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STATE OF WAR IS APPROACHING.
Congress next Tuesday will undoubtedly declare that a state
ol war exists between this country and Germany. How long such
a condition will continue is, of course, conjectural. Local obser
vers are inclined to place the limit at about six months, although
the various forecasts vary anywhere from two months to two
years. It is generally considered that in entering upon this war
it is not a warfare against the German people, as such, but against
the ruthless Prussian militarism now prevailing in that country,
and which denies the right to vessels of neutral nations to traverse
such parts of the oceans as they may see fit to forbid. American
ships have been raided and sunk without warning, and American
lives have been destroyed. As a free nation we can no more toler
' ate a ruthless blockade of the eastern portion of the Atlantic than
we could tolerate it along our own shores. The result is the same
in either case. Our rights having thus been trampled upon for
months, without regard to consequences, there is no alternative
but to declare that a state ol war exists. A point has been reached
where "patience ceases to be a virtue." Hence it may be expected
that when the United States enters the war it will be on an active,
aggressive basis, with a view to ending it as quickly as possible.
While no troops are likely to be sent abroad at least for several
months there will doubtless be a numerous fleet of submarine
chasers at work in a very short time, helping to clear the seas of
the U-boat menace. These, in connection with the allied fleets,
will undoubtedly be able to destroy the German submarines much
faster than they can be manufactured. In our own country any
bomb plotters or leaders of attempted uprisings may expect to be
dealt with under a military code, under which execution follows
sentence so promptly that there is no time for appeal. When war
comes the American people will act as a unit. The Nation's ene
mies will merit very slight consideration.
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IIL'ILl) GOOD ROADS WITH NO .MORK TAXKS.
stead) would wipe out three-fourths of them if the matter were
submitted to popular vote. The only way to really accomplish !J-
anything in tins line is to place it on the ballot by initiative peti
tion for action by the voters at the regular election in November
of next year. In like manner the only way to end the enormous
flood of bills introduced and "freak legislation" resulting there
from at each legislative session, is by initiative action and vote of
the people. The best step would be to reduce the membership of
the Legislature by two-thirds and limit the remaining members
to not more than four bills each during any regular session, and
one committee bill for each member. There is no other way in
sight to secure either of these much needed objects.
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Rapid development of warlike conditions in this country
makes it all the more important that crops of all kinds be doubled
this year, if possible. The demand the past year was unprece
dented, forcing prices to record-breaking figures. At present the
outlook is for an even greater demand this year. The increased
production should not be of grain crops alone, but of nearly all
kinds of foodstull's. It is growing more and more apparent that
the great war in Europe may finally be determined' by the food
t,uiM,n 1 ,llCK OI u r.uner Ulan l)v armies and ammunition.
Hence the more surplus that is grown in this country, the greater
amount there will be available for export. That the hundreds of
swift submarine chasers that will be in operation within the next
lew months will keep the "ocean lanes" open for traffic, there can
be no reasonable doubt. Hence the markets will be open and ac
tive. Individually, thousands of citv people in this country are
preparing to combat the high cost of living by planting gardens
in their back-yards and on vacant lots. This is a very commend
able movement and will be profitable in more wavs than one
Everybody, both country and city people, should produce just as
much as possible in the way of foodstull's this year. It "will be
needed.
VVi"ifIirJIi"I"Ti"J one-fourtli of tho peopl
f. i:i:ai. patriotism. 4.
J. I-loyd Rump, Socialist, (.ites
J His Views. .j.
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who
No general road building movement ever inaugurated in
Douglas County has evoked such, widespread interest as the one
launched in this city late last Saturday afternoon. It opens the
way to an era of real good road construction throughout the coun
ty. The astonishing feature about this movement is that it will
cost the taxpayers not a dollar more than they are already paying.
It is generally conceded that the taxpayers have not been
getting anywhere near full value in the past for the money they
have been required to pay for road purposes. Various reasons may
be assigned for this, and several of those reasons may be well
founded. Here is a most important one, however. In past years
probably more than 50 per cent, of the road fund was used solely
for repair work. That is to say, more than half the annual road
fund was required for maintenance alone. That siu'h a wasteful
system has been tolerated so long is almost beyond comprehension.
It is worse than folly to allow nearly all the road improvement
done during the summer to be destroyed during the winter main
ly for lack of attention by a proper patrol system.
Regular patrol of the roads of the county, after the present
year, has already been promised by the County Court. In fact
unless this is done, the spending of one million dollars on our pub
lic roads during the next two years (1918 and 15)1!)) would not be
of permanent benefit, except such portion as was used for elimin
ating the heavy grades. A thorough patrol system for our public
roads would reduce the annual maintenance cost by at least three
lourts which would be a very large saving. We are all anxious
to secure good roads and we must he equally anxious to have them
properly and economically maintained after they are built.
In the matter of grades, this proposed bonding fund of !?.").-.",-OOP.
if adopted, will be sullicient to eliminate everv hill on all the
main thoroughfares of the county, or reduce the grades thereon to !
six per cent or less, that alone will he a great lealure, and well
worth the elfort. That fund will also provide the means for
macadamizing a great many miles of roads, so they will readily
bear all the traffic offered, every day in the year, it is unjust to
both producers and consumers to have their only means of trans
position practically cut oil' for several months every year by lack
of good, serviceable roads.
There can be no reasonable dt.ubt that the adoption of a sys
tematic plan for building and maintaining good roads will be of
great benefit to the entire county. It has also been demonstrated
by the proponents of this movement that it will add nothing what
ever to the taxes which must be paid, the entire expense being
met by utilizing less than two mills of the annual five mill road
tax levy. Furthermore, the road funds to be expended under this
plan are for permanent improvements, instead of being largely
wasted as in the past. There is no question that the full amount
of road taxes will be levied hereafter, just as they have been in
the past, so we may ju.-t as well go ahead and put into elfect a
systematic plan of permanent road building, since it will not cost
anything additional to do so.
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Public clamor has become so loud and persistent for the con
solidation or abolishment of many of the numerous boards and
commissions with which the state of Oregon is burdened that it
can no longer go unheeded. Hence Governor Withycombe has ap
pointed a committee to investigate as to which ones can be elimin
ated and report to the Legislature at its next session. The ap
pointees are: A. J. Johnson, Corvallis; T. .1. Scroggins, La
Grande: John II. Carkin, .Medfovd; Austin T. liuxton, Forest
Grove; Frank Patten, Astoria: Herman Ilorstel and Charles
Rudeen. Portland. No one need imagine, however, that this com
mittee will attain much more in the way of actual results than
was done by the Legislature at its last session. Although strenu
ous promises were made during the last campaign, as well as dur
ing previous campaigns, that manv of these needless boards ami
commissions would be abolished, the recent legislature actually
created more of such bodies than il eliminated. Nor is there any
reason to hope that the next Legislature will do anv better. It. is a
safe prediction thai this newly appointed committee will not even j
recommend the abolishment ! one-tenth of these existing boards
and commissions, nor even the consolidation of one-fourth of
them. Nor is it at all likely that the legislature will adopt in full
the recommendations thus made. The result will be two vcars
more of time lost, w ith practically no relief. On the other 'hand
the voters of the state, who are presumed to be receiving servn e
from these numerous boards (but are often burdened thereby in-
The Review today received a let
ter from l-'loyi Iininp. a member of
I lie local Socialist organization, in
which he explains what he ami his
class consider real palriolism.
The ariicle follows:
Kdilor Review:-
So much is being mud and done on
tlie. side of patriotism il seems to me
that II would only lie fair to give
you my ideas on the subject and ask
you to publish them in order that
ihe people of Roseburg may thor
oughly understand the difference be
tween what I consider real patriot
ism and Ibal patriotism Ibat is inas-
inerading under that name.
Many of yon would undonblcdly
say I am unpatriotic. And 1 will ad
nill thai, if by patriotism you mean
ihe kind that they are trying to
leach ihe American youth of today,
namely, a blind patriotism. One thai
does not consider the q IK'S! ion from
'lie standpoint of right and wrong.
'.My country, right or wrong," is not
the kind ol patriotism thai will make
for a greater nation, unless you con
sider its greaiuess by dollars and
cents and by power. To mo a great
nation is one in which lives the
greater freedom. It is a nation where
the population are all well fed, com
forlably housed anil lieaulifullv
eloibod. and one where all tin
pie own their homes and
happy.
To possess a few thousand mil
lionaires, to have a great navy and a
great army with which we can in-
limidale ihe world, to have treat
natural resources, to be able to boast
of a great population are not in
lileniheives e idences of what I
would call a great nation. It might
be great in those things, but II
would not be great in the Ihinrs
iVlllcb til IMC Seelll ITIOSt Wlll'lll Willie
happiness, I lee,, ,ni, democracy
and economic seonritv.
What could be more disgraceful
than lor us to boas' of a country
rich in natural n s w. and all iliat
is 'mi; 10 lite, ami then be
fori ,'d to admit that there were only
peo-
A TONSC
Of lilnof' IN.nt, Golden Seal, Stone
and Queen's Root
I'.iirk ;itl
AIpo Clirrrv
with ci r iih
t'tnic, Ciilicfl " i
cry," making
neople Mninj:.
lin can ti ll wni.
('nrv:i:;is. 0,
I MM .1
tl'in and
leaked a
Xieu kledi
b"t:. ami
A-k v r
r I P,
undo
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'III. " lort"l' Pi'TCe'H
t e in ed i e s have
in 1 .1 u-eil in my
i'alii' t s I a In 1 I V
eter mice I
leint in!,, r.
neither tool;
Me
took il.,
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the
lienl
ami
a n t
w a-itl.er
own
llietr homes, and that there were
great periods of over-production,
when the workers were turned out
of the factories and were not allowed
to run Ihe machines that would teed
and clothe Ihenr.' .lust think what
il means to the honor of this country
wbon we are forced to admit that
there are millions of people who can
not get work to do, in order that
I hey may have t lie necessities of life.
There are the factories with (heir
machinery standing idle. Mere are
tile thousands of idle men and
women anxious to operate those ma
chines lo produce food anil clothing
in order that they may lie fed and
clothed. The mines are shut down
and the miners are freezing. Would
il not lie more patriotic to force
those factory doors open and open
those mines so Iliat neonle can oave
be fed, clothed, and kenl
to me that those
we should
I have saio
W. Milltltls. i.' I"(I!TI..M,
i".ssi:n today ix laistiu lit;
'OM'l:itl;l(J WITH I.Ot'AI.
ai to ovm:i;s .many t'l.i lis
ha vk in:i:. oit;.ii:i.
ROSEBURG MEN ARE INTERESTED
Mr. Morris I llulhtisinsl ic Over the
.atninl Scenery found in This
Section Would Alt rail
Southern Tourists.
work,
warm? it seems
are things by which
measure patriotism. As
neiore, a country that sees to it that
the people always have work and
Ibal their wages are such Ibal they
can secure all the necessaries of life,
ne.-d have no fears but that the
voulli of the laud will possess it real
patriotism and a teal love for that
country.
A patriotism that fails lo carrv
justice with il Is worthless and ii
dangerous patriotism. "My country,
right or wrong," is certainly a verv
dangerous philosophy. If all Hie peo
ple of the world would say, "1 am
Willi my country when it is right,
and against it when it is wrong,''
then there would be no wars at all.
Let us develop a real sen-ie of jus
lice and place il at Hie basis of our
patriotism. Let us place humanity's
wellare above Ihe profils ol lb
lalistie class.
To use the girls to aiil in the en
listment of young men fur the armi
and navy Is the worst possible con
fession of the weakness of the cause
for which I hey are being recruited.
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I III: STOCK HOI. :!.s
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Assort Allow
Tl; 01
or Till':
IIOMDS
Notice Is beiebv gien th
annual meeting of the stock!
of the Kos.'huii; I '. 1 1 i 1 , 1 1 r 1 : I leu
soi inlion will be held at Ihe office o!
Us secretary, (ieorge Xeunor, Jr.. in
Hie Kirst Stale Savings Hank
building, city of HoM-burg. Douglas
I'ountv. Oregon, on wvdnesday Hie
I lib day of April. IM T. at T::!u p
111.. 01' said day. tor tin
electing M'U'll dilectol-
amlitors for the ensuing
cejvo the annual reinit
rotary, and to transact
business as may pron
fore the paid meeting.
haled al Ko;-e!iiirg. Oregon, thh
- h day of March. I '1 1 7.
i;koi;i;i-: m:im:u. ir .
Secretary.
al tin
As
purpose o
ami thiei
year, to re
Of the s"C
I .'l:r, othel
1 1 co:ne be
.1. W. Morris, of Portland, is in
lloseburg this week in the interest
of the Oregon State Motor Associa
tion. This is a newly formed or
ganization among the automobile
owners of Oregon for mutual effort
and co-operation in the good roads
movement and in securing for Ore
gon her share of the tourist traffic.
Tho Association was founded on Ihe
tornior Cortland Automobile Club,!
which, in the past Ml years, had;
built up a membership of six hiin-i
dred. Last tall It disbanded, the
new association under a state char
tor absorbing its members. Local
units are being formed in everv
county in t lie slate, all co-ordinating.
Mr. Morris has organized clubs
at Ashland, Mcdford anil llrants
I'ass. He reports Ihe heartiest co
operation in soul hern Oregon. The
association has men in Kaslern Ore
gon and 011 the coast in an etl'ort to
complete the slate organization hi
fore the louring season is open.
Mr. Morris is an enthusiast oer
Oregon scenery. lie is otilspoken
in him nenei uiai our summers arei
superior to those of any slate in the!
I'nion and he points out the fact
Ibal summer, not winter, is Ihe lour
ing season. With in-,, roved high-'
ways and well directed publicity, lie
dei lares that Oregon can be made
Ihe summer playgrounds of Aiuer-
ica. He is an cut h usiast ic sports-!
man. ami calls attention to the fact
that the Inl'ormalion 1 1 urea 11 of the!
old 1 ' 1 1 1 Li nil club last summer was
called upon every day by tourists
who wan'eil Information relative to
fishing, showing the altie of 0111 j
streams and lakes as a means of so-1
curing visitors. !
Mr. .Morris is a rhil engineer by j
profession, having been cliy engineer
01 I'ortiand. Tin- logging m Hie
roads and Hie mapping will be under
hhl direction. The association is
tulle active In ils efforts to secure
Hie passage of the bonds in .lone,
knowing .that we must have belter
roads for our own convenience and
lo olfer Iho tourist before they can
be expected to come ill large nuill
heis. or a' least to return aller hav
ing once been here. Mr. Morris es
timates 111,111111 machines to be win 1 Ii
$L' 1100,0110 annually lo Oregon,
which does not s n very oMrava-
gaut when one considers thai last
year's tourist crop was worlli $im.-
"00. to Calilornia. The ('alitor
Ilia. State Aulomobite Association
and the Automobile Club of South
ecu California have been largely in
striimeulal In briuiin; in and in
cultivating Ibis crop and tills Is what
Hie Oregon association proposes to
do among oilier tilings tor Oregon
pno
Med
been
tin
C. I ,. Lindsay , w ho spent I In
few days in the oily, went lo
ford Ibis uioiniiig.
Mrs. It. W. Hall, who bad
visiting Willi Miss Itulh Swinnev
a month, returned to her , home al
Ashland this nioinlng.
II. Imun and daughter. Miss I'eai'
Seal s. w ent lo I illla 1 d I his 1 nine,
Ihe loruier on a business trip and
Hie latter to visit a lew days.
Worms .Make
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their teeth llllll
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fo, 111 that
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to llieil
Killer Is a mild
M" dv In i andy tablet
chlblien iike to take.
Ifectlve, it kills and re
worm from the svsiein.
appetife ah, I bowel move
k or Inteie.t in p..,v arc
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Signature,
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In
Use
For Over
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Exact iuiiy ui Wrapper.
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GOOD GROCERIES
Our stock of Diamond "W" canned
fruits and vegetables is complete at all
times. This standard brand you will
find to your liking. The store of satis
factory service.
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W. G. PATTK RSON, Manager
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The "PEERLESS"
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kciicy-. bone)- nict -l,:n, ai. I in a
few day." ou v.;, I )Tio-,v by your
steadier oerv.-i. tinner step. ' le'ener
r ill 111 1 , bncbter cvefi a id clearer f-l.irt,
Iliat the bad blood i out an I
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aru-rn-s. Send 1 r . I'n'rce, I'.nff.ii. ., N. V.,
ten cct.t- lot Ui'.tl patkape.
We now have a full line of Easter
Goods on display.
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Carr's Variety Store
1 1 7 No. Jackrioa,
N. Jackson
a&xJ street
We Are
Now At
Keady to Serve you lictler than ever, Monday, Feb. 5th.
Thanking you for past favors and soliciting a contin
uance of Ihe same Yours for better service
THE CASH STORE
Butter and Ice Cream
OF SI l'l'KIOK QUALITY
AM; viMir i:rnnT
f'ir I M.iii' l;i i illy
( 'r-n iim i 1 1 ut I it.
Phone n your or
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Douglas County Creamery
Prompt Service Auto Delivery