The evening news., January 16, 1918, Page 2, Image 2

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1017.
DON'T ASK TOO MUCH.
Do not let it be asked of business
that It shall wear a martyr's crown
any more than It is being asked of
farmers or workmen. Let us beware
of any tendency to relieve one or
more sections of the country oi tnoir
due share of burden at the expense
of other sections, or to favor one
calling at the expense of other call
ings.
It Is just as wrong for legislators
to be unduly subservient to-' capital
and business as to the despollers ana
defamers of capital andi business. A
democracy which discriminates
against a class or a section is just
as guilty as an autocracy which dis
criminates In favor of a ruling cate.
Self-government presupposes self
restraint. Liberty can only thrive
and persist Jn the soil of justice.
We shall have to meet, after the
return of peace, both In our own
country and abroad, the onset of the
business men of Europe, spurred on
by dire necessity to put forth their
utmost efforts, trained to discipline,
co-operation and inventiveness in the
cruel school of years of desperate
war upon their own soil or at their
very door, backed by, the full power
of their respective governments and
the laws of their respective coun
tries. There Is no fear but American
business men will hold their own In
that fierce competition; provided
not that they bo given the thorough
and active governmental backing
which other nations extendi to their
merchants, manufacturers and bank
ers but provided that they be not
hampered and harrassed by the gov
ernment and the lawmakers; pro
vided that ignorance, prejudice, ill-
will and suspicion be not permitted
to place fetters upon them.
General Pershing has put a ban on
romunce by urging the soldiers' god
mothers' league to cease its organiz
ed attempt to introduce into the
American army the Institution of
Fllleul and Marraine. He adduces
as his chief reason that the corres
pondence between lonely soldiers In
Franco and their godmothers on our
side of the water would clog the
transport of necessary niail and sup
plies. His secondary reason Is that
lie docs not want his soldiers corres
ponding with strange women. Per
haps he means to imply that infor
mation of use to the enemy might
be obtained by spies in this manner.
Perhaps ho is thinking of the pro
prieties. In any case, the Ameri
can army and peoplo are to be rob
bed of a highly picturesque feature
of the war. Men in the trenches are
not to bo set dreaming of fair un
knowns; ladies of all ages are not to
have the fun of petting some huge
bear of a person 3000 miles uway.
General Pershing has taken the joy
out of army letters. On nie other
hand, he has radniced the possibility
or disillusionment when Filleul
meets Marraine.
Some of tile excuses of the spies
picked up in this country read like
Klilme novel history but it seems to
work nil right with Uncle Sam, or
rather his lieutenants who have these
cases unuor investigation. The aver
age German spy is just clever enough
to formulate a pre-arranged program
to prove nn alibi long before he
commits any acts against this gov
ernment. This part of his nefarious
scheme is usually built and barri
caded with a great array of syste
matic network designed to cast off
any posible suspicion upon the ras
cals. About the best and easiest way
to disprove of a spy is to use a strong
piece of hemp and this should be
done just the minute he is found
guilty of tampering with the govern
ment's war program. A few good,
stiff lessons along this line Would
have a tendency to abato this nation
al nuisance and in the meantime dis
pose of n few undesirables.
A
Woman's
Shop
for.
Woman's
Wear
This is my war, , The kaiser is my
enemy, . Every one .who believes in
the kaiser, who favors the kaiser,
who does the kaiser's bidding, who
helps the kaiser in any way. Is my
enemy, remarks an exchange. On
my faithfulness, loyalty, industry,
skill, thrift, self-denial, co-operation,
efficiency, learnestness, zeal, belief
and! honesty depend the outcome of
this war. - It will be won or lost by
me. Each night when I lie down to
sleep I shall say: "This is my war."
Every morning when I awake I shall
say: "I must fight every minute of
this day with all the strength and
purpose I possess to win." Democra
cy is my right. I must defend and
establish that right at all times and
against all odds. I believe that only
with this full sense of my individual
responsibility shall I be able to do
my full dutyas an American citizen.
This spring weather right in the
midst of winter may be a little out
of the ordinary, but it is not getting
the farmer's "eroat" browsing is
mighty fine on the nil! sides.
Thfi Rnrlner drive will soon be on
for. the fellow who figures in the
May primaries.
TEACHERS REMOTE DIST.
County School Superintendent 0.
C. Brown today received the follow
ing circular letter from J. A.
Churchill, state superintendent of
Dublic Instruction In regard to teach
ers of isolated and remote school dis
tricts who are unable to atend the lo
cal teachers' institute:
Salem, Ore., Jan. 14, 191S.
To County Superintendents:
At the close of each school year
we have many letters from different
parts of the state from teachers who
are in sparsely settled districts, re
mote, often, from any other district,
in which they complain that they
cannot meet the requirements for
the professional certificate because
of their inability to attend a local
institute.
To meet these conditions, we are
saying that this year this depart
ment will accept as an equivalent to
attendance at a local teachers' insti
tute, a careful study of the first four
chapters of "How to Teach," by
Strayer and Norsworthy. The coun
ty superintendent must be satisfied
that the conditions are such that a
local Institute cannot be held with
out very great Inconvenience to the
teachers of a particular section, and
they must be willing to recommend
that in lieu of the local Institute,
the teacher be permitted to meet the
requirements set up for such teach
ers as equivalent to attendance at a
local institute. Sometime In May
this department will send out ten
questions upon the first four chap
ters "of "How to Teach" by Strayer
and NoYsworthy to the teachers
whom the county superintendents
believe should have these questions.
They will be answered by the teach
ers and returned) to this office. The
examination will be upon the "open
book" plan.
Very respectfully yours,
J. A. CHURUiiiLL,
Supt. Public Instruction.
Four recent pictures made by
Thomas H. lnce for Paramount were
written by Julien Josephson. Sev
eral years ago Mr. Josephson was a
merchant at Roseburg. and later he
essayed newspaper work in San Fran
cisco. His next step up the literary
ladder was a modest scenario sent to
Mr. I nee. That was four months ago.
Today tr. Josephson Is a regular
member of the luce staff of scenario
writers, enjoys the distinction of
driving one of the- smartest looking
automobiles in Los Angeles, cares
not a bit if the price of gasoline
jumps a tew cents and brazenly de
clares he must have his pair of eggs
every morning, no matter what the
market quotation may be.
NO I! VSKltALlxS FOR ITALIANS.
"i.useballs and bats are useless
toys" is the dictum pronounced by
the Italian customs authorities in
placing a ban on the importation of
these articles for Americans in Italy,
American Ambassador Page has
been petitioned to obtain an exemp
tion of baseball equipment from the
recent law against the importation of
all luxuries.
Loyal Emery, of Unipqua, left yes
terday for Eugene where he Is trans
acting business matters for a few
days.
We Cater
to your wants and
specialize to meet
demands of our
army of customers
ZERO COLD TEST
(By -P. R. Melchert. Lubricating En
gineer of the Standard Oil Co.) .
We know that corret lubrication
is" the most vital factor in the opera
tion of a motor car. During this
cold weather we find that our motors
do not respond! as quickly as Is the
case during the summer. Lubricat
ing oil is partly responsible for this
condition. This annoyance of a
sluggish and inefficient motor can
be largely eliminated by the use of
tne correct oil.
For correct cold weather lubrica
tion the cold test of a motor oil is
a most important feature. - Upon It
depends very largely the flexibility
power developed, fuel consumption,
ana wear anirt' tear of the motor.
The,cold test of an oil is the low
est temperature at which it will flow;
for instance, if an oil has a cold
test of 30 degrees it will pour at
that temperature and become solid
about 5 degrees lower.
Oils that congeal when the weath
er Is at freezing point or at 32 de
grees P.; are not suitable for lubrl
cation during coid weather because
the resistance offered to the sheer
ing of the film is high, for we learn
that the valuo of a lubricating oil de
pends upon its "fluidity at the tem
peratures at which it 4s used, that is,
a . fluid oil or one haying a good cold
test (preferable zero) will offer very
much less resistance to the sheering
of the film than a thick or sluggish
oij or one which has a poor cold test
and is in the condition of jolly in
the crankcase.
We know that all gasoline engines
start hard in cold weather because
the fuel does not vaporize as readily
at this time as it does iduring warm
weather, taxing the batteries to thei
limit. If poor cold test lubricating
oils are used, the additional power
necessary to turn the motor over is
very materially increased, which
means rapid draining of the batteries
and, consequently, expensive upkeep.
Again, if an oil of poor cold test
is used or one that congeals in the
oiling system during these cold
mornings, it will not lubricate the
motof correctly because It Is too
thick or sluggish to pass between
the close fitting bearings, and if
used In a motor which is partly or
wholly lubricated by splash, this oil
will not be splashed to me cylinders
pistons, amdi wrist pins in sufficient
quantities to insure adequate lubri
cation until the motor has been run
from 15 to 30 minutes and the tem
perature of the motor has Jhinned
the oil down, during which
time excessive wear on the
moving parts is taking place
which means not only expensive ad
justments and repairs, but also exces
sive fuel consumption, and a sluggish
and inefficient motor.
This also applies to force-feed
oiling systems, for oils of poor cold
Test offer considerable resistance to
the passing of the oil through the
pipes and hollow crank shaft to the
bearings, and the oil does not clrcu
late freely enough until it has thin
ned down.
Another condition which shows
the inefficiency of poor cold test oils
very plainly to the operator Is the
necessity for frequent gear shifting.
Eastern refiners and motor car
manufacturers recommend' light oils
for winter and medium oils for sunit
mer lubrication, realizing that oils
of poor cold test cannot be used suc
cessfully during cold weather. They
aro compelled to do this because
light eastern oils have a better cold
test than medium-bodied- eastern
oils.
Motor oils correctly manufactured
from California Asphalt Base Crude
have a natural zero cold test, mak
ing them the correct oil for use at all
seasons of the year.
Using zero cold test oils gives the
necessary margin of safety so that
during this colidl weather there is no
danger of burned out bearings or ex
cessive wear of moving parts, caused
by lubricating oil congealing in the
oiliiTg system.
WASTE OF FOOD WILL
AT
E
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15. Bills to
amend the foodi law so as to empow
er the food administration to compel
observance of wheatless and meatless
days, or any other measures1 it pre
scribes, were introduced today by
Representative Lever and Senator
Pomerene, acting for the adminis
tration.
Mr. Lever explained the bills in the
following statement:
"The food situation the world over
is acute and demands upon us are
growing each day. With a disrupted
labor situation, production approach
ing Its maximum, the vital question,
therefore, is one of the conservation
of foadl stuffs.
"We must strike at the waste evil.
The administration has undertaken
to do this through voluntary agree
ments- and has succeeded wonder
fully well, but there Is a percentage
of recalcitrants we have not been
able to reach by appeals to their pat
riotism. .
"We purpose to reach these under
the bill which Senator Pomerene and
I are Introducing today.'
"The bill is especially aimed at
hotels, restaurants and dining cars,
public eating places. .
"In such establishments, I should
think, probably 50 per cent r.t the
food of the country is consumed, and
it is In such places that we find the
greatest waste. There should bo pow
er In the hands of the food adminis
tration to fix the portions of the vital
necessities that may be served to any
one Individual.
"We hope also In this bill to see to
it that all classes of people, rich or
poor, are treated alike. It is not fair
to the man on the street who cannot
afford a steak at 50 cents for the gor
mandizing rich to waste enough on
one meal to feed a whole family of
poor.
."This bill provides that the presi
dent is authorized to issue rules and
regulations modifying, limiting or
prohibiting the sale, use, manufac
ture or distribution by any person
conducting a public eating place or
by any manufacturer, producer, car
rier, distributor or other person of
any food r tuff, feed or material
necessary for the production, manu
facture or preservation of food
stuffs or feeds.
"This" bill is confided to food
stuffs, feeds and materials necessary
for their production, manufacture
and preservation, There is no idea
of price fixing in it."
s
HAS NARROW ESCAPE
TOLEDO, Or., Jan. 15. B. F.
Jones, of -Newport, who will be a
candidate for joint representative of
Lincoln and Polk counties at the
coming primaries, had a narrow es
cape from the breakers at the mouth
of the Siletz river the other day. The
tide" was going out at a lively rate,
when .Jones and a, boatman of the
bay attempted to cross to the south
side.
The current carried them perilous
ly near the breakers, and the boat
man cried out: "We can't make it,
Mr. Jones!" 4 .
Mr. Jones gave one look over his
shoulder at the surging billows and
replied: "We've got to make it, old
man!"
By sheer good luck after almost
superhuman efforts, the men got out
of the current, and reached the op
posite shore exhausted.
RED CROSS NOTICE.
An appeal to the ladies who are
knitting for the Jied Cross:
Can wo not make an exfra effort
to get our garments finished put
aside for a time other things. 5n
stead of knitting for pastime, make
a business of it. Our boys who have
put aside every comfort and pleas
ure for us are needing the garments
to make them comfortable, and more
fit for the stupenduous duties before
them. Can we do this littlo bit to
help them? Won't you try?
Sweaters Wanted.
Word comes from our own boys at
Astoria that 120 are without sweat
ers. Are there not some ladies who
would like to make a donation? Re
member these boys are on guard
duty on the bleak cold coast. Put
aside some social function, and make
some boy a sweater.
To all chapters of the Northwestern
, Division:
The call for knitted goods from
Camp Lewis andi other posts in this
division is becoming more insistent
every day. In order that we may
supply our men at home, please ship
as fast as possible to the warehouse
at 90 University street, Seattle, all
knitted goods, including sweaters.
helmets, socks and wristlets. It is
not necessary that they be in sets.
We want them just as fast as you
can knit them.
Very truly yours,
C. D. STIMSON,
Division Manager
DAILY WEATHER REPORT.
U. S. weather bureau, local office,
Roseburg, Ore., 24 hours ending 5
a. m., January 1G, 1918.
Precipitation in incues and hun
dredths:
Highest temperature yesterday 53
Lowest temperature last night 47
Precipitation last 24 hours ., .08
Total precip. since first of
month .-. J 2.94
Norman precip. for this month 5.70
Total precipitation from Sep
tember 1, 1917, to date 13.07
Average precip. from Sep
tember 1, 1877 1G.89
Total deficiency from Sep-
- tember 1, 1917 3.22
Average precipitation for 40
wet seasons, (Sept. to May
inclusive) 31. 9S
WILLIAM BELL,
Observer,
CLASSIFIED COLUMN
FOR SALE Baled and) loose oat
and vetch hay. Phone 13F12.
FOR SALE Good oat hay, $25. Tel.
6F13. J. M. Green, Molrose, Ore.
FOR SALE Household furniture.
Nice dining room set and other
pieces. Inquire News office.
FOR SALE Fairbanks Morse gaso
line wood saw in first clas scondl
tion. Richard Stubbs, Melrose.
X
FOR SALE Drainage tile, brick,
Port Orford cedar, at cor. Main
and Oak streets. M. Cox. Phone
57-Y. -
FOR SALE S. C. White Leghorn
eggs for hatching from proven
winter layers.. $1 per fifteen; $6
per hundred. L-. J. Honser, Rose
burg, Ore. Phone 25F3. ,
OLD PAPERS "Housecleaning" is
on at The News office, and we have
a lot of old papers for sale at 10
cents the bundle. They will not
last long, so get a supply early.
FOR SALE Six . registered Shrop
shire sheep. Five ewes, 6 years
old, and a two year old ram (not
related), good sheep and. in good
condition. Price J120.00. H. E.
Reed. R. P. D. 1, Roseburg, Ore.
TIRE FILLERS FOR BALE Com
plete set for Ford car. Inquire at
News office. Does away with
punctures. ' . tf
FOR SALE OR TRADE General
mdse. store at Melrose, Ore., 8
miles from Roseburg; corner
roads doing good business. Own
er will explain reason for selling
- same. . Address R. Stubbs, Mel
rose, Ore. . f4
FOR SALE Improved farms from 5
to 200 acres, close to Roseburg,
phone and rural route. Cash and
terms, A 180 'acre diversified
farm, located In the beautiful
Mendiclno county, Calif., for Bale
or trade. Merton Cox, 344 S. Jack
son street, Roseburg, Ore.
WANTED.
WANTED Girl to do general house
work. Phone 899 after 6 p. m.
WOOD CHOPPERS WANTED Free
cain. C. T. Brown. Phone 3F24.
WANTED Wood cutters. All Win
ters' work. Phone 14F14. D.
WANTED A good home for watch
dog. Phono 278-R. J16p
WANTED 100 bushels good spring
oats. Address A. E. Cameron, Rt.
1, City. J15
WANTED TO RENT A stock ranch
stocked and furnished. . Can give
references. Address Box 75, Cot
tage Grove, Ore.
WANTED Wood cutters. Good
timber on county road, good
ground, or will sell stumpage. In
quire N. L. Conn, phone 6F15.
WANTED To exchange house and 2
lots In Denver, Colo., for home
stead in Douglas county. Address
J. P. Wollman 1581 Hassolo St.,
Portland, Ore.
FOR "RENT.
FOR RENT 3-room furnished flat.
Close in, 119 West Lane. "
FOR RENT 4 room furnished
house. Inquire 547 S. Stephens or
phone 454-R.
FOR RENT 6-room furnished
house colse in. See G. W. Sloper
308 N. Jackson street. tf
FOR RENT The Herlrck boarding
house, corner Pine and Lane, 1
block from freight depot. Phone
15F21.
FOR RENT 5-room house, on pave
ment; suit of nicely furnished
housekeeping rooms; also barn.
Call 128 S. Flint.
FOR RENT 9 rooms house on Par
rott street. Suitable for roomini
house or two families. Inquire
128 S. Flint street.
MISCELLANEOUS.
FOUND Two small money purses,
containing some small change.
Inquire News office.
ORDER your rose bushes and shrub
bery now of Mrs. F. D. Owen,
florist, city, phone 340. Green
House 9F 12. tf
MORTGAGE LOANS Plenty funds
on hand for good farm loans.
RURAL CREDIT plan. Low rate
of Interest. Reliable service. See
M. F. Rice of Rice & Rice.
Drs. Seely, Sether and
Stewart
Physicians and Surgeons.
Suite of offices rear of Douglas
National Bank, ground floor.
Phone 307
Roseburg - Oregon
DR. K. L. MILLER
Physician and Surgeon.
Ground Floor Masonic Building,
corner Cass and Main Sts.
Phone 132.
House 53
DR. S. L. DeLAPP
Osteopathic Physician & Surgeon
Phones: 217-218 Perkins Bldg.
Office 119
Res. 252-Ii Roseburg, Ore.
DRS. PLYLER & PLYLER
Licensed Chiropractic Physicians
222 W. Lane St., Roseburg, Ore.
Consultation, examination free.
Office Hours O to 5 . Phone 152
Chiropractic and Electrical
Treatments.
DR. J. LANE CALLAWAY.
Osteopathic Physician.
Graduate. of the American School
of Osteopathy, Kirksville, Mo.,
under founder of the science, Dr.
A. T. Still.
Rooms 1-2-3 Bell Sisters Bldg.
Phone 274.
SEVENTH YEAR,
Elizabeth Eldridge Hetnline
SCHOOL OF PIANO
Subjects: Piano, Harmony and
Theory. Normal Training for
Teachers. Also
Hetnline . Musical Kindergarten.
Booklet -upon application.
423 Ella St. Phone 83-B
- MRS. P. D. OWEN
Cut Flowers, Potted Plants,
Funeral Designs, Wedding Bou
qnets, etc
' FOR SALE AT
"THE FERN"
111 Cass St. Roseburg, Ore.
PHONE 240
Sterling
Upon the character and conservatism of your bank's officers and
directors to a great extent depends the safety of your funds. If
they are known as men of high integrity if they have a record as
successful men in business if they are known as conservative men
in all things then you may rest assured that their bank is gov
erned in conformance with a policy of safety before everything else.
Such are the men who govern this bank and your funds are abso
lutely secure in their care. . .
the UMPQUA VALLEY BANK
B. W. Strong, President; J.
Shambrook, Vice President;
A MAN IS WHAT HE FEEDS ON
The housewife, looking to the family health, will buy whore she can
get Fresh, Clean Groceries. Our Stock Is Clean and Sanitarily Kept
and all goods are of the best manufacture. Orders personally look
ed after. .-.: ....
WALTER PATTERSON. THE CASS
'Nothing to Do 'Till Tomorrow'
Expresses that satisfied feeling that comes after dinner the din
ner that's finished with a glass of our Sparkling Soda. ,
Roseburg Dairy & Soda Works
YOUR BOY IS IN CLASS 1
Or only one in big class)'' at school, he needs a balanced Bunoh
(and so does the girls). "Lunch Tongue, Develed Ham, Canned Sul
mon, FreHh Fruit, Peanut Butter, Cheese.
THE BEE HIVE
WE HAVE NO EQUAL
When it comes to supplying your home with all the delicacies of the
season. Our stock is alwaye fresli and complete In all lines. You will
find here the choicest of goods and the best of service.
THE CASH STORE
J. B. KINO, Proprietor
Winter Vegetables, Seasonable Fruit!
Phone us your needs, or ask for suggestions.
We have a large fresh stock at your command
MRS. A C. KIDD & SO$
Phone 238 We Guarantee to Piease You
Winter
I. ABRAHAM
The Store of Courtesy
Brighten Up Dull Evenings
With the Music of the
Victrola
IMPART NEW THRILLS to the win-
ter nights at home. The thrills of
Caruso and McCormack, of Melba and
! Gluck, of Elman and Paderewski, of
. Harry Lauder and Nora Bayes, of Sousa '
and Victor Herbert. '
You needn't wait to. get your Victrola. Our convenient pay
mens, plan makes it easy for you to have your instrument now,
8to in today we'll give you further details and demonstrate the
warious styles of Victor and Victrola 10 to 400. v . " '
A Complete Line of Victor and
Columbia Records
Roseburg Furniture Co.
Character
M. Tnrone, uaunier; u.
Roland Agee, Vice President.
STREET GROCERY, PHONE 279
Whether -
Roesburg, Oregon
Apparel
Don't overlook our fine showing
of useful and serviceable mer
chdise. Exclusive line of '
Beautiful Dress Goods
Furs, Kimonas
Silk Hosiery
Dainty Waists
in a great variety. Many other
articles that will bring pleasure
to the home.
Roseburg, Oregon