La Grande evening observer., May 11, 1917, Image 3

"FRIDAY, MAY 11, 1917.
LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER.
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A Conversation
You May Hear
At Any Time
Mrs. A. My but isn't everything high?
Mrs. B. Yes everything but meat.
Mrs. A. Meat? Goodness sakes it is
surely high enough. ,
Mrs. B. No, I don't find that meat is so
high, in fact, excepting pork. My butcher
doesn't charge me any more than I have
paid in the spring for several years.
Mrs. A. Why I don't understand ; I know
that I am paying more" than I ever did be
fore. 'Where in the world do you trade?
Mrs. B. At Stilwell's Market on North
Fir St., next door to Dyal's Furniture Store.
Mrs. A'. I knew that Mr. Stilwell opened
a market over there, last fall, but-1 didn't
know that it was still there. If you save so
much by trading there I am going to give
him a trial, too.
Mrs. B. Well, it is still there and from
all indications it is going to stay. Yes, a
trial will convince you that it is real econ
omy to trade there, lower prices is not all
that I have to say for him, the quality of his
meat is good, it is a nice clean place, the
service is fine, the only thing you can object
to is the fact that he makes everyone pay
cash; but Mr. Stilwell assures me that he
could not sell for the lower price if he did
not get the cash for his meat. They have
a good delivery. I pav the delivery man
and have no trouble at all.
Mrs. A. I am surely thankful to you Mrs.
B. for .telling me about the place and I shall
give him an order today.
We believe there are scores of Mrs. A'.s in
La Grande, who do not know that we sell
meat for less; thlat the quality is always
good, and that the service is of the best at
our market.
We will give you an additional 5 per" cent
discount if you pay your bill in advance or
buy a coupon book;
Phone 700
Free Delivery
STILWELL'S
MARKET
North Fir St. Across the Tracks
Four doors south of Harris' Grocery
M. A. STILWELL, Prop.
BRITISH BABIES DYING AS
FAS! ABRlTiSH SOLDIERS
To Make Good the Tremendous War Toll A Ministry
Of Health Will Be Added to the Government Whose
Duty It Will Be To Check the Terrible Mortality of
Children in Infancy.
BY J. W. PEGLER
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
London, April 19. (By Mail)-r-To
make good the tremendous war-toll on
British manhood, a Ministry of Health
.will soon be added to the government,
charged with the task of preventing
50,000 infant deaths every year. Au
thorities on infant welfare estimate
that at least 1,000 children, younger
than one year, die needlessly every
week. They declare that if the virility
of the race is to be maintained in
spite of the battlefield losses, this
mortality must be checked. The esti
mate includes a large percentage of
preventable pre-natal losses, due to
various causes arising from poverty.
A falling birth-rate, in spite of in
creased marriages, will probably cause
the baby-bonus to insured mothers to
be increased from seven dollars to
$25. In 1915 England and Wales had
the lowest birth rate on record, op
posed to the highest marriage rate.
The provisional estimate of births iu
1916 is only 22.6 to every thousand
of population, a figure slightly above
that of 1915.
The proposed ministry will try to do
away with over-lapping efforts by
various branches of the medical pro
fession. Lord Ehondda, in preparing
the Health Ministry Bill, will be aided
by the advice of the British Medical
Association which represents most of
the doctors. The Health Minister will
have power to act in all matters of
public health.
In addition to the ?25 birth-premium
it is hoped that poor mothers em
braced in the insurance scheme will re
ceive an increased sick-benefit during
convalescence. When Lloyd George
brought out the insurance act he
placed the premium payments at a
rate within reach of the poor. He
was careful to divorce the. act from
all governmental charities and hid
policy will be carried out in the ad
ministration of the health depart
ment.
It will be impossible to tackle the
housing problem in a positive mannor
until after the war. Meantime the
proposed ministry can check ii.-.y
further deterioration in neignoonooos
where physical conditions are notori
ously adverse to child life. The min
istry also will be able to give im
mediate relief in the food situation by
controlling a sufficient quantity of
milk to feed poor mothers and' chil
rlrpn An thn state already controls
the coal output it will be a simple mat
ter to insure the heating or poor peo
ple's homes.
The child will not pass beyond the
health ministry's benefits on reaching
the "safe"' age of one year. The gov
ernment will consider it a wise econ
omy to maintain the health of school
children so that they may take full
advantage of the nation's educational
facilities. Right now, 20 per cent of
the school-children are said to be too
poorly nourished to reap th i full bene
fit of their Schooling.
If the estimated infant mortality is
found to be correct. England's loss
of soldiers killed during the winter
nnlv sliirhtlv exceeded the deaths of
babies. Last summer's losses on the
Somme ran into many thousands every
frightful casualties have
.been predicted in the House of Com-
r . 1.1.
mons fothe coming summer iignt-
inff.- : .
. It will be up to the Healtn Ministry
to. check the loss of potential soldiers
and' war workers.-
Get Rid of Your Rheumatism.
Now is the time to get rid of your
! rheumatism. You will find Chamber
lain's Liniment a great neip. ine re
lief which it affords is olone worth
many times its cost. Adv
The largest number of sheep grazed
on any single National Forest is 815,
the Hum
boldt in Nevada, while the largest
number of cattle ro,ia neaa is
found on the Tonto in Arizona. The
value of the average annual meat
product of these two national ror
ests is estimated at $2,000,000.
Best Remedy for Whooping Cough.
"Last winter when my little boy had
fiio whnmiiTKr nnnph I irave him Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy," writes Mrs.
J. B. Roberts, East St. Louis, 111. 'It
kept hts cough loose and relieved him
of those dreadful cougning speus,
is tbe'onl'cougH medicine I keep" In
the house because I have the most
confidence in it." This remedy is also
good for colds and croup. Adv.
Good Roads For Oregon
By E. J. ADAMS, State Highway Commissioner
Autos Pay Off Bonds.
Tha fnivwisinn of the law nOW in
fnr-r-a loiiMino tb motor vehicle li
cense fees and putting the proceeds
in the State Road Fund, as it does,
will furnish from this one source
alone sufficient funds to pay all of the
interest and all of the principal upon
the $6,000,000 bonds, retiring the
lAr, oo -Fan no fha Ir.vj -will -npX.mit.
namely 1-20 each year commencing i
with the. sivth vpiir. and accumulate a
surplus of about $9,000,000 in addition
thereto.
The .receipts from the motor ve
hicles license feea alone will pay the
interest and principal ot cotn issues
of bonds, or a total of $7,800,000, and
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AUTO FEES PAY
Interest in Full, $4,500,000
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4. Principal in Full, $7,800,000
,
4- Yield in Addition, $7,000,000
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provide a surplus of practically $7,-
000,000 in addition
Where Burden la Placed.
Therefore, we are building the
roads that the motor traffic demands,
and at the same time we are placing
the burden of this cost upon the shoul
ders of the owners of the motor ve-
fhicles, or the people that wear the
roads out.
Illinois Cdpying Oregon Plan.
This is a- most equitable arrange
ment and this system is the cleverest
plan for the construction and main
tenance of a State's principal high
ways that has ever been conceived.
We should be proud to know -that it
was conceived in Oregon, and we
should also be proud to know that the
great State of Illinois is now follow
ing in the footsteps of Oregon and
considering the passage of a similar
bill for that State.
Basis for Estimates.
In estimating the receipts from mo
tor vehicle license fees, I have tried
to do so on a very conservative basis
These license fees have increased each
year over the preceding year since
1911 33 1-3 per cent, and in January
and February of this year there are
29,086 licenses issued, as compared
with 19,045 during the same two
months last year; in other words,
these fees increased the first two
Ask For"
PALM OIL SOAP
Softens tre Sis in and Beauti
fies the Complexion ......
' SPECIAL 3 BOXES FOR 25c "
LEVY-VOGEL DRUG CO.
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the producers of these tires, gasoline
and machines, and we are, in effect,
capitalizing waste.
Also aaves Teaming Cost.
In addition to this, I want to submit
to you these facts:
The farms in Oregon now produce
approximately 3,500,000 tons of
products that ere transported to the
markets. The average haul is a small
fraction under ten miles. The cost of
hauling is 23 cents per ton mile over
our present roadB. if our roads were
improved, as they should be, this cost
would be reduced to 8 cents per ton
mile, or 1-8 of the present cost. In
other words, the farmers of Oregon
are today paying an annual mud tax
of over $3,500,000. It would be rery
wise and economic for the State of
Oregon to build good loads and stop
this waste.
NEW TELEPHONE
DIRECTORY
As we are about to issue a new directory
we request all subscribers who wish any
change or correction made in their list
ing, or who intend moving at an' early
date, to notify us at once. Also all who
contemplate having a phone installed
and who wish to get their names in the
directory.
HOME INDEPENDENT
TELEPHONE CO.
K 4. if. 4. 4. 4. $ 4. 4 f f $ if
months of this year 50 per cent over
the same two months of last year,
but !I 'have not estimated the increase
of 50 per cent or 33 1-3 per cent as a
year's income, but I have estimated
on a basis of an increase of 20 per
cent each year for three years, and
following that an increase of 10 per
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4. WHAT AUTOS WILL YIELD 4
4 1918 Olcott Estimate $478,000 4
J. 1918 Adams' Estimate $320,- 4
4 000 4
4 Present ratio of increase 33 1-3 4
4 per cent to 60 per cent 4
4 Adams' estimate of increase 4
4 First three years, only 20 per 4
-! cent 4
J Next three years, only 10 per 4
cent 4
4 Following years, None 4
4 This is the basis upon which 4
Mr. Adams shows that autos
4 will pay interest, retire bonds
4 and yield $7,500,000 surplus. I
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cent each year for three years, and
following that no increase at all. In
stead of starting with $478,000 net re
ceipts available for the Highway
Fund, as estimated by the secretary
of State, I have only used $320,000
as the net receipts for 1918, or $158,
000 less than our Secretary of State
has estimated they will be in 1918.
From this basis I have estimated
the increase, as above stated. T sub
mit to you: Is it not an ultra-conservative
estimate?
Not Voting on Increase
The bill providing for the doubling
of the license fees, is now the law and
will take effect August 1st. It is in
nowise attached to, or connected with,
this bonding bill we are to vote upon.
What Autoists Ask.
We will take these fees from the
auto owners whether the lond bill
passes or not, but I submit to you, it
is only fair that, as we take these
fees, we should give them roads to
use.
Thoy ask us to borrow $6,000,000
at 4 per cent and build roads with it
that they may have the use of them
while they pay for them.
Capitalizing Waste.
If they can liavo the use of these
good ronds, they will be able to save
many times the amount of their li
cense fees in tires, gasoline and ma
1 . 1 ll. ,1,. litiT1in fa
ICnineS, HIM UlUlUUjr Hie wuiui. .a
transferred from their shoulders to
TAKE A FEW OF
MCCARTHY'S IMPERIALS
ALONG
when you go out YouH not
be likely to run against many
such good cigars as ours. Yon
surely won't meet any better.
Buy our cigars by the box. It
is the most economical .iy
and it enables you to keep your
pockets filled and to have first
class cigars in the houBe when
your f riends call.
w. d. McCarthy
Palmer
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