La Grande evening observer., May 19, 1916, Image 4

FIUDAY,MAY19,1916.
LA GRANGE 1 EVENING OBSERVER
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THE OBSERVER
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sent their faithful jjufjecia vo M.c-j.
less slaughter. "' . '!.''
The modern atempts are more lu- ,
mcirtable and also more fantastic and
more deadly than were the ancient 11
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SPIES PROVOKE WAR. '
Count von Bcrnstoitl says that the
German reply to President Wilson s
note was known in London beforo it
arrived in IWashinetoii the British
being in possession of the American
secret code.
No doubt of it. No doubt of h at
all. And the fact that Count Von
Bernstocff knows that Great Britain
lias our secret code Indicates that he
is in possession of considerable secret
Information himself. The fact in
probably this: Great Britain knows
what the United States und Germany
are doing: Germany knows what the
United States and Great Britain a:e
doing; and the United States knows
what both the two are doing.
With all the boasted "secret ser- J
vice" of . the various governments i
there is no longer any such thing as a j
tatc secret.
Do wo realise how much of war is
due to the "secret agent" whose busi
5c When it is remembered that the
16c "provisional" president of Ireland was
a poet, and his principal neiper a pro
fessor of literature, the peculiar and
impotent madness of the recent Irish
rebellion can be better understood.
I'luinly it was not the work of
worldlings, skilled in all the niceties
of politics, forearmed by all the du
plicities of militarism; but it was the
work of poets and bookmen who vain
ly sought to realize an heroic dream,
and whose sense of satisfaction was
no doubt fully satisfied by the four
or five days of outlawry which they
endured for the sake of their ideal.
The .revolt, more than its outcome, al
ways has a strong appeal to the poetic
mind.
While Pearse the poet, and Mac
Domagh the professor of literature,
and Clark the elderly Fenian dreamer,
lie dead from the bullets reserved for
all traitors in time of war; and while
their deaths, occurring at the time
they did,, will prevent their lame
fame as Irish martyrs; it is neverthe
less possible to Judge them leniently
If not for the wild Gaelic poetry of the
revolt. Such a strange, romantic
event to occur in this prosiac century
Only a poet could have visioned it.
Only the spirit of the old harpers
could have participated in it. Only
such dreamers as are found amongst
young boys and old men could hnve
enlisted.
It was wild -and mad, to be sure, but
there was something of immortal ir
resnonsibility about it, something so
unworldly,
,, . . . uitenv ami iuuwi3i.M.ij
it is to collect, juspic.uua ... - th
and weave them into causes of diplo
matic distrust? It is almost impos
sible to engage 10,000 able, alea-t und
highly cultivated spies to prowl the
earth in search of suspicion, without
having them perform their Uisk vain
er too well.
If one could be sure that after the
present madness is past, tho nations
would disband their spy organizations,
one could then be much surer of the
peace of the future.
A VISION OK WOULD PEACE.
stage of romance than a
city of brick and mortar.
staid old
The proposal has been made to .nib
stitute tho word "sin" for "devil" in
Methodist rituals. An older, and
sterner generation would havs
squelched any such soft suggestion
without much ceremony.
I A waiter deserted hiH home, com
pletely disheartened because he had
sore feet. Like the toothache, soce
feet are a joke to everybody except
tho victim.
! In ono leap, from dog team and
'canoe to aoroplune the Aluskan mail
service registers tho swift advance of
The Haitian cabinet has resigned
Cardinal Gibbons says there is
Homethintf In the air which foretells
the coming peaco for Europe.
It has been apparent thnt-thc' pur
oosca for which the war .was begun
are as dead as the blasted hopes of civilization.
Ramescs. There is but ono end now
, view, ana mat, . -" " l(f n . Down there cabinets are made
peace on terms which shall insure Is n um)
continuance for at least one genera-
. , outers,
tion. i -
Tho attempt of any one. nation to; wiUl justice Hughes tho
obtain military mastery over all described as chatty.
Other must ulwuys bo doomed to u
failure because all nations that are. Cascara Bark Harvested
menaced must combino against the .
one. Each nation is but a part of the ' According to the Forest Service,
whole world and a relatively small 30,000 pounds or caseii.rn biirk wore
part., No part can be greater than cut on the Siuslnw Natiomil Forest
. . i r, hi Oregon during the latter half of last
the whole. The dreams that once ob- .'" steml(1(!mam, for this bnrk
ecssed Egypt, Babylonia, Greece, Per- -fol. meljcjnni purposes, both in the
ia and Rome are as dead and gone as United Slates and in Europe, exists.
Our Store is Full of Good Siiifs
for Men
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Fred J. Holmes, President; C. C. Penington. Vice President; F. L
Meyen, Cashier; E. Zundel and H. E. Coolidge, Assistant Co shier.
DIRECTORS
Fred 3. Holmes, J. G. Snodgrasn, J. F. Conley, C. C. Penington, H.
S. Brownton, F. L. Meyors, A. B'oklMd, A. T. HiU, H. E. Coolidg
1 I o.
Before the war most of the exported
piwluot went to England and Ger
many. v
The cascara bark industry began, it
is asserted, in California about 1865,
and for many years California : led
in tho production of bark, exporting
as much as 50,000 pounds in a single
year. Now western Oregon, chiefly
between the Siletz and Umpqua Riv
ers, and to a lesser degree western
Washington, are the principal sources
of supply. Tho forest experts say that
the destructive methods practiced in
obtaining the bark on privately owned
land, has resulted in gradually reduc
ing the abundance of cascara trees,
leaving the National Forests as an
important supplementary source of
supply.
The tree from which cascara bark is
obtained is variously known as cas
cara, chittim, and bearborry. Bears
are very fond of the black, berry-like
fruit which the tree produces, and
sometimes scratch the .bark badly in
climbing the tree to secure it. The
bear-scratched trees are so difficult
to peel that they are frequently ' left
by tho balk gatherers, thus providing
a few seed trees to help perpetuate
the species.
Most of the cascara bnrk is peeled
by settlers and small ranchers in the
reirions where it grows. The peeling
season opens in April ami closes when
tho bnrk begins to tighten in August.
The bark is taken off the tree in as
long strips as possible, spread on cam
vas or other materia! to keep it off
tho g'-ound. and dried in the sun. In
some localities
to see the nine
buildings covered with drying bark.
A tree, 16 inches in diameter, near
Alpha, Oregon, yielded 248 pounds of
green bark. When thoroughly dried
and ready for market, the. bark weigh
ed but 1-8 pounds. This is consid
ered a large yield for a single tree.
When cascara .bark is cut from Na
tional Forest land, the regulations of
the forestry department require that
of candidates. Usually the politics
begin as early as the preceding Jan
uary. But within six weeks of the
approaching assembly there were only
two men who were actually known to
have their "hats in the ring;" Ono is
'the Rev. Dr. Samuel S. Palmer, pas
tor of Park church, Columbus, Ohio,
who was a defeated candidate a few
years ago. The other is the Rev. Dr.
John A. Marquiss, president of Coe
College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Both
are well known throughout the
church. It seems that geographically
each has a good chance, as there is a
sentiment to let the honor go to a
man from the Middle West. Dr. i
Palmer was defeated at tho Atlanta
assembly, and Dr. Marquiss refused
to let his friends nominate him at j
Chicago, as they desired, so as to
leave the field clear for the Rev. Dr.
Maitland Alexander, of Pittsburg,
who was elected. It is possible that
another candidate may be thc'Uev. Dr.
Cornelius M. Steffens, president of
Dubuque College and Theological
Seminary, who was one of the de
feated candidates at Rochester. But
many believe that Dr. Stevens would
not consent to run against a man in
his own synod. It is possible that
friends may put forward the Rev. Dr.
George B. Stewart, president of Au
burn Theological Seminary, Auburn,
N. Y. Dr. Set wart was defeated also
last year. Because the three nom- t
inces'at Rochester Drs. Stevenson,
Stewart and Steffens all have names
which begin with "st," they have
been known ever since as "The Three
Kiiintw " Annth;r mifistion thut is in-
Kl dried m the sun. in . Presbyterian leaders is who
i it is no unusual sight Mccecd the ,nU
hers' fences and smaller I R n wnliatn p. Nol)le as TO,ma.
nent clerk of the assembly. Dr. No
ble, whose home wus in Coroimdo,
Cal., died last summer. The ofBcc
carries with it a salary of $750. Of
the many candidates for that position
one is the Rev. Dr. Clarence G. Reyn
olds, pastor in Elizabeth, N. J. There
are many who are urging the merg
ing of the office with that of tho as
sistant stated clerk, the incumbent of
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it be so cut that the trees will repro- which is the Rev. Dr. James M. Hub
Den, wno woi'ks me year urounc in
the General Assembly's headquarters,
in Philadelphia, under the Rev. Dr.
William Henry Roberts, the stated
clerk.
duce themselves, and this valuable tree
bo perpetuated. The stumps must be
only six inches high, cut clean and
smooth, the bnrk upon them left un
.listurbcd. If this is done, the stumps
will send out shoots which, in '10 or
30 years will develop into trees big
enough to yield another rrop of bark.
Peeling and soiling casenrra bark
has furnished many a homesteader
with the grub stake necessary to keep
him going while he was getting land
cleared and ready for cultivation.
Fifteen vears ago there was a scarcity
of bark in the world's markets, and
it brought the settler from ten to
twenty cents a pound, even running ns
high as twenty-nine cents. This
meant a good profit for the bark
gatherer.- For the past seven years,
however, tho price has been from Hi to
(i rents per pound at Portland, and as
a result the ranchers hnve lost much
of their interest in bark peeling, and
engage in it onlv when nothing better
is in sight There lire some how
ever, who are so situated that they
c:n afford to hold the bnrk awaiting
the rise in price which they think de
pends upon the war in Europe.
Twenty Crates of
Kennewick Strawberries
For Saturday enables ils to furnish our patrons with
the finest variety of berries grown. They'are better
known as the Hood River Variety, Selected Stock,
and packed in full pintntups by the Kenne-wiek Fruit
Growers Association.
Price Per Cup 20 Cents
Savoy Hotel Guests.
R. E. Hubbard. Portland; H. Daw
son, Alicel; N. P. Ohristenson, Mrs.
P. Martin and children, Enterprise; L.
D. Bullis, Lott Bowman, Steve Rhode,
Boise; O. W. Thompson, Elgin; L. W.
Evans J. Haas, Enterprise; W. Pear
son. C. Phillips. Eugene Lulu Plass,
C. N. Lewis and wife, Hilgard; P. H.
Merrifield, N. N. Brown, ocntello; L.
Ix-slie, I. T. Darr, Ontario; Geo. Ka
pello, Henry lnwnll, Portland; W. H.
Tatro, Baker; Chas. Connolly, City:
H. E. Gardner. North Yakima; Grace .
tarkin, H. ISerkluit, Portland; J. :
Klarkinton, Imbler; W. A. Brooks,
Portland; D. D. Childers, .Imbler; E.
Slopgv, S. B. Getter, Wilbur Slate, W.
E. Toggart, Mrs. M. Heth. Julius ,
Heth, Enterprise.
Who Will Sncceed Stevenson?
Atlantic City. N. J.. May 1S. One
of tre subjects of greatest interest at
the 128th General Assembly of the
IVesbyterian church, which is meeting
here today, is who will be the next
moderator to succeed the incumbent,
the Rev. .1. Ross Stevenson, presi..
dent of Princeton Theological Sem
inary. Not fox yfars has there been
eo little discussion before an assembly
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checks the cold and helps break up an
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ask vour druggist for a bottle of Dr.
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Hot House Cucumbers, 2 for 25c
Solid Head Lettuce, 3 for 25c
Home Asparagus, a pound 10c
Mexican Tomatoes, a pound 25c
California Xew Cabbage, a pound 7c
Hot House Lettuce, a pound 35c
New Bunch Carrots, a bunch ..10c
New Turnips, a pound 6c
( Irecn Peas, a pound 10c
Xew Potatoes,- a pound 10c
(ireen Onions, 3 bunches for 10c
Bermuda Onions, a pound 10c
(looseberries, 2 1 oxes for 25c
Florida Grapefruit, 2 for ...'.2Dc
Oranges, dozen 40c, 50c
Lemons, a dozen ; 3Qc
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