OREGON CITY COURIER, OREGON CITY, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 1917 'mm
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VOTES "AYE" FOR WAR
Francis Represents Germans and Be
lieves Each of Them Loyal
Here are remarks made by Repre
sentative Francis at Washington on
April 6, in connection with the "war"
resolution:
Mr. Speaker, I represent a con
stituency in the borough of Manhat
tan, in the city of New York, which
is overwhelmingly in favor of peace
at the present time. When the roll
is called upon this resolution to de
clare that a state of war now exists
between this nation and Germany I
would be in accord with the prevail
ing wish of my people if I should vote
"no." I shall, however, vote "aye."
My reasons are simple. This con
gress is about to pass this resolution
for war by an overwhelming majority.
My vote against it would in no way
affect the result. It would be una
vailing as an effective protest. On
the contrary, my vote would only be
made the basis of an unwarranted as
sault against the good name of the
voters of my district.
My constituency is to a large ex
tent of German descent. I can testi
fy with pride and confidence that they
are to a man loyal Americans. I
know they will loyally support the de
cision of this congress. I trust their
patriotism absolutely. I can not,
however, control the hostility of the
press against them.
They have been the object of ma
licious attack for not only months,
but years. Their loyalty has been
falsely questioned even in high places.
If I should vote against this resolu
tion today my vote would be seized
uppn by these maligncrs as proof pos
itive that my constituents were,
through me, attacking the president,
seeking to betray America, and to aid
the cause of a foreign enemy. Once
again would a riot of slander be hurl
ed against these loyal Americans.
I shall vote "aye" on this resolu
tion, confident that my people have
known my desire to express their
views, confident that they will approve
the motives that control my course,
and shall await a further and more
effective time to renew their plea for
peace.
In the meantime we must stand to
gether for the increase of our army
and navy and for thorough preparedness.
Had Trouble Four or Five Years
No one appreciates good health
like those who are ill. W. J. Furry,
R. F. D. 2, Salem, Mo., writes: "I
have been bothered with bladder
trouble four or five years. It gave
me a great deal of pain. I took dif
ferent medicines, but nothing did me
anv good until I got Foley Kidney
Pills." Many persons suffer from
kidney and bladder trouble when they
can be relieved. Backache, dizziness
rheumatic pains, stiff or sore joints
and other symptoms yield to Foley
Kidney Pills. Jones Drug Co.
BALLADE OF LOST IDEALS
Aye, let them fly on rainbow wings
A-down the path of memory.
Full many a score of lovely things
Fly from the distant Long Ago,
Brought back when Fancy's summons
brings
Them rushing swiftly to and fro.
Although securely tucked away,
Come lost ideals of yesterday
From the graveyard grass of the
Long Ago.
Therefrom hopes, loves, and suffer
ings, And all that made life sad or gay
(That the heart weeps, that the heart
sings,
That the cheeks flush with joy or woe)
Fare forth upon their travelings
At rosy dawn, at even-glow.
Although securely tucked away,
Come lost ideals of yesterday
From the graveyard grass of the
Long Ago.
Ah Memory, unravellings
Like these make our world old and
gray.
Cease, cease thy painful wanderings.
Thou bringest hurt. In mercy go.
Put back thy poignant darts and
stings.
We must forget what we loved so.
Although securely tucked away,
Come lost ideals of yesterday
From the graveyard grass of the
Long Ago.
ENVOI
Prince, we must e'er repine, although
We weary, juded, heartsick grow.
Although securely tucked awny,
Como lost ideals of yesterday
From the gruveyard grass of the
Long Ago.
Los Angeles Graphic,
EACH AMERICAN'S OFFERING
(By Calvin Dill Wilson, Glcndnle, 0.)
Great land for which our fathers bled,
That men might live with unbowed
head,
Now to thine altars, without price,
I bring my all for sacrifice.
For thee, America, I'd die
And with thine elder soldiers lie;
That harm be far from thy blest shore
I offer here my life and store.
That thy pure flag be free from stain
I'll stand where all the bullets rain.
What is my life or what am I
That I should fear for thee to die?
Accept me in thine hour of need;
Give me the joy for thee to bleed;
Great mother, hear my earnest prayer
And let me boldly do my share.
Give me a heart, an iron will,
That's worthy of the fathers still,
As son of them who cast out kings
And died that men be more than
things.
In thy wide bosom grant a grave,
A resting place among the brave,
And near thy heart, where heroes
slept,
That thou in hour of stress be kept.
Avert, 0 God, the need of sword;
But, called, may I not shrink, 0 Lord,
tr'n.ror frnntinp both our shores.
May taintless flag guard all our doors. ,
AN EMPIRE DOOMED
Republic Will Inevitably Come to
Germany's Empire
"We regard a republic as a coming
inevitable development in Germany."
The speaker was not an American
or Englishman, a Frenchman or a
Russian. The place was not the cap
itol at Washington, the parliament
house at London, the legislative halls
at Paris or the Taurida palace at Pet
rograd. The speaker was Herr Le
debour, a German socialist, and the
Dlace was the reichstag at Berlin.
These are words of doom for the
Hohenzollern as truly as "Mene,
mene, tekel, upharsin" for Belshazzar
of Babylon, says the Spokesman-Review.
"Treason, treason!" was the cry
that resounded through the parlia
ment of Germany as the socialist rep
resentative of the people uttered his
fatal word. Treason it surely was in
the ears of Emperor William and oth
er believers in the divine right of
kings. The scene repeated the his
toric occasion when Patrick Henry
heard the cry of treason hurled at
him, and retorted: "If that be trea
son, make the most of it!"
The German foes of despotism
have been emboldened by the Russian
revolution. Their speaking openly
about a republic brings the possibility
of a German revolution into the vis-,
ion of millions of the plain people. It
should not be expected soon. It is
less unlikely to break out first among
the peoples of Austria-Hungary. Yet
it may be nearer than we can guess.
There are many men in Germany and
Austria-Hungary who cherish the tra
dition of the revolutionary risings of
1848, when the people frightened their
rulers into promises of progress and
reform. The war and the terrible suf
fering and loss it has brought to the
Germans and the Austro-Hungarians
must inevitably quicken the resent
ment of the people against the Haps
burgs and the Hohenzollerns.
The deliverance of Germany from
absolutism depends upon either or
both of two forces. One is the peo
ple themselves of the German empire,
the other the nations waging war
against the German and Austro-Hun-garian
governments. The German
people could have peace in a week if
they would depose the Hohenzollern
dynasty, put the militarists and bu
reaucrats out of power and set up a
constitutional government responsible
to the people's representatives. Or
they can receive peace months or
years hence through the extirpation
of autocracy by the superior force of
America, England, France, Italy and
Russia. The world is so sick of war
that this war can not cease till the
German form of government and its
absolutist immoralities, which have
been the chief cause of this war, have
been destroyed. Militarism and au
tocracy have been the bane of Ger
many. America wars against the
German government not merely to
safeguard American life and rights,
but to help bring about the deliver
ance of the German people.
Patriotism and Profit
General farmers and live stock
producers can do their country no
greater service than by seeking to
make their production reach the very
limit of possibility.
Men who send to market immature
and young stock that could carry
greater weight are wasting the coun
try's resources. In all human prob
ability they are also sacrificing pro
fits they might reap. The unprece
dented prices have been and are a
temptation to cash in while the cash
ing is good; but when a man sends to
market underweight and young
breeding stock he is killing the goose
that lays the golden egg. He is mak
ing it harder for himself and others
to replenish feed lots and pastures.
To be sure, no man can be expect
ed to go out and buy dear feed to
make 1G00 and 1700-pound steers or
350 to 400-pound lard hogs, but it is
little less than an economic crime at
this time to send in half finished 1000
to 1200-pound steers and 150 to 180
pound hogs. ,
Marketing of strictly dairy veal
calves is excusable, but every call
that could grow into good beef should
by all means be kept.
Sending to slaughter pregnant
cows and heifers for beef should be
absolutely discontinued, at least for
the period of the war.
In our great national emergency
every man should consider how best
he can help along. The easiest way
for every owner of live stock to "do
his bit" is to see that every animal
goes to market carrying as much
weight as it is practical to put on.
We are now drawing upon the May
and June and July supplies of beef,
pork and mutton.
Farming and live stock feeding is
a good deal of a gamble, but there
never was a time since the American
civil war when a feeder could feel as
sure of good profit on bringing his
live stock up to normal weight.
The higher the prices for grain,
the more certain is the feeder of a
profit in putting weight on immature
stock.
From one end of the country to
the other there is a dearth of mature
stock. Feed lots, east, west, north
and south, are bare. Hundreds of
thousands of sheep and cattle have
been wiped out by the almost unpre
cedented severity of winter in the
west, and there is no spot on the map
where one can turn to find a surplus
of young stock to put in feed lots or
turn on the pasture.
Patriotism alone ought to be suffi
cient spur to induce farmers and
feeders to mature their holdings. At
this time it seems highly probable
that such a course would not only be
highly patriotic, but handsomely
profitable. Chicago Live Stock
World.
In the last ten years approximately
140,000,000 has been expended on
roads in this state. What is there to
show for it. Support the $6,000,000
bond issue on June 4th, and let's take
up road building on a practical and
comprehensive basis.
The Newest Tub Fabrics for Lovely
Spring and Summer Frocks and Suits
There's a wealth of variety in the pretty new fabrics we are now showing for Spring
sewing days. Spring and Summer wardrobes will be the lovelier for these attractive
materials all the clever sports stripes and spots are shown and the most artistic
Paisley effects have been attained. Of course there are plain colors, stripes and fasci
nating little cubes. You will have to see this comprehensive showing really to ap
preciate it.
At 35o Yd -36-inch T0iles are here in a wide At 35c Yd.-27-lnch sports suitings-stripes, Chamois finish English Long Cloth, 12-yard
mA, t. . dots and plaids in combinations of coloring. piece, piece !"
assortment of designs the newest patterns
in light and dark shades. " At 75c Yd.-36-inch sports gabardine in striped 36-Inch domestic pongee, Paisley stripe pat-
designs. Also, 36-inch Tussah pongee, stripe tern, at, yard , 75c
At 50c Yd. 36-inch voile in floral and floral designs in new colorings.
Silk warp poplin, 25 inches wide, pink, nile,
stripes in all wanted shades. gpor(. strlp(j 8ulting8 plnk and wnlte, rose and white, and light .blue, the yard 50c
white, green and white, yellow and white, gold
At 29c Yd. 32-inch Anderson Scotch gingham and white black and tan Dlack and -white, Paisley figured voiles in watermelon pink and
in checks, plaids and stripes. All colors. one-half and one-inch stripes, the yard....35o light green backgrounds, yard wide, yard..35o
Men's 25c- 35c Ties Women's Shoes $3.98
18 cents
Or 3 for 50c
You'll be amazed at the up-to-date va
riety and surpassing worth of these real
ly good looking ties. They represent a
grouping of broken lines for Immediate
clearaway at a price that will dispose of
the lot in jig time. A very complete as
sortment that Includes such wanted
effects as brocades, satins, ombres, plaids,
stripes and all-over patterns.
WEDNESDAY AT ABOVE SPECIAL PRICE
Patent, Dull Calf, Gunmetal Calf and bright Kid. Lace or
button styles with toppings of velvet, cloth or soft leathers,
light or heavy-weight soles, pointed plain toe or round toe,
half-Louis, medium or low heels. Shoes to Buit every taste
in this big lot. All sizes. Specially priced for today at,
the pair 3-98
Men's Shoes $U8
Men's Calfskin Shoes on the popular English last. Also
lace and button shoes with neat round toe, short vamp.
Full range of sizes. Priced special, pair $4.48
" MASONIC .TEMPLE BLDO.
OREGON CI TV. OR.
NEED DRAFTSMEN
Civil Service Calls for Help in Spend
ing Millions of Dollars
The United States Civil Service
commission is making an extraor
dinary effort" to supply the needs of
the navy department for ship drafts
men. Millions of dollars are avail
able for construction, but all ship
building work undertaken at govern
ment yards is retarded by a shortage
of ship draftsmen. Salaries range
from $3.28 to $6.00 and over per diem.
Age limits 18 years or over. About
30 vacancies exist at the Puget Sound
navy yard, Bremerton, Wash. Until
further notice applications will be re
ceived by the United States Civil ser
vice commission, Washington, D. C,
at any time.
Papers will be examined immedi
ately upon their receipt and a rating
will be assigned to the competitor.
Thoso who are found to be qualified
will be offered employment at once.
Application form 1312 and full in
formation may be secured from the
secretary, 11th Civil Service district,
Seattle, Wash, or from the local sec
retary, board of civil service exam
iners, in this city. All qualified per
sons not now employed on govern
ment contracts are urged to apply.
SURPRISE PARTY
Notice of Final Settlement
In the Matter of the Estate of Pat
rick Harris, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the ad
ministrator has filed his final report
in said estate and the Court has
thereupon fixed May 28th, A. D. 1917,
at the hour of 10 A. M., as a day and
time for the hearing of objections to
such report, if any there are, and for
settlement of said estate.
PATRICK HARRIS, JR.
Administrator of said Estate.
II. E. CROSS,
Attorney for said Estate.
Date of first publication, April 19th,
1917.
More Money in Circulation
The treasury department reported
last week that the general stock of
money in the United States, up to
April 1, totalled $5,312,109,272, $258,
198,442 held in the treasury as assets
of the government and $351,779,889
held by the federal reserve banks and
federal reserve agents against the is
suance of federal reserve notes. With
the population of the country esti
mated at 103,718,000 and the money
in circulation amounting to $4,702,
130,941, the amount that each person
should have passed during the month
of March was $45.34. Money in cir
culation on March 1 was $4,583,-
695,870, and the circulation per cap
ita $44.26.
Mr. and Mrs. Justin Open House for
Choir's Entertainment
Members of the choir of St. John's
Roman Catholic church Tuesday night
entertained Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Mor
avic, who are leaving soon for Ocean
Falls, Canada, at a surprise party at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. Justin.
The Justin home was tastefully
decorated for the evening and the
following guests were present: Rev.
Father Hillebrand, Miss Marie Fried-
rich, Miss Sadie Clancy, Mrs. E. N.
Hamilton, Marie Michels, Matilda
Michels, Anna Michels, Martina Flan
agan, Frances Draper, Clara Weber,
Anna Rose Tanzer, N. Michels, Peter
Rotter, Carl Pradarutti, Frank Cham
pion, Joseph Gadke and the members
of the Justin family.
R. L. Holman, Leading Undertaker,
Fifth and Main St.; Telephones: Pa
cific 415-J; Home B-18.
Oregon has talked good roads for
60 years. Millions of dollars have
been expended in that time filling
mudholes. The state is in third place
in commerce and population among
the coast states. The road bonding
proposition, on which the people will
vote June 4, is the first comprehensive
road program ever submitted to the
people.
R. L. Holman, Leading Undertaker,
Fifth and Main St.; Telephones: Pa
cific 415-J; Home B-18.
Marriage License
A marriage license was issued here
last Thursday to Cecil Earl Jones and
Susie May Rodgers, of Oregon City.
rend the
"landed
Shadows of History,
"William the Conqueror,"
small boy from bis history,
In England In 1000 A. IX"
"What docs 'A. D. stand for?" in
quired the teacher.
The small boy pondered.
"I dou't exactly know,"
"Maybe
Times.
he
It's after dark." New
said.
York
Ineert Letter "E."
"So you were invited to participate
In a prollt sharing scheme?"
"Yes."
"How did you come out ?"
"I riiscnvprwl flint the nnrnnKP nf thp
scheme wus not sharing, but shearing."
Birmingham Age-Herald.
THE NEW GERMAN
Though my father's father
Felt hale German blood
Course through his veins,
A satisfying flood;
Yet as for me,
Strong limbed and free,
I'll face the war a man;
Not alien, but American.
Congressional Record.
The Courier $1.00 per year.
R. L. Holman, Leading Undertaker,
Fifth and Main St.; Telephones: Pa
cific 415-J; Home B-18.
Irresponsible Spirit.
"Has you;' husband rnld you you
must economize?"
"Yes," replied Mrs. Kllmgilt. "but
I'm not letting hiui bother me. He's
one of those people who Insist on tnk
lug up every fad that comes aloug."
Washington Star. ,
It Isn't a good plau to allow your re
grets for yesterday to overshadow your
uops for tomorrow.
R. L. Holman, Leading Undertaker,
Fifth and Main St; Telephones: Pa
cific 415-J; Home B-18.
The Oregon City Courier and the
Oregon Daily Journal (except Sun
day) for $4.75.
CENSORING THE PRESS
Congress Will Consider Bill to Limit
Press' Freedom
In the ordinary course of events
congress soon will have before it for
consideration a measure to supersede
the regulations governing press cen
sorship, recently promulgated by the
secretary of the navy, Mr. Daniels.
There are many men in both houses
of congress who have suffered from
the power of the pen. There are in
terests well represented in Washing
ton that work in dark and devious
ways and that dread the newspaper
pillory more than they dread the pos
sible consequences of any infringe
ment of the liberty of 'the press, in
deed, there are a dozen forces apt to
indorse any drive that may be aimed
at the curbing of newspaper liberty.
The stern necessity of war, of course,
will be the excuse offered for a strin
gent censorship a censorship which,
once established firmly in time of war,
never will be completely wiped out in
the time of peace that is to follow.
the well founded belief that some of
the tar will stick will prove a strong
incentive to drastic action.
Now, of course, there can be no
quarrel with a proper censorship in
time of war, and so long as it con
fines itself to the prohibition of pub
lishing news that would be of bene
fit to the enemy such a law will have
the full indorsement of every news
paper publisher.
This is a republic. The government
must be responsive to the public will.
If we arje to have another experience
with Algerized enbalmed beef we do
not want a censorship that will keep
the facts from the public because of
"military necessity." If we are to
have inexcusable mismanagement that
will cost us the best blood of the na
tion we don't want a censorship that
will prevent the editors of this repub
lic from pointing out that fact and
demanding in flat and unmistakable
language a thorough and rapid house
cleaning. The press has it's part to
play in time of war as much as in
time of peace. If it is to be effective
as the public safeguard against abuse
and autocracy its interests must be
safeguarded and its liberties upheld.
And the publishers of this country
do not want a censorship law passed
because it has the O. K. of a tin pot
little "news association" that has not
four newspapers on its regular list
and if it had could not serve them
with the news. The country publish
ers must have a voice in this matter
of censorship. American Press.
The Courier, $1.00 per year.
Albert Brugger -Albert
Brugger, two-year-old son
of Mr. and Mrs. U. Brugger of Ore
gon City, died of pneumonia at Port
land on Mondav. The babv had been
ill only a short time. The father was
formerly proprietor of the Hazelwood
dairy in this city.
Scot Would be Citizen
David Anderson of West Linn Mon
day applied for final certificates of
citizenship. Anderson is a native of
Scotland, 47 years old, and is a black
smith. He came to America in 1904
and for some years has been living
at West Linn.
Income Bearing Oregon City
Properties to Trade for a Farm
I have two properties in Oregon City that I want to
trade for a farm in Clackamas County close to a carline.
NUMBER ONE A house and lot in good location;
house is perfectly modern in every way and is now
renting for $20 per month.
NUMBER TWO Good house and lot in desirable
location; house is in good condition and modern and
now rerting for $18 per month.
I Will Trade One or Both Properties
Here is an Opportunity
ADDRESS "B" Care of This Paper
Good Road Sidelights
The proposed bond issue will pro
vide good roads at no greater cost
than the state is now paying for poor
ones.
A dollar's worth of road for a dol
lar's worth of expenditure is assured
at the hands of the state highway
commission, which is charged with
disbursing the funds raised from the
proposed $6,000,000 good road bonds.
Upon the construction of the roads
named in the road bond bill, the mon
ey formerly spent by the counties in
repairing and maintaining the main
lines of travel can be used for im
proving the laterals and less traveled
roads.
No, Mr. Taxpayer, your taxes will
not be increased one ten cent piece on
account of the proposed $6,000,000
good roads bonds. Both the interest
and the principal of the entire bond
issue are. provided by the increased
automobile license and the standing
quarter mill state road tax.
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