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THE EVEMIMO NEWS
MOVDAV. AIT.I'ST 30, 1017.
THE EVENING NEWS
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November 5, 1909, at Koseburg, Ore.,
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MONDAY, ALGIHT 20, 1UI7.
WHAT OF THE WAKV
That Is everybody's question; and
o la. How will it enu.' Answers
have been offered within the lost lew
days by several men whose position
and character entitle their opinions
to more than ordinary respect, re
marks an eastern exchange. Their
views of the war and their beliefs as
to bow it will end and how it uiUBt
not end merit attention. Js tins rcui
lv a great war. and Is It really a men
ace to America? Mr. Ellbu Hoot
has an intimate knowledge of Inter
national affalrB, he has seen ltuBsia
In revolution and in war, and he is a
man of sober Judgment anu cautious
speech, the last man wo should ever
suspect of being an alarmist. Ho de
clares that the stake fur which wo
fight is American liberty and justice,
the Independent and freedom of
every one of us, and as surely as the
sun shall rise tomorrow, if the war
wore to end with the triumph of Ger
many, this country would become a
subject nation. There may still be
soino pcoplo who do not understand I
how this could come about through
lighting In Europe, and who laugh at
the Idea or the war coming over io
America. Do they Imuglne that Ad
miral Peary is a scaremonger? He
is of opinion that we shall not much
longer remain Immune from subma
rine attack on our coasts and that it
is likoly to come with startling earn
estness and effectiveness. Those who
doubt the poslbllity of such attack
may be reminded of how, In October
last, a Gorman submarine destroyed
five ships off our east const, and re
turned safely to a homo port.
As to the notion of a pence on
Gorman terms, it is a calamity to be
averted, as Mr. Hoot bus said in oth
er words. itritiHh statesmen agree
with him. That a German peace
would be tlio pioludo to another war
Is! !Mr. Arthur Ilalfour's opinion.
"The next timo the Prussian war
lords mean to mnko sure, suys Mr.J
Lloyd George, llut ho adds "There
must be no next timo." Aro the ut
iles in a position to say that they can
make sure thcro shall not? This is
the foremoBt question. Wo may pre
fer an answer from the Boldlers rnth
- er than, from tho statesmen. Two
cautlouB men who know much and
speak llttlo have just spoken. Aftor
a clone scrutiny of the situation on
the Franco-Belgian front and obser
vation of the recent Irresistible nd
vnnce by tho Krench and Uritish
forces, Gonereal Pershing says: "The
alllos should look forward with full
confidence to a complete victory."
And "tho end Is cortuln," Bays Gen
eral Sir William Robertson; since
America has ranged herself on the
side of tho democratic nations that
are dotormined to go on hammorlng
autocrntlc mlllturlsm until the world
la roally safe for demoi-ruey. "tho
end is certain," Thoso who rend
aright the sayings brought together
here will rocognlzo the cull of duty,
and may obtain a glimpse of tho
RroatnPBB and glory of America's
mission In tho war.
sary. it seems strange that In a
time of peril the puolic welfare and
tho success of the war should be
threatened as they are by the delib
erate Imposition of "unconscionable
pricex
In many roupects our business
world has shown rare unselfishness
and patriotism. Thousands of our
ablest business men in all lines of
IndUBtry are giving their best ser
vices cheerfully to the nation. And
yet while this personal service is bo
freely rendered nearly every branch
of industry and commerce has been
engaged In what, to the ordinary
consumer, looks like a deliberate,
piratical attempt to rob him at every
turn.
Robbery of the government will
be eliminated first of all. Consid
erable progress has already been
mado in that direction. A reasonable
profit, and no more, Is to bo allow
ed In the iNurchase of all war sup
plies. Manufacturers are to bo lorc
ed to Bell to our allies at the same
rates. Then comes the biggest prob
lem tile protection of the American
public from rapacious Interests.
The government is wisely deter
mined to Insist that producers und
dealers Bhull make no more profit
out of private consumers thun they
make out of the government. This Is
a fair and necessary demand, which
the government Bhould proceed to
enforce with all its power.
A starving nation cannot win the
war. A nation obliged to spend its
wholo Income for the necessaries of
life will have neither money for war
loans nor BPlrit for fighting. This Is
a democratic war, a war of co-operation
on equal terms for equal penal
ties. No class of citlzenB can be al
lowed to take advantage of the rest.
A profiteer is no better thnn a
traitor.
The problem of making one chop
or one potato do the work of two.
is now engrossing the attention ofj
uie nuuseseepers institute. Most
people will agree it baa been doing
this for some time.
Under existing conditions there is
no substitute for war, but if the
present pressure upon the world's
militaristic elements Bhall not pro
duct one then the world cataclysm
will have been' In vain.
Congress may be aware that it is
capable of reaping any glory from
the war, for apparently It wishes to
prevent everybody else from getting
credit out of tbe great conflict.
L
Contribution of Fowls or Fruit
Is Solicited For Them
All Can Help
A camornia county discovered a
shortage of about $4,000 "due to
lack of system." Most people experi
ence a money shortage because of
the system.
One thing about the motorcycle, It
never tries to sneak up on anyone.
"111,1
LAWS" GONE,
HELIEE litOM PHOI rriOEIilNG.
Tho government nt Inst la getting
definitely on tho Job of protecting
consMmors from exorbitant prices.
The president hns been given power
by congress to control the pike of
war mutorlalB, foods and rucls, and
he hns doclarcd his firm intention to
use it.
Evory good Amorlian must feel a
The famous Connecticut "blue
laws" aro now mere historic mem
ories. With the beginning of the
present month they were formally
recognized as obsolete. Connecticut
has a new set of Sunday observance
rulcB. They are fewer in number
than tho old ones, and nedleBB to say,
they are far more liberal and sensi
ble. They drop the attempt of 17th
century IMirltunlsm to legislate the
innocent Joy out of life. They rec
ognio that human nature, ns It ex
ists in the normnl man nnd woman,
Is not wholly bad and that the In
stinctive love of vnrioiiR forms of re
creation hitherto banned Ib not at all
Inconsistent with the love of God.
Though little chnnge may be noted
In the outward observance of the
Subuhth in Connecticut, there will
tie a notable change In tho spirit of
II. The hypocrisy has been swept
nwny. People may now Indulge In
certain harmless pleasures without
any furtlvpness or Bccret sense of
guilt. And that Is a great sin. Citi
zens will no longer bo conscious of
breaking the law If they cook a meal
on Sunday, or take a walk, or go
calling. And when there Is no legal
obligation about church-going, they
niny start going to church again.
This chango Is characteristic of a
general tendency to relax the olden
severity of Sunday lnws In America.
And dcsplto tho honest fears of many
of our cunaclentlous citizens, It BeeniB
that on tho whole tho tendency Is a
wholesome one. "Sabbath wns made
for mnn, and not man for the Sab
bath." said the founder of tho faith.
Those words wero overlooked1. by the
makers of blue laws. The Sabbath
Ib once more being adjusted to hu
man needs. When we hnvo complet
ed tho adjustment, we Bhall bo no
less ri'liglniiB than before, and much
healthier ami hnppier.
SometimoB conscience is fear of
getting caught.
A
VISITOR LAST-WEEK
Germany's Junkers will have to
become ns iioIhcIchh and denatured
aa tho Itrltlsh houso of lords and
tlio IlritlHh hotifte of lords very likely
will cast off a few moro privileged
beforo tho preHcnt processes aro end
ed. Tho navy has rejected ph i stenoR
ru pliers on account of flat feet. Wo
rail to see how flat feet will Interfere
with typewriting but If it's an act
of reprisal for tho elongated, flat
heel shoes, we aro for it.
Salem Journal: The dentists or
the city are so accustomed to reading
of the misfortunes o others In the
way of robbers and night prowler
that It comes as a most severe shock
to awaken to the fact that a special
ist In the wriy of pilfering dental of
fices made Salem a vlBlt and was so
ungentlemnnly as to enter several
and appropriated gold filling and oth
er small gold articles that are found
only in the office of a dentist.
Dr. II. C. Kpley was visited. The
specialist In dental robbery made no
attempt to get into the safe but gave
his attention to gold filling and the
filings of gold. It is also probable
that ho posesssed. a Yale master key
as he had no trouble in getting in.
The, u. S. National Bank also at
tracted the attention of the dental
prowler. He helped himself to filing
nnd gold in the office of Darby &
Burton. There seemed to be no
rough work. lie knew what he
wanted the gold that could ue easily
melted. Then tho dental office of
Found & Boecher received a call and
here again ho displayed his dental
training. Tho dentists in the Salem
Hank of Commerce building and the
Masonic Temple were more fortun
ate as the experts failed to visit these
buildings.
It was several weeks ago that a
dental robber visited The Dalles and
Hood Klver and those who wero vis
ited last evening are wondering
whether the expert with his master
Yale key has booked engagements
at night in the Willamette valley
towns.
OFCOURSEYOU'LL BE IN
People From Over County Can Send
in Their Product (Shipment
lie Made the First of
Next Week.
TIiIb la tho open Benson for
cuhcs nnd the exemption bourds have
scnBe of shame In the knowledge; already discovered a number or new
that Bllch drimllc measures uro neren-' varieties.
First Authentic
Showing!
Fall Apparel
For Ladies, Misses, Children
SUITS - COATS
DRESSES
SEE WINDOWS!
Bellows Store Co
V i
A Woman's Shop for Woman's Wear
IN OVERALL ROLE
Young women have gotten Into the
real laboring class on Coos Bay and
tho first force to be put on work was
a contingent of seven, who took up
employment yeslerdaj morning at
the C. A. and Carrol Smith re-manu-
facturlng plant nt Bay City says the
Marshfleld Uecord.
The young ladles aro under direc
tion of Mrs. J. B. Poole, who lives al
Bay City, and most of those em
ployed are from that suburb. On
Monday next. It Is expected the force
will be materially Increased and
(hero will probably bo many more en
gaged. The girls are wearing regu
lation working clothes, consisting of
overalls and Jumpers and the intro
duction of tho women workers
caused quite, a surprise at Bay City.
The work at the plant Is light, but re-i
quires dexterity.
The employment is said to carry
remuneration of from $1.80 a day
to $U.50, according to the cleverness
required.
10 BE
A TAXLESS S1ATE
(lly Associated pro-is.
HOISI-:. Idaho, Auk. ill. The day
Is not far distant when Idaho will
be a taxless slate so far us its schools
are concerned. Sales of stato lands
are daily increasing the state's school
fund. Tbe state land department has
set lis goal at selling I Oil. 0U0 acres
of school and grant land during the
current year and It Is expected hv
A. Smoot. land commissioner, thut
$l.0illl.O0H. will be nddeii to th
school fund this year.
Ib your boy up at Fort Stevens or
over at Fort Canby? If he is not
there it Is possible he may be In
some other camp, or perhaps he is
waiting the call of the government for
more troops. But there are about 140
young men up "at the forts on the
Columbia who belong to the 4th
company and the "pill battery," ai
they call the sanitary corps m in
These boyn loft good homes where
"mother" took the beat of cni-o of
them, and they often enjoyed
chicken dinner and all tbe fruit
they wanted. Believing that these
boys can be made more comfortable
und perhaps a little of thi "hoiuo
slcknefls" brushed away fro u their
lives. The News proposes to ll e good
people of Douglas county und Hose-
burg that a box f 1 oil their home
town be made up and scut them, it
is understood that boa are in the
company from most sections of the
county Riddle, Myrtle- Creek, Cnn
yonvllle. Drain, Oaklana, Sutuerlln,
Kellogg. Glendale and other places
as well as Roseburg. Those youngs
ters all like chicken and fruit. The
NewB proposes to tlio bi- hearted
people of the county that a crate of
chickens and some fruit, canned or
fresh, be donated from the stores of
lurm and city homes and forwarded
to tuc beys at the foit, an-1 that (hey
be Liven a substantial token in tjis
Bnlpinent of how high we at home
hold them in esteem. This is not go
ing to cost anybody very much
mostly a little effort and slight ex
pense, and the gifts will come from
so many sources that a chicken or a
Jar ot .some sort of fruit, or a box
of rfosh fruit, anything that you
have to spare, can be brought in and
turned over to some one who will
be ready to take charge of it, la all
thut is asked.
It is desired that these expressions
of your esrem for the boys be
brought in next Saturday, or if com
ing from outside points, sent so that
they will reach here In due season,
and the first ot next week the ship
ment of chickens and fruit will be
forwarded to the lads at Stevens and
Canby.
The place where these articles for
tbe boyn may be left next Saturday
will be announced in a couple of
days, also the name of th-3 party hav
ing tho work In charge. However,
If you want any more information
at onct;, or cannot wait until Satur
day to bring In your expression of
appreciation, just send it along and
Tho News will take care of it.
As soon as you read this appeal sit
right down and take a few minutes
to decide just what yon v.il. Beud,
and thou proceed to get the contri
bution In shape, ir Its a Jar o' Iruit,
set It aside and label It. so that tbe
person in charge will know who .s
tho donuer. It It's a fowl, put your
numo on the dox containing it.
Chickens will be shipped alive, as
tho boys can do their own slaughter
ing and arrange their plans for the
big feed from home.
The Nowb expects that this affair
will take right hold of tho people
here, as we all think lots of those
boys down there at the forts, anil
nothing Is too good for them, and
while wo at home are enjoying many
of the bounties of an nmp'e Harvest
seasoa we want the boys in the ser
vice, ns far as It is pract'cahle, to
enjoy with us a taste of fruit and an
occasional dinner, that will keep
thein in touch with ine farms anil
home of the lmpqun from which
thoy have gono in defense of the
flag.
Down there they are all manfullv
and loyally maintaining that eveiy-
tlillig is perfectly lovely nt the forts,
nut don t you know that the car
toon on tho front page of The News
Saurday, Is expressive of some real
homesickness, nnd that a menu with
beans the predominating feature
would gludly be exchanged for
something direct from home. There
fore, good people, are YOU in on this
plan?
terns sent them headquarters would
be obliged to have a set of each pat
tern equal to the number of auxil
iaries. Hence the request is made in
the circular prepared that all pat
terns be returned.
It would surprise the average wo
man to know how absolutely particu
lar all Red Cross work must be done.
If articles folded a quarter of an
Inch wrong are sent in, all must be
refolded as there Isn't even a quarter
of an Inch extra space in the large
boxes In which materials are sent to
San Francisco., For instance, the
instructions for the making of head
bandages, four tailed are: "Cut eight
IncheB the width of the goods, fold
lengthwise and cut along the crease
12 inches from each selvedge. That
means that each of the four tails is
four Inches wide exactly." And
there must be no variation.
For abdominal bandages, the fol
lowing instructions are given: These
should be cut one yard and 22
IncheB long and folded1 in two Inches
at each end to make the bandages
1 tt yards long. Fold lengthwise,
do not turn In the selvedge but sew
the selvedges together and sew
around all four Bides. Fold cross
wise once, against and a third -time,
making It approximately 18 by 7 14
Inches. Of course all such Instruc
tions would be Oreek to a man, but
the women know.
A bed sock muBt not be pieced on
the toe but may be pieced elsewhere.
This applies to operating leggtns.
Many other instructions and sug
gestions are given in the circular, all
for the good of the cause and for bet
ter co-operation.
Banking by Mail
In many communltleB, there ie often much Inquiry
about the finances of this or that man. This can be
avoided by the modern convenience of Banking by
Mall. The system is simplicity Itself. You have only
to send us cosh In registered letter, postal money
order, express money order, or check on local bank.
We will make tbe proper entry in your book and re
turn it to you by mall.
Write to us and we will explain further.
THE UMPQUA VALLEY BANK
B. W. Strong, President: J. M. Throne, Cashier: D. R.
Shambrook, Vice President; Roland Ages, Vice President.
1AVE SIXVI,Y KIHtS AWAY.
Eugene Guard: The life of E. D
Matlock is Blowly ebbing away at
the Good Samaritan hospital, ac
cording to word received yesterday
by Cass and Eugene Matlock of this
city. The father, J. D. Matlock,
wrote to the effect that Ed. is being
kept alive by means of opiates at
present, that during most of the time
be lies In an unconscious condition.
A phone message had previously
been received that Ed. was dying but
the patient had rallied. It is thought
that his present condition is the be
ginning of the end.
ADVERTISED MAIU
Following is a list of letters and
cards remaining uncalled for at the
Roseburg postofflce August 20. 1917:
Bono, John A.; Bentley, E. E.;
Cole, Fred; Evans, Mrs. Len; Fee,
Mrs. Lilly; Geer, Mrs. Minnie: Har
vey, F. H.; Hyatt, Miss Grace; Moss.
Geo. F. ; McElroy, M. J.; Parson, Mrs.
Adllne; Itiedal, John: Shenard. C.
M.j Wilson, C; Oregon Rose Lodge
No. 226.
Cards.
Bolton, A. F.; demons, Mrs. Lot
tie; Huntley, MrB. Nornh; Halfhill.
L.; Murphy, Bert; Roher. Oscar:
ltoyer, Mrs. P. J.
,L. F. REIZENSTEIN.
Postmaster.
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XOTH'K OF MKKTIXO OK IIOAItH
OK KVl'AI.IZA TION.
Notice is hereby given that on Sep
tcnibor mth, 1917, the Hoard of
Kqunlization ot Pout; Inn County.
Oregon, will attend, nt the Court
House in Koseburg Oregon, and
publicly examine the assessment roll,
anil correct nil errors In valuation,
description or qualities of lands, lots
or ot her property assessed for the
yer l:U7. Petition or applications
for the reduction of a particular as
sessment shall be made In writing,
verified by the oath of the applicant
or his attorney and be tiled with the
bonrd within fifteen days from the
time It is required to meet, namely
September 10th, 1917.
Kespertfullv.
CiL'Y COR no X.
nlO-d-w County Aasohsor .;
MUST BE PERFECT
The Washington higher authori
ties. In a circular being sent to all
branched, ask that all articles
brought to Ited Cross headquarters
be pressed as they will then occupy
less room and will pack a greater
number to the box. It is the Utile
things that count.
Sorgicul garment milking is of
course a new proposition and many
new Ideas are to be suggested. For
Inslanne. old towels and bed spreads
should not be made Into wash rags.
Headquarters can use theru to better
iidvnnuige in the surgical dressing
department as oiikuin pads. Sheets
niayf be made Into handkerchiefs. ;
neatly hemmed, IS inches square.'
1'lecei of paller slio may be made
Into dressing covers.
If uuen ..i.Mihuy kept the pat-'
Yes, They Are Here
And Oh, How Smart!
Smartness" hardly describes our Fall styles In women's coats.
Luxury and "elegance" cannot convey the full beauty of the rabrlcs
And "masterful" does not express the quality workmanship.
Really, you should come to this store and see for yourself tho beautiful
"Classic" Coats
"Stylish Distinctive"
Then you will realize and appreciate the ultra-refined appearance of these garments
IndVT h IT"?,", COat-thy a,e md0 purpose-to express Indlvlduall'tv.
r'Om'tMB'r0,lnMl"t "-.'"..on-.t refects
Wear a "Classic" Coat this season. Yoi. ll be more than satisfied with it in style fit and
workmanship and with tho splendid service which it gives. m stjl. , lit, and
Jnrf I'l'" 0 C0n.18 l ,h'8 8,re earIjr d SM th0 n,an" flno at h-e. Then try them on
d notice how perfectly they fit. Examine them and see how well they are made We TZ
to do thls-then your own judgment will tell you that the "Classic" Is the coat for you.
Prices Range from $5.50 to $60.00
pr,:ree,r;stv"KMlevor coa,s hpre for ,he rhi,,,ren- Thp-are a-
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