- e t : .vu ru w n CANNOT MATCH THE BIBLE •iuui^vnnnriruL * u^ruuv jv t ia ( u \ i \ ivvuì utju i a j v u \ j uu .> u v ia / v u in iv u v ir u v u ji 3 B Y SEVENTH ANNUAL I Great Men Can Find No Other Hook That Combine« Ita Literary or Historical Merita. ^ - “THE CLADEK GAKIWSE” ----------- ( iKLOtîON--------------- AND I. ACHINE SHOP The bulk o f the people— business men, lawyers, doctors nn«l others— don't rend the Bible, but writers uni versally reoogulxe it as the -t ontest book. Prof. William Lyon Phelps of AND BRAZING Tnlc university snki in n recent ad dress. ! “ Rein!? n serious book. It Is weak in humor,” Professor Phelps said. “ Rut I think Job intended u grim joke when he sold, ’Would that Vine adversary had written a book.' “ No narrative writers can match the '"style o f the Bible’s Old Testament stories—Hume, Ribbon. Rose— they nre jt ll Inferior. This is the day o f the abort story w riter. Kipling. LV Mnupus- Mattery C h argin g. A ll kinds of asM M oricu. *mnt, O. Henry, but their best eTorts Cliis and O ils for side fa ll short o f the storiea of the Bible. Ro it is with its poetry in the Psalms. 1 wisdom of the Proverbs Is just ni up to date ns the morning paper, and ^Jhcre Is no political economy equal to jS Splendid Exhibits. Daily Lectures and Demonstrations on Food Productions and Con- ^ '♦he Rook o f Gospels. “ It Is possible to overestimate the | g servations. High Class Arrusemantv. Attractions ur.d Entertainments Bible's Influence on English literature. Runyan wrote n front book hccuuse he was saturated with the Rible, and It trickled out wheu he wrote. ^ Ide; 1 Camping Grounds, the best o f accommodations 1er both exhibitors urd visitors jj “ Lincoln knew- only twc hooks— the Bible and Shakespeare— and yet he was a splendidly educated nina. To know the Rible is to be educated. One o f the finest metaphors in Kent's *Ode uvuvruvrvL'\rjvt_ w l t u u w i rvrvnn ùvrvuvuvruvi/vuvx/uvvnnA.vnjvnjuiruv u u u l uumjunjvrjvrvnnj vuvriiuuvuuvruii For Infants and Children For InfAnts and Children to a Nightingale* is taken directly from the Bible; ’Nearer My God to In U s e F o r O v e r 3 0 Y e a r s In U so F o r O v e r 3 0 Y e a r s Tlx e’ *ls simply a paraphrase of th* :ars — Always bears — Always bears FOOD ADM INISTRATIO N J Bible."— Detroit News. the the Sign-im. Signal ute oí of ¿ Z s / í f f & Z É M Sigtiatuta oí CREDO A C ETY LEN E WELDING A OVERHALL CARS FIX FORDS All Kinds ot Repairing done at Reasonable Rates S R S A L E M , S E P T . 12M-LM) All my work is Guaranteed First Class CHAS. CLADEK, i A N E X C E L L E N T R A C IN G C A R D jj A. H. Lea, Secretary, r WARM WELCOME FOR TWINS Cnpt. Norman Thwaltes o f the Brit ish intelligence department said the other day: “The snsmr shortage is felt keenly over the watt r. It s odd how you miss your sugar over there. You long for it us you'd long for tobacco. “ A I’ •yswntrr special constable hur ried heme from his bent at the Mar- Mo .t-vh the other evening to be pres ent ou a very interesting occasion, and. as he sat in his library in the *tra. 11 hears, the nurse came to him FOOD CONTROL IN AMERICA and said: . IS O r AND FOR TH E PEOPLE “ ‘It’s nil ri^ht. sir.’ “ T ' • Bays water man swallowed; he moistened his dry lips; then he asked: •Is it a boy ? OUR GREAT TASK ' “ The nurse smiled soothingly. By Herbert Hoover. “ “One of 'em's a boy, sir,' she said. “ And the Bayswater man. Instead If you could stand in the middle of • f turning pale or »mothering nn oct'i, Europe today and survey the land to as he'd probably done in peace time. its borders, you would discover its Uttered a glad cry of Joy. whole population of 400,000,000 human “ Thank heaven!’ he exclaimed, beings short of food. Millions of peo- •that gives us two extra sugar ra [ pie in Poland. Finland. Serbia. Ar tions.’ ” *■ menia and Russia are dying of starva tion and other millions are suffering Water Brooks. from too little* food. Our Allies *ard There was a pool by which we the neutrals are living on the bariMt ■topped on<- day to look at a great margins that will support life and dragon fly in golden mail lighting on | strength. ■ lily pad. I suppose that he did not This, the most appalling and dread live the season through, hut b*s race ful thing tha*. has ccme to humanity has not lost a scintilla of his rrdlance, since the dawn of civilizat'on, is to and there is a curious comfort in me the outstanding creation of Ger thinking that even in days like these, man militarism. The Germans them when mankind seems to h ive gone selves are not the worst .sufferers. mad. and “ when but to think is to be They are extorting at the cannon's fu ll o f sorrow,” I have only tr go to the mouth the harvests and cattle of the same poo! to see a creature is beauti j people they have overrun, leaving ful, limiting on a lily pud as green, them In desolation. If the war were floating on water as pure. Nor is tl !s | to cease tomorrow, the toll of actual mere sentimentality. To bec< ir,e nwrre dead from Etarw it!o« within the Ger c f the fleeting permanency < f all tle se man lines would double or treble the bright short-lived things, tnelr in< cs- I 5,000.900 or 6.000,1)00 of men who have sant change with essential ihangel* been actually killed by Germany and boss , their passing benuti -r but jkt - her allies in arms. The 10.000.000 peo •teteut, beauty, brings he-dth to the ple in occupied Belgium and Northern spirit o f man. A fM r hi* wars and France would have died of starvation revolutions he always returns to the had it not been tor us and the Allies brooks, nnd is surprised but hnppv to W e must build our food resources find them still dancing * slngii.g.— to stand ready for any demands upon Robert M. Gay in the Atlantic Monthly. us by the Allies, it is of no purpose to us to send millions of our best to Origin Claimed by Turks. France if we fail to maintain the According to the OsrnanM historians, strength of their men. women ar.d the original Turk wav a grands, n of children on our lines of communica - Noah. Though there were only eight tion. This United States is the last people in the ark when it was first reservoir of men. the last risservoir of floated, there were nlje, it is assorted, ships, the last reservoir of munitions when it landed at Mount Arrat. The and the last reservoir of food upon additional one was the eldest son of which the Allied world must depend Japhet, born duritg the flood His if Germany Is to be defeated and if name was Turk. A descendant in the we are No ba free men. fourth generation, one Alindje Khan, "had two sons (twins) who were named Now Is the tiras to eat and te pre Tartcr-Khan and Mogul-Khan. Tartar serve home grows prod ants. Perish w as the father of the Turks; M .gul able fruits are coming on the market -was the father o f the Mongols. Turks the gardens are making available daily *n d Mongols were thus closely n lated supplies of food that will take the by birth, and the wars which at once place of the commercial canned ar broke out between them, and the rec ticles that are ne'eded for shipment onciliations that speedily ensued, had abroad. Sugar has been made avail much of the nature of family quarrels. able for home canning purposes and T lie Turks were the more frequently the supply is good at the present time. triumphant, one Mongol throne after The home garden and the canning of another yielding to their arms. Not till its products means more this year the Christian era was well advanced than it ever did before because it will Aid the ethnological name of these chil play a very important part in keeping dren of Japhet uppear in history. the fighting forces supplied with the - | Salem, Oregon ij T h e [J u g l e CASTO R IA CASTO R IA ( X l l Summons all the force* ami resource» of the Republic to the defense of Freedom By wtUlag service of a free people to do these things: To feed the Allies that they may continue to fight. To feed the hungry in Belgium and other lands that they may continue to live. To feed our own soldiers over seas that they may waut noth ing. To keep prices steady and the flow of distribution even that the poor at home may be fed. To make everyone's effort count its utmost for winning the war for freedom. Their Arrival in cn English Horn« Meant Two Extra Sugar Rations for Family. THE OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE which the United States authorities have ranked as one of the fifteen distinguished institutions of the country for excellence in military training, has responded to the call. The College is distinguished nut only for its military instruction, but' DiSTiHctnsHco also roa— Its strong industrial courses (or men and f r women: In A arkultur«. Canunerre, f n i i s H t t n i . Forestry Born« E s o u s n is c Mutiny, Pharm acy, s a j Vocattusial KJncartoa. Iu wholesome, i u. poseful student life. Its democratic college spirit. Its successful graduate*. Students enrolled last year, J 4 §J; stars on its service flagt, l j j l , over forty percent representing officer*. College opens September 23, 191S —> For ca u loi. ne * lUufltratei Booklet, other infarajiion wiitc lo th « R«g»»u*r»Corva!U*» Orcfua WWh&ß % W e have a large line of the bust oil cook stoves on the market in all sizes such as I Perfection W O M E N A N D T IT S W A R By MRS. HZNRY P. DAVISON I V Hostess Houses in the camps all over the country phase of the Y. W. C. W o r k Trea%urer War Work Council National Hoard Y. W. C. A. military are one A. War Council's activities' Thexe ¿ 3 Z . ¿ . 3 3 1 2 reception r , e e - il in n houses are placed at the entrance to the canteuments f o r the u*e of women , visiting tlieir sol- ft i flier relatives So necessary h a v e these proved that t e n t s and bor rowed rooms wore pressed into use until houses co*;Id be built. Ofien th e Associai :m rooms in the near- e s r town w e r e Mrs. Davison turned temporar ily Into hostess houses. “ We put up an extra cot.” r - ported one western secretary, who re turned to tell the War Work Coun cil the special needs of her commun ity, "for an old IJthuanian mother who came a hundred miles to see her boy in camp. She cannot speak a word of English and she has to have her old black pipe every hour. Rut her boy loves ber. “ Another charge bestowed upon us is the girl-wife of a bootlegger’ ar rested for selling whisky ts soldiers. He was wild with anxiety about her till we said we would look after hei. “ A thirteen-Jrear-old Imp has just been turned over to our rare. Rite ran away from a convent, and be ing adventurous, made straight for ■amp ” Any hostess can tell you heart breaking stories of times when the hoctess house has been the refuge of stricken women. She can tell jna also of Incidents when the boa test house lias brought about a happy i-ud- ins. Prayers of gratitude for the Host ess Hou-:e arc miymJTcd every n, .tit In many towns by women who are of no particular lni|>ortaure to any on* except to some inan in the army— and to God. The commandants of the camps are as appreciative of the hostess bouse* as is the most forlorn woman. No bouse is erect, d cx< ept at the direct request of the commanding offi ce. Fifty-four bouses aie now in ute, others are belli1 * built ss fast ns lum ber and carpenters can be secured. Each house has Its Individuality, The plans for the building at Camp Gordon, Atlanta, Georgia, were ro- drawn by Miss Fay Kellogg in order to save three magnificent oak tfees. A flue old ¡Southern mansion secured for the Young Women s Christian As sociation headquarters at Petersburg, Virginia, is as popular with the sol diers from Camp Lee as is the official hostess house. The hostess houses serve the entire nation. The work with girls is one of the most Important functions of flie War Work Council. It deals with ail kinds of work with girls. Girls is small towns, in cities, in country villages, and in the great manufacturing cen ters are ail touched by the unusual conditions of a country in a state of war preparation. Their patriotism may urge them toward unexpected pit- falla. Tlieir very enthusiasm leads them into danger. t Continued ___ .) 1 I Cook in Cool Comfort and Blue Fiame S S % Stoves | These makes are too well known to need description, with one of these stoves you w ill be able to do your cook ing in a cool kitchen J LILLY J J H A R D W A R E CO. Children C ry for Fletcher’s T h e K in d Y o u H ave A lw a y s llo n g lit, nnd which lias been in uso tor ov er 3 0 years, has borne tho s iL iiu lu r o o t -* a n d lius been uuulo untie? Ills per sonal hiipervislou rincc I U infancy. A llo w no one to deceive von in this. A ll Counterfeits, Im itations nnd “ Just-an-good •* are but Uxperlinenf.s that trifle with and en d an ger the health of JLuhuiU and Children— laxpcrlenco against ILvp^rimcuU What is CASTOR!A C aaiarla Is a harm less snhstltnto for C astor O il, P a re — fforle, l>rops and Nimthlug .Syrups. I t is pleasant. It contain* neither Opium , M orphine n o r other Narcotic substance. Its agii Is its gu aran tee. It destroys 'Worms and alluys Feverishness. F o r more than thirty year* It has been In eonstant use for the relief of Constipation. Flatulency, 'W ind Colie, nil T eething T ro u bles a n d l)larrh u:n . It regu late* the Stomach and Ilow els, nwsimllutc* the Final, ifivlnt; healthy and n atu ral sleep. T h e C h ild ren ’s 1‘unuccu—T h e M o th e r’s F rien d . G ENU INE CASTOR IA ALW AYS I Bears the Signature of kind of food they need at the time they need it most. 1 From Old Tins, $900,000. A conference, representative o f mu nicipal nnd other local authorities in •he Midlands, was held at Birmingham recently by arrangement with the na tional war salvage council to consid e r the question o f the utilization of Vaste. The lord mayor of Birmingham, who presided, stated thut in Birmingham «00 tons of olu tins were collected an nually by the refuse disposal depart ment, nnd that the recovered tlr wes «o ld at $l,fl00 a ton. The sutn o.’ *15,• 000 was obtained from the sale of re covered waste paper. Food for poul try and pigs was made from material from the corporation slaughterhouses; condemned fish and meat were con verted into valuable manures ; fa t was ^tilUBd for *oapmflfct%______ * - STAYTO N , ORE. America expects every civilian to do his or her duty in the same spirit as she expects each soldier when the command comes, “ TO GO OVER TH E TO P" without turning to see if bis neighbor had gone first. In Use For Over 30 Years The We have often quoted that old verse, 'Gather your roses while ye may," and we can well now change it to gather your vegetables.” for by bo doing we can accomplish great good. ' "W e stand behind our boys in France and we will not rail It a sacri fice but a privilege to do our bit to ward feeding them Over There."— Kmraa V. Mtllfken. _ _ K in d You H a v e A lw a y s Bought TH« CjfNTSl’ " rOM »*NY, NflW YORK OtTV,__ Here is an American commander In Alrace acrompanylng a French general in his review of a Yankee contingent billeted in a town where the trench line In the Vosges lias invaded territory under the German flag wheu the war be.an ■oar Subscribe For the Mail