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"ML HOLIDAY"
CHILL
Plan to Suspend Battleship
Building Indorsed by
Secretary Daniels.
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CLOffl on the heels of the an
nouncement that Winston
Churchill, llrat lord of the Brit
ish ndinlniltr, times strongly
thnt nil the Kte.it nations Join In a
"naval holiday." the same being a
period of a year or more, during which
the powers shall refrain from build .
Iiir battleships, comes the news that
the first Ueel plates of the great supei
Dreadnought Pciinsylvnnln, destined
to be the iiiomi powerful lighting ma
chine In the world. hno been laid at
Newport News. Va. Almost slinul I
tniieoiisl.v the battleship Texas. Juf
oinpletcil mill at pii'scnt the huge I
War vessel afloat, Justifies the predle
tlons of her builders DJ a veiaglng I
Bpecil of 21 I2S knots on llie live high
upced rans whiih marked the clltnai
Of her slaiibiidi.aliii (rial al Itu-k
land. Me
I'roui all the real of the nut-Id MWI
Collies nl-n of ln -reused leth Hies III till
Till OOUatrUCtlOfl. Nearly all the icival
piogiains of I lie great powers , mitcm
plat llie building of fiom one to llvt
buttle hips nnnnallj for the next n
Jfears. Broil New ".il.iii'l Is plaiinlicj
D ii.r.v of her own, Hie Ant atOp In
fiis dlractlnn lielng Ihe building of a
etuis, r of tie liriatol type of Lftooton
disph iii, 'hi in eoal s'.'.ih o.ono, irhtch
Oil occasion may beeon a n pirl of the
formidable Mi el ol l. I I I '. I lo
Cci muni, loo, will ii'llieie to her ex
tiding piogi.iiii of MTll ' "ii .Inn I bin
WINHIIIN I III II, llll I. I II, I I ,.,il I 1 1 K
IIIIIIIHH AhMIICll I 1
Ullll ll'l elopllM'lll. Ill ple.ent ,olisN
llig of wo iMttloMlllpa a en
"Naval Holiday" Impractical,
1'iniitii i iii ihe kuisei's osparta do
clare (he -ilggeslloli of Ihe ltllllh
talesman in b- Impractical The i.,i
man Heel, nicy assert, is Im ilelensive
purpose only and as Kin h mil I l
liiatiilaliicl In a condition capable of
protecting Ihe coasts of Ihe lalher
laud against possible enemies
Thai the (ieiiniin naval experts are
Ool without Jilsllll. atloii lor Ihe stand
the,) have taken Is evidenced b I he
report of a new intention lalelv Iried
out by Ihe llrlllsh goveruiiieitt, by
uicuns of wlih h a mine may lie el
ploibsl at a distance ol several miles
without wires or ollici coiiuci ling ap
pa rut us This. In view of Ihe fad lliat
clash between John Itul! and Ihe
kulsei K ihe ever recurring bugbcar
of Ihe lieinian mid llniish pubttra re
hedlicl. would seelii (o gtVO color lo
Ihe ulicgcl neisl of u "defensive Heel"
for (he lo'liian coast, lo - iji UOthlng
of Ihe fuel that I airlands iiiimiI eon
ktriuiioii piograui ludiides the build
'lug of al least four I i , aduoiigllts a
)ear for several years lo conie.
Vol while oilier nations besides (ler
tun 1 1 liae Hois fur turned u deaf ear
to the suggestion or llie llrlllsh llrsl
lord of (he admiralty, at llie siiuie time
III nearly every country (here may be
found a steadily growing sentiment In
Its favor Itiibs'd. there is acaul doubt
but that this fts'llng will lake some
detlnite form In the near future
Duuieli Indorses Suggestions.
Se. lelary of the Nuvy .losephu- I 'an
lels In u recent Interview stronglv u,l
Yocated the Churchill plan as a means
Of reducing the annually IgrlYMBlng
naval budget of every nation and llie
lidded luxation which It necessitated
Keonoiulc reasons alone, he usscrled
Oven without considering those feud
lug toward a world is'iice. dictate! the
advis.ilildiy of a worldwide agreement
between all (list rhtas nations to rloao
er at least curtail the construction of
battleships for a stipulated period
"1 believe such an agreement must
tie made sooner or later for economic
reasons," the secret a i v do lured "The
hysteria of n ivsl preparations Is pruv I
ing too gre.i u burden for the people '
We oiirselve ar' pcudliiL' about f HH
t!').iisi aiiiiuuily on oiii navy and an
Osjual aiuount ou our army, aol that la
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FOR ALL NATIONS
Meanwhile Increased Activity
In Naval Construction Is
Noted Everywhere.
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but a bagatelle cotnpnred to whnt the
great powers of Mu rope and Japan nre
speii, ling, with new vessels aupersed
lug and making obsolete all thnt have
been built before
"The world todny Is facing the
anomaly of making Its navy less tide
piiile by Increasing It, for when new
vessels lire built with their more pow
erful armament they render useless the
smaller warships, save for const de
fense." Would Benefit Humanity.
The seerclury said that such nn
agreement Joined In by fieriiuiu.r, Knir
Iniiil franco, KusAla, Japan nnd the
United States would result In the great
est beiietlt lo humanity In general fnuii
an economic standpoint,
"I iiIoms some siieh ngreeliieu t Is soon
readied." he suld. "every cllleli will.
flgiiruthely. lie carrying n soldier on
his back "
Secretary haiilels- statement Is dl
reef I, v III Hue will) the offer Ml
Chtirrhlll made dil'ecll.v lo ielinuti.V.
us the rhlef rival of Qraat Hrliuln.
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I'll, lilt hy AllKrl, Mil I'lBSS AsSIS'lSlloll
aATTI.KMIIII' TKXAS, MUST ISlWgliri'l.
I i.. il l iso VIVilll.NB AKUIAT, ON IIKII
I'll I A I. llll I'.
vvliile he was discussing the llrlllsh
naval expenditure of c.t7.i.MUMI a
year mid winning the unlloii of Ihe In
evlliibly heavy Increase In armament
If the rivalry eoiillnmsl
After making his plea for a unhei I
"naval holiday" Mr. Churchill express
si Ihe opinion that If Crenl llrltaiii
and i.erinaiiy look the lend nil the of II
BT i-1 en i loiintrles would fo'low suit,
and Ihe.t would nil be lust us great
and as sound as If they had built the
ships ut present projected
Feasibility or Plan.
If Austria and Italy did not build the
olili: illon. he suld. would be removed
from I i a mi- nnd Cleat lliltulii. mid
Ihe fad thai the triple alllaii.c dier
ma lit. Austria Hungary ami Italvi waa
In a now building u ships would make
the proposal posslhle vvllhoiit the
sllebtesi ilauger or risk.
Thai no one will take Issue with Mr
Churchill mi Ihe ipiesllou of the buiieflt
accruing to the world If his suggestion
should be adopted Is self evident. The
problem lies In Us feasibility, ut pres
eld at lenst.
UrMl unties are rising everywhere
Prance, Runata, the I'nittsl states, Ja
pan, even QNMt and the South
Ai lean statist. ( sit nothing of
Austria Hungary nnd Italy, In addition
In I Inula ml nnd Cerman.v. nre spending
millions on naval constniction
The dlttl, ully will be (o s, I a time
fol enough III the Inline ainl yet tmt
too ivinoie i" ii of practical ralue to
the present geiieiulloii when all the
nations will find it , out eiileiit to in
ies for a lime their nut i! develop
in, lit
In the meantime the shipyards of ev
ery nation will be busy tinning out
great war machines, which, despite
I heir enormous cost, lus-oine obsolete
within but little more than the time It
takes o build on,, of lllelll
As far as the I ' lilted States Is con
vi in si, Ihe annual naval budget will
probably not be much changed, al
though the completion of Ihe l'aiiainu
canal will add much to Ihe effective
ness of out navy In some respects.
Canal Strengthens Navy.
I'm- from greatly adding to the sea
isitter of the 1 idled Stales, however,
the canal will really be a negligible
factor, although It was formerly claltu
ed that Its opening" would double the
natt's efTts (IveneMS. Hut It will In
crease Its possibilities for coast tie
feuse vastly
lu this coiiiiedlou Sts-rctary lhtulels
le cutly asscitisl Hint the canal, while
adding much greater mohtlli.t to our
fleets, would not greatly Increase their
strength except us defenders of our
Coasts
"During the long campaign," said
the secretary, "one of the strongest ar
Kuuieuts for the large expenditure
was (hut such a , a mil would double
the eltlclcii t of the navy We were
told also tli. it li would make for ettt
ileiu) in the army and make the
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Ufcftaal stnte the dictator of the weat-
tn lieinl -i i mid the mistress of
the sons.
Larger Navy Unnecessary.
"Now t Iiji t tin' iniiiil Is ncnrliiK com-
pletlmi mid the il.-i.v Im near ut hiitnl
when ships lll s;ill from S.-in l'riin-
isi i) to tln CHli Im'iiii In iilioiit !2I)
boom, us nK.iinst ihr i.sji boon it took
tin- UngOl to Mil iiniimil lapr Horn,
we nre toM thnt the IhiIIiIIiik of the
fii mi I (Ii'iiiiiiiiIm twli-e us Inrjre a navy
an formerly anil that control of the
(Ml ili'iniiiiils a lai'Ke atiimllng army
in the Isthmus.
"The rannl will not doulile the ef
fei ihi'iii-ss of our navy, lint It will
Ki-citll.v Im reuse ItH alilllty to defend
every part of the roust on the Pacific
us well us the Atlantic. It will not
virtually multiply the nuinlieni of the
iirmy."
Vet even If the canal will not Kreat
l.v niiKUieiit the sou power of the Unit
ed States, except as regards coast de
fense, there Is no reason why battle
ship construction should not lie cur
tailed. It only remains for some of
the powers to show the way.
Bryan Pence Plan.
Many leuiil the plan of Mr. Church-
Ill as following In li'itl' al Fcipieiice the
MCgMthW of William .1. Mr.un. secre
tniy of state, that the nations of the
m:i ii Am, in an Press Association.
ggMH or tiir navy josarutiH han-
IKIit.
wm'd enter Into pence treaties, agree
lug to try the arbitration of dllllcultles
Is'fore going to war. A similar Idea
was bodied III Secretary Hrynn's
original proposal lo the world powers
for a universal peace pact, bul was
abandoned when It became evident
that strong opposition would follow.
If (irent llrltaln. (iertuuny, Prance.
Itussl.i and Japan would adopt the
British suggestion (here Is scanj doubt
that the Pulled States would (V.nlily
Join lu Ihe agreemeiit. nnd now thnt
the phut has I ice II presented III con
ci ile fashion to the whole world It unit
liol be long I eforc negotiations bi
nt cell some of the powers are opened
STATE LIFE INSURANCE
TRIED OUT IN WISCONSIN.
Man Who Drafted law Authorising
8yttcm Gets the First Policy.
The iii-i poii. lo lu a atate life In
surauce fund In America have Just
been Issued by Ihe Insurance depart
incut of Wisconsin. Conner S ten Iter
Charles A. Ingram of liiirand. who In
troiluied the bill In the llll I session to
, teale state Insurance, received the
llrst Hillcy.
Vpplh ailons came from several
-.tales, but under the law policies umy
Is- Issued only to residents of Wlat.'ou
slti The luwiiiaklug provision for atute
life lu nuance was enacted after the
idea hoi been worked out by (oiniuls
snmer of Insurance Kkern ami a leg
is.atite committee A study hud been
made of similar laws In Cerinau.t.
Cleat lilltnlli, Italy and llelgbllil
N policy is Issued for a larger
amount than tj000 When the liuin
bat of poll, y holders reaches l.tKKl the
in. i Minimi olicy will be Issued for
f'.'.oiHi, and when the iuiiiiIkt readies
2,UM) the luaMinuiu policy will be for
Kt.OOO, ihe highest amount authorlsiHt.
existing goveriiiueiital machinery
will lie used In the administration of
the luw without the creation of a, Mi
Uotiul i ill es No paid agents will be
employed.
BARS PHOTOS IN WATCHES.
Illinois Central Isauoa an Efficiency
Ordsr to Operating Employaaa.
No longer may englueers, couductora,
lirukeuicn and other employees In the
operating department of the Illinois
Central railroad carry pictures of their
wives, sweethearts ami bablea ou their
watch crystals An order against the
practice has Just beeu Issued by the
management.
Officials of the cmup.iiiv have decided
i hat such plcturoa are likely to die
tract tie attention of employees from
their work, and that accidents might
result. The order also specifies plain
dials of a uniform design
"This rule may aeeiu to be a small
matter, but. after all, It la the little
things that cnuiit." said Vice President
W I. Piirk In discussing the order.
"Every railroad man will admit that
success In the operating department re
quire strict atteutlou to duty."
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of Artfus reaiiera by tbe Malheur Mer
cantile Company.
Kfc-Ks. pir dozeo. 40o.
Hiiitri, per pouud, 30o.
Oata, per bundred. $1.50
Wbeat, per hundred, $1.50.
Hay, per ton, 5.
Fotatuea, per hundred, 1.00
dn i. hi., per (inn, lii if, 12.00.
Apples, per box, II. 0U. to 91.50
Cblckeus, di eased, per pound, 18c
Pork, dreaaed, 0 to lOo.
Pork, live, 7 to 7 He
Veal, D to lOo.
Beet lie to 12o
Methodists.
Sunday School 10 A M
1'ifni tiiiiK Service -11 A M
Junior League- 3PM
IGpworlh League 6 :.'Hl P M
Preaching Servloe 73:0 P M
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Congretjdtioidl Church Notice
Sunday tiervioea,
Sun, lay School 10 a m
Preaoblng Servioee 11am
O E Meetiug 7pm
Preaching Servioee 8 p m
Midweek Leoturea every Wednesday
eveuiug 8 o'olook
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