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SHOE ECONOMY
Hare worn shoes repaired by re
liable workman. " Prices right
W. S. HOWARD, 123 Oak street,
west of Hotel Umpqua.
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FRENCH TRANSFER COMPANY
Contracts Taken and Estimates Fur
nished on All Work In Our Line.
Household Goods Promptly and
Carefully Moved
QUICK, EFFICIENT SERVICE
Phone 220
401 W. Cass St.
CUSTOM
For Infants and Children,
Mothers Know Tfr
Genuine Castoria
In
Use
Over
Thirty Tears
CASTORIA
TUB KHTUH OOMMNV. NW VOt.lt OITY.
Rug and Carpet Weaver
. AT 020 WINCHESTER ST.
Close to North Side Grocery Store.
Teams and Auto Tracks
Always .
Bears the r
Signature r
For
It Is Our Daily Task
to consider and solve the print
ing problems of our customers
and each one we solve gives us
jusT: so much more experience
to apply to the next one. This
is why we are besft equipped to
do your printing in the way it
should be done. Suppose you
ask us to submit specimens.
ARTISTIC PRINTING
of Every Description Neatly
and Promptly Executed. '
THE NEWS OFFICE
GREAT HINDERANCE
World War. Brings Facts to
Our Attention That Are
AlmostUnbelievable.
SHOWGROSSIGNORANCE
Nearly 700,000 Men of Draft Age in
the United States Who Cannot
Road or Write in English or -Any
Other Language.
Secretary of the Interior Lane has
sent the following letter to the presi
dent and to Senator Hoke Smith and
Representative William J. Sears,
chain-men of the senate and house
committees on education,
"I believe that the time has come
when we shoudl give serious consid
orntinn to the education of those who
! cannot read or write in the United
' States. The war has brought facts
to our attention that are almost un
believable and that are in themselves
accusatory. There are In the United
States (or were when the census was
taken in 1810) 5,6iB,i3 persons
over 10 years of age who were unable
to read or write in any language.
There are now nearly 700,000 men
of draft ace in the United States
who are, 1 presume, registered, who
can not readi or write in English or
In any other language.
"Over 4,600,000 of the illiterates
In thlB country were 20 years of age
or more. This figure equals the total
Dooulat on of the states of California,
Oregon, Washington, Montana, Ida
ho, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Ne
vada. Arizona, New Mexico, and Del
aware. The percentage of illiterates
varies In tne several states, from 1.7
per cent In Iowa to 29 per cent in
Louisiana. More than 10 per cent of
it was in 13 states. Half of the il
literates were between 20 and 45
years of age. It has been estimated
by one of those concerned with this
problem that if these five million and
a half Illiterate persons were stretch
ed in a double line of march at in
tervals of 3 feet and were to march
paat the White House at the rate of
.25 miles a day, It would require
mere than two months for them to
pass. Over 58 per cent are white
persons, and of these 1,500,000 are
native born whites.
"1 beg you to consider the econom
ic loss arising out of this condition.
If" the productive labor value of an
Illiterate Is less by only 50 cents a
day than that of an educated man or
woman the country is losing $826,-
000,000 a year through illiteracy.
This estimate Is no doubt under rath-
er than over tho real loss. The fed
oral government and tho states spend
millions of dollars In trying to give
Information to the people In rural
districts about farming and home
making. Yet 3,700,000, or 10 per
cent, of our country folk can not read
or write a word. They can not read
a bulletin or. agriculture, a farm pa
per, a rood pledge card, a liberty loan
appeal, a newspaper, the constitution
of the United States, or their Bibles,
nor can they keep personal or busi
ness accounts. An uninformed dem
ocracy is not a democracy. A people
who can not have means of access to
the mediums of public opinion and to
the mesagos of the president and the
acts of congress can hardly be ex
pected to understand the full mean
ing of this war, to- which they all
must contribute, In life or property
or labor.
"It would seem to be almost axiom
atic that an illiterate man can not
make a good soldier In modern war
fare. Until last April the regular
army would not enlist Illiterates, yet
in the first draft between 30,000 and
40,000 Illiterates were brought Into
the army, and approximately as many
near illiterates.
"They can not sign their names.
"They can not read their orders
posted dally on bulletin boards In
camp. -
They cannot read their manual of
arms.
"They cannot road their letters or
write home.
"They can not understand' the sig
nals or follow tho signal corps in
time of battle.
"There are 700,000 men who can
not read or write who may be drafted
within our army within the next year
or two. Training camps for soldiers
are not equipped for-school work, and
the burden of teaching men to read
the simplest English should not be
cast upon tho officers or others in
the camps. We should give some
education to all our men before they
enter the army.
DO YOUR WEAR A UNIFORM?
Now that the big Home Guard
dance is a thing of the past, until
the new suits arrive to remind us
of how we have helped by our sup
port in uiSerent ways, we wish per
sonally to thank all who helped in
one way or another In this great
cause.
Home Guard Bulta look nice and
we are proud of those who wear
them, but you who do not wear a
uniform must also look neat and
prosperous. We ure carrying a lino
line of samples and would be pleas
ed to show them to you or take
your order for a suit at any time. It
is economy to buy a suit now before
the prices are raised and light
weight material begins to come Into
use.
IMPERIAL CLEANERS.
. (Try our way.)
We call and deliver. Phone 277
MONDAY IS BARGAIN DAY.
Monday is bargain day at the
Roseburg Cleaning and Pressing
Works. Men's suits. French Dry
cleaned and pressed for $1.00. All
work given prompt attention. Bar
gain day prices do not Include call
ing for clothes or making deliveries.
Bring your clothes in. tf
NEW WALL PAPER.
For the bed room, the living room,
even for the pantry. - Come and' see
the destens at Strang's furniture
store. Do not forget that Muresco
is also sold by Strong, tho furniture
man. Remember that you can lap
without leaving a line with this kal
somine. m28
MANY GOOD POSITIONS
can he had by any ambitious young
man or woman In the field of rail
way or commercial telegraphy. We
want a number of young men and
women to prepare for the telegraph
Bervlce to fill vacancies caused by
unusual drafting of young men for
signal corps. Prepare, to help your
country. Write today for full par
ticulars. The Railway Telegraph
Institute, Portland. Oregon. a6
SUNDAY SERVICES
There will be services at the Pine
Urovo church next Sunday morning,
and then a basket dinner will be en
Joyed by all those present, At two
o'clock In the afternoon, Mrs. Hanan,
of Newberg, representing the W. C.
T. V., will addres sthe people at the
Pine Grove church. A cordial invita
tion Is extended for the public to at
tend these services.
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"SOME" AS. AN ADJECTIVE
Papular American Slang Hat Attached
Wealth of Meaning to
1 the Word.
The American habit of coining new
meanings for words already known Is
closely allied to that of coining words,
writes C, Jefferson Weber In the North
American Review, Take, for example,
the current slang use of that much
used word "some." What a wealth of
meaning and Insinuation the Ameri
can has Invented for the word I
"Sorao" as an adverb nisy be heard
in many places. For instance, in the
Telgn valley district of Devon, the na
tives may say, "It did rain zum yes
terday." But the American would use
the word as an adjective and say,
"That was some rain yesterday." This
use Is hard to define. In the middle
of the last century "some," meaning
considerable, or notable, was called "a
modern slang word." Today "some"
Is almost limitless in Its capacity for
application. It implies approval, en
thusiasm, sarcasm, wonder, admira
tion, disgust or amusement
The seeds may have been sown in
Cornwall, In Devon or in Lancashire,
but I seriously doubt If a native of any
of these counties would ever sny en
thusiastically, "We had some fun last
night," or sarcastically, "This Is some
book I" Another word to which Ameri
cans have given tf new meaning is the
verb "raise." In England, men raise
crops ; In America, they also raise chil
dren. CHINA LOSING TRADE IN TEA
General Opinion That Scientific Cult!
vatlon of the- Plant Hat Been
Begun Too Late.
China's tea trade Is not keeping pace
with the world's consumption of tea.
Scientific cultivation Instead of old
time methods and the use of machin
ery are being used In the effort to
regain the lost commercial ground.
The ministry of agriculture has estab
lished a model farm, and the first tea
grown on It was sent to market this
year. . It is said to have been of good
quality, but no details are yet avail
able of the equipment and methods
employed. Foreign tea men seem to
have little faith in the results of this
attempted reform and consider it un
likely that Chinese teas will ever re
gain the leading place In the markets
of the world. It is said that Chinese
teas have less tannin than other teas.
and that the finer grades are unsur
passed In delicacy of flavor; but the
average tea drinker seems to find the
teas of India and Ceylon satisfactory.
How Toaati Orlalnatnifl.
The custom of drinking the health
of the most popular man at the tuble
has Its foundation in the nnclentlprac-
fl,o nlnlnntnH l.t, 41, a nnnnlro nl
adopted by the Romans of drinking to
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luu gwuo uiiu uiu uuuu, uuaeitgus till
exchange. ' -
-The Greeks and Romans latcribegun
the practice of drinking to each- other,
and from this arose the custom of
toasting living men. But healthj drink
ing In Its modern form, orlglnsitlng In
England in tile roystering days of
Charles II, begins with the custom of
drinking to the Indies or to any wom
an who happened to be the reigning
belle of the court.
Many and various were the quaint
customs associated with the toasts of
those days. For example, in certain
companies of military officers etiquette
demanded that the cup should be pass
ed from hand to hand.
In many midnight gatherings of Alsa
tla gallants stabbed themselves in or
der to drink with their blood the health :
of the woman on whom their hearts. I
were set. Kansas City Journal.
When to Shut Your Eyes.
In an article about Thomas Edison i
in tne American Magazine, William
Maxwell, the vice president of the 1
Edison company, said:
"One bit of executive strategy that I A
learned from unison nas stood me in
good stead a dozen times. He had the
wise habit of knowing when to shut
his eyes. There are times In every
organization whon controversies arise
between even the most loyal and best
Intentloned subordinates. Sometimes
It Is the wisest thing for the man at
the top to know nothing whatever
about them, to let them work them
selves out. 'I learned a great many
years ago,' said Lincoln, 'that In a
fight between man and wife, a third
party .should never get between the
woman's skillet and the man's ax
helve.'" - f ,
Tact and Charm.
Dinner conversation offers the op
portunity to eliminate all disagreeable
topics. To lay aside one's worries and
keep one's troubles from obtruding.
The same should be said of all occa
sions and good form particularly de
notes that. dinners, and formal dinners
at that, should be freed of personal
burdens retailed.
At all times give Interest as well as
try to Inspire It and one of the em
phatic ways Is to let the person who
happens to be speaking have your un
divided attention. Attention and con
centration amount to about (he same
tiling and .should apply to what one is
oneself saying as well as hearing.
In Prehlitorlo Timet.
Bonechlsel Say, you I Whaddye
mean by sneakln' Into my cave an'
beatln"up my daughter?
Stonehuramer Yes. I did call on
your duughter and beat her up some.
But I assure you, sir, my Intentions
were honorable.
LODGEJ DIRECTORY.
WOMEN OF. ' WOODCRAFT, Lilac
Circle No. 48; Meets on tne ibi
rd 3rd Monday evening of each
month at Odd Fellows' hall. Vlslt
: ing members In good standing are
Invited to attend.
DORA GILBERT, O. N.
CLARA CAWLFIKLD, Clerk.
U. A. Y. Mt. Nebo Homostoad No.
1828 meets at Maccabee nan ever;
2nd and 4th Wednesday. Visitors
welcome.
E. B. PERRINE, F. M.
C. W. CLOAKE, Cor.
Rawleigh Products
FOR SALE BY J. O. VINCENT.
3 la W. Second Avenue North.
Phone 122-It.
$33 NEW VIKING
SEPARATOR
1 AT THE
DOUGLAS COUNTY CREAMERY
BROCCOLI CRATES
We are turning them out
at the rate of 2000
per day
All crates labeled if so
; desired
THE J C. FLOOR CO
SHOE REPAIRING
I am here at 213 Main street,
and I am also there Johnny on the
spot when It comes to getting your
work out on time fix 'em while
you wait and you don't have to
wait a week either. So send them
in by ,the kids, or any old way.
Best of work, and best of ma
terial. Rear R. L. Stephens Shoe
Store. ..''.' :
L. ROACH, Proprietor
BETTER STEAKS
It's a safe bet that no shop holds
netter Bteaks than oui-s. We don't
hold them long. j.
THE ECONOMY MARKET
Monday, Bargain
Day at the
Roseburg Cleaning
AND
Pressing Works!
Men's Suits French Dry Cleaned
and Pressed for 11.00. All work
given prompt attention. Bargain
day prices do not include calling
for or delivering clothes. ,
G.W. SLOPER
. 308 N. Jackson.
We wish to" Announce that we have
moved our Granite and Marble
Works to 002 N. Jackson Street,
and are prepared to furnish any
thing In tmr lino at a reasonable
price. Wet two only the best Ilarre
Granite In our Monumental work,
and Vermont Marble in our head
stones. Wo nlso do all kinds of
Cemetery work. We invito you to
rail and seen.
Yours for Business,
Peoples Marble & Granite Works
W. E. Marstcrs, proprietor, B02
N. Jackson Street.
- or 1 ' - - -;;
G. W.Young & Son, 116 Cass St.
. Roseburg, Oregon, .
WOODMEN OF THE WORLD, Oak
Camp No. 12o. Meets In the Odd
Fellows' hall In Roseburg every
1st and 3rd Monday evenlngB. Vis
iting neighbors always welcome.
- . s J. M. THRONE, C. 0. , .
M. M, MILLER. Clerk.
KNIGHTS OF PY2HIAB, Alpha
Lodge No. 47, meets every Wed
nesday evening, cor. Jackson and
CasB Sts. Visitors always welcome,
C. A. CHAMBERLAIN, C. C.
ROY F. DURBIN, M. F.
W. E. WIMBERLY. K. R. S.
REBEKAHS, Roseburg Rebekah
Lodge, No. 41, I. O. O. F. Meets
In Odd Fellows' Temple every
Tuesday evening. Visiting Bisters
and brethren Invited to attend.
AILBNE HUFFMAN, N. G. i
....' ; BELLE STEPHENSON, Seo.
DELLA LEWIS. Fin. Sec.
I. O. O. F., Rising Star Lodge No. 174
meets In the Odd Fellows' Temple
- every Friday evening. Visiting
brethren always welcome..
, A. C. REXROAD, N. G.
CARL W. OHMAN, Rec. Sec.
M. FICKLE, F. 8.
L. O. T, M.- oseimrg Hive No. 11,
holds regular reviews on second
and fourth Friday afternoons In
Maccabee hall. Sisters . .of other
hives visiting, In the city are cor
' dlally invited to attend our re
views, Maccabee hall . on Cass
&tiQot
MRS. CLARA GRANNIS, L. 0.
JESSIE RAPP, R. K.
I. O. O. F., Phllntarlnn Lodge No. 8.
Meets In Odd Fellows' Temple,
corner. Jackson and Cass Sts., on
Saturday evening of each week,
: Members of the order In good
Btandlng are Invited to attend.
GEO. D. HINSDALE, N..G.
A. J. UEDDES, Rec. Sec.
J. B. LAILEY. Fin. See.
B, P. O. EIKS, Rosehurg Lodge, No.
320 Holds- regular communica-
. tlons at the Elks' Temple on the
2nd anl 4th Thursdays of each
month. All members requested to
attend regularly, and all visiting
brothers are. cordially Invited to
attend.
GEO. NEUNER. Jr., E. R.
IRA B. RIDDLE, Sec'y.
O. E. S., Roseburg Chapter No. 8 i
Holds their regular meeting on
the 1st and 3rd Thursdays In each
month. Visiting members In good
Btandlng are respectfully Invited
to attend. ' -
MISS MARGARET PAGE, W. M.
FREE JOHNSON. Sec'y. -
A. F. & A. M., laurel Lodge No. 13.
Regular communications 2nd and
fourth Wednesdays each month at
- Masonic Temple, Roseburg, Ore,
. Visitors welcome.
O. P. COSHOW, W. M.
W. F. HARRIS, Seoy.
LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSE, Rone
burg Lbdgo No. 1037 Moots Mon-
- day evening of each week, at 8 o'
. clock In Macacbee hall. All visit
ing brothers are Invited to attend,
. . W. J, MOON, Dictator.
H. O. PARSBTBR. Sec'y.
ISAULES, 1 Roseburg Arte meets In
their hall on Jackson St., on 2nd
and 4th Monday evenings of each
month, at 8 o'clock. Visiting breth-
ren in good Btandlng alwayB wel
come. FRED P. CLARK, W. P.
B. F. GOODMAN. W. Sec.
I. O. O. F., Union Encampment No. O.
Meets in Odd Fellows' Temple
every Thursday evening. Visiting
brethren always welcome.
K. H. PICKENS, C. P. -O.
H. PICKENS, H. P.
OLIVER JOHNSON, R. S.
: JAMES EWAKT, F. 8. ;
SEVENTH YEAR. ' '
Elizabeth Eldridgo Holnline
SCHOOL OF PIANO
Subjects: Piano, Harmony and
Theory, Normal Training for
Teachers. Also
Helnllne Musical Kindergarten.
Booklet upon application.
42S Ella St. ' PhonO fffl-R
' MRS. F.D.OWEN
Out Flowers, Potted Plnnts,
Funeral Designs, Wedding Bou
quets, etc.
FOR SALE AT '
. "THE FERN"
111 Cass St. Roseburg, Ore.
PHONE 210
Drs. Seely, Sether and
Stewart
' Physicians and Surgeons.
Suite of offices rear of Douglas
National Bank, ground floor.
Phone 807
Roseburg .- - . ' Oregon
DR. K. L. MILLER
Physician and Surgeon.
Ground Floor Masonic Building,
corner Cass and Main Sts. '
Phone 132.
' House 58 ;
DR. S. L. DeLAPP
Osteopathic Physician & Surgeon
Phonest 217-218 Perklnt Bldg.
r Office 110
Res, 2S2-L Roseburg, Ore.
DRS. PLYLER & PLYLER
Licensed Chiropractic - Physicians
222 W. Lane St., Roseburg, Ore.
Consultation, examination free.
Office Honrs 0 to 5 Phono 1M
Chiropractic and Eloctrlcal
. Treatments. !