought this fact
home to the government and people.
The medical authorities have Just
discovered that In Klnsbury, the
great slum section of London, the
birth rate Is greater than tho aver
age for Kngland and Wales. Tint
w hy Infants there die at tho rate of
118 In 1,000 has also been brought
to light and corrective measures are
buing taken.
Among tho many obsessions pre
vailing In this section, as reported
by Dr. li. A. Thomas, a municipal
investigator, arc:
That just before and after child
birth a mother should drink gin;
Hint maternity nurses aro not neces
sary in caso of childbirth; that a
baby cannot make enough heat to
sleep in a cot by Itself; thnt a baby
must not be subjected to fresh air
because It will got sore eyes; that It
is unlucky to weigh a baby and dan
gerous to cut Its finger nails that
boiled bread Is proper food for In-
I funis; that milk bottles should bo
tleaned with kerosene because "kero
j seno will clean anything."
These, according to the Invcstlga
i tor, are sdtno of the contributing
causes of the execssivo Infant mortal
l lty in Kngland's slums, and nil of
these half-superstitions are kindred
to appalling conditions of filth and
ignorance. London's slums aro
; dirtier than any others. It la said,
and If an Infnnt lives through the
first six months it can live through
' nnytblng. The fathers of these slum
families aro laborers, hawkers, heg-
gars, cripples, porters, odd-work
; men, old men, thieves and usual raf
fle. The mothers are charwomen or
j engaged In llko occupations.
But the fathers have largely dis
appeared from tho slums.
( ' They (have gone ,to war. Tho
J wives have encouraged them to on-
list, In many eases because tho gov
ernment's separation allowance
comes to moro man mo nuaoiinus
can normally earn. With the money,
the majority of the women drink,
raise babies to die, or be neglected.
Moreover they often pawn the scant
few household things for drink.
Tho notification of birth often
comes to the authorities In tho hand-
Broken!
i Continued rrein naue I.) '
county, both agricultural and fruit.
Winstons, Flrockway and Olalla,
are all localities of Interest, and tho
climax of tho drive up the winding
slope of Camas and over Its top to
tho other side, all make it a trip of
unusual pleasure. !
During the hour or more that was!
spent on the top of the mountain,
the officials of the party were busy
in taking notes and making sugges-1
Hons, tho technical nature of which
showed that along with their other
duties, they have become practical
road builders. It was learned that
all the labor was being done by local
parties, and that no foreign help was
employed, while the camps looked
comfortable and sanitary. On pass
ing on down to the valley, several
teiuns were met drawing loads of
the green planks that measured
from 2300 to 2H00 feet, and these
loads were drawn with perfect ease
by two horses to the dumping place
at the top, showing the excellent
grade that has been surveyed.
After a drive around tne valley In
an auto bus, an excellent dinner was
served by Mrs. Murray, that could
not bo excelled at a city hostelry,
and a return w-as made to the top
where another short stop wus madej
to get the measurements for the ad-
d'.tional planking mentioned. The en
tire cost of tills improvement will
be a trifle under JllilOO. and it is es
timated that lis lTfe will be from ten
to twelve years, If not longer, con
sidering that tho unnnlled planks
without any stringers have stood tho
strain for some fivo, years, and on
a much steeper grade.
Too much praise cannot be said
about the contractors, for Schell and
Sehell are certainly giving tho coun
ty Its money value in a, first class j
job.
Tho return trip was made by the!
way of the splendid valley of I.ook-
ing Glass, and from there over the
old road to Melrose, but as 'this
road Is one that is practically dis
continued, nnthng will be said re
garding its condition, suffice It to
say that Frank Cain showed he was
a good nuto driver, for be brought
both the party and machine down
safe over that nlmost Impassible
hill.
On apprnnchlng Melrose it was
found that Uoad Supervisor John
Husenbark has been busy and Is dis
tributing many ynrds of most excel
lent gravel whero most needed. Note
was made of several places of which
complaint was heard, and Instruc
tions given to have them filled In
with gravel at once. The officials
wer0 strong In praise of the work
being done by Mr. Busenbark, and
tho business llko way In which he is
taking out tho splendid gravel from
tho apparently Inexhaustible, bed of
tho South Unipqiia some distance
nliove Hie Torks of tho river. This
work as performed by Mr. Husen
bark qbows great executive and busi
ss ability, as well as a thorough
knowledge of what is needed In mak
ing good roads.
With the continued and persistent
work that is now being done on the
roads of Douglns county by the lire
sent county court. It will not be long
beforp. Douglas county will be prais
ed for its good lateral highways. In
stead of being execrated for Its poor
ones. Hut all this takes time, and It
takes the co-opeartion of the tax
payers wllli the officials, It cannot
all bo done In one month, or In one
year, but the start has been made In
nn Intelligent manner and will be
carried through to a successful
finish.
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WotcIesTWatchesl
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Were you aware that Watches are sm ? ) dont b(J.
than any other place In the good old . cw goods.
lieve it we will prove it to you, and tns case tor
7 jewel Waltham in silverode, screw u. walthara for
$4 00. 15 jewel Waltham for $r,5 and I l
$7.00 delivered prepaid anywhere In the ca(lllogUe8 and see
Compare these prices with the null Btimllird mnkes
If we are correct. We carry a full "nc .01 . ug
of watches. If you arc in need of a
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The secretary of the Roseburg
Park and Fair Association announc
ed this morning that arrangements
hud been made for an automobile und
motorcycle relay race to be held
during the three days of the fair
this week. Already enough entries
have been secured to insure a fast
and furious race in each event. Ten
miles will be run each day of the
fnir and a purse of $75 has been
hung up for tho auto race and $50
for the motorcycle race. These, two
events should be a great drawing
card as the race will not be decided
until the closing day of the fair.
bile the committee in charge or
this part of the speed program
would not make known any of the
participants It is quite generally ad
mitted that Claude Welch will be
one of the participants in the one
race and as he has had experience in
the driving of racing cars he will
doubtless be able to give a good ac
count of himself.
suit, of the large score against the
local players according to the, spec
tators. The fielders would manage to
get In front of tbo ball, but would
fumble or throw it away.
Cedarstrom and Perry were the
features of the games, making sen
sational plays in nearly every exhi
bition, (seemingly impossible .plays
being made by both of them with per
fect ease while playing steady and
consistent ball at all times.
sispf.ctf.d mirhlrkk
TAKF.S.'lllS OWN'
IKE.
WAYXIOSBUHO, Pa. Sept. 13-jTr.
J, T. Silvert, the suspected murderer
of Nettie Poland, committed suicide
in his office today at Georgetown,
W. Va. The body of the girl, strip
ped of all clothing, was found in a
deserted automobile oil the road.
BALL GAME 15T02
Imitating the example set by the
sliding Beavers, the Roseburg boys
yesterday lost the last game of the
series with Medford by a score of l-
to 2. coming out of the contests with
only one game out of the four to
their credit. Unlike the other games
which were clean, fast and exciting
exhibitions of base ball, yesterday's
game was a grand comedy of errors
on the part of the local players.
Iiusch and Medley, who acted as
twlrlers for the performance pitched
good ball for tno Regulars, but the
lack of support lost them the game.
C.irnell. pitching for Medford, pitch
ed a consistent game and won easily.
The first three games were excel
lent exhibitions of the national sport
the first game going to Medford by
a score of 3 to 2. and the second was
also dropped by the Roseburg boys by
a score of 2 to 0. The Regulars
came back strong on Saturday, how
ever, aud ended the game with a
si-ore of 5 to 0 to their credit,
l.nose playing Sunday was the re-
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or not at all. As an ounce
I of prevention is worth a
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Brooches ami Watches
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I use the same material so as
not to lose the sentiment.
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Your films If bought of us. Enst
man or Ansco Films ami Packs, un
til further notice.
CLARK & CLARK,
i.ir.ntf Fotographers
writing of children, apparently dic
tated by the mothef and a committee
of relatives. Here Is a portion of
one of these notifications:
"Present at hlrtfi mother and the
lady what makes the tea we don't
know her ndres. Say father wasn't
presant so he don't know about It
so please excuse him but mother
knows. It was a stile born and not
In the according to the relllatlons
plense to sny if It was not I don't
think."
The war Is going to make these
conditions in the slums conditions of
tbo past. Ihe authorities say. The
raco even In the slums must bo preserved.
Men
Boys and Young
There is but the rest of this week to prepare for school.
We have made special preparations for you in the lines
of Clothing, Hats, shoes and your Furnishings.
We know that there hasn't been as much work for you
this vacation as usual, but we have placed our prices
within reach of all.
A tine wool serge for $10.00, any size to 40. A strictly up-to-date felt
hat for 2.00 anv shade. $3.50 Imys a neat style shoe button or lace
tan or black, with good substantial soles worth f 4. Don't forget the number'
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