OREGON CITY COURIER, OREGON CITY, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1917.
KNITTING FOR THE SOLDIERS
(Contributed
by Mrs.
Brown)
R. M. C.
By the fireside cozily seated,
With spectacles riding her nose,
A lively old lady is knitting
A wonderful pair of hose.
She pities the shivering soldier
Out in the sleet and the storm,
And busily plies her needles
To keep him hearty and warm.
She cannot ride in an airplane,
Or go down in the depths of the sea;
But she is willing to work for the
men,
Who battle to make the world free,
She cannot shoulder a musket,
Or ride with the cavalry crew;
But, nevertheless, she is ready
To work for the boys who do.
She ponders how, in her childhood,
Her grandmother used to tell
The story - of barefooted soldiers,
Who fought so long and so well.
The men of the war of rebellion
Are nearer to her than to us.
That, perhaps, is the reason
Why she is toiling thus.
Ye proud owner of muscle,
Or purse-proud owner of stocks,
Don't sneer at the labor of women
Or smile at her bundle of socks.
Her heart is stronger and braver
Than he who is tallest of all;
The work of her hands important
As cash that buys powder and ball.
And thus, while her quiet perform
ance Is being recorded in rhyme,
The tools in her fingers
Are running a race with time.
And now, when beginning to narrow,
She thinks of the trenches and mud;
And wonders if ever this stocking
Will wade to the ankle in blood.
Now she is shaping the heel,
And now she is ready to bind;
And hopes if ever the soldier is
wounded
It never will be from behind.
Now she is raising the instep,
Now narrowing off at the toe;
And prays this end of the worsted
May ever be turned to the foe.
She gathers the last of the stitches
As if a new laurel is won,
And places the ball in the basket
Announces the stocking is done.
Ye men who are fighting our bat
tles Across in the armies of France:
The women at home ore working
and praying
For the rights of mankind to advance.
RABBITS FOR MEAT
Elaboraf3 Lists of Foods Rec
ommended for Animals.
CRUSHED OATS ARE FAVORED
PLEA AGAINST TAINTING
CHRISTMAS GIFT BOXES
Just think of the elders a little,
And a kind wish for the grandmoth
ers, Who thoughtfully Bit by the fireside,
And knit on the stockings for you.
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Cornmeal, Barley and Other Grains
May Be Given by Way of Change
Green Feeds Are Highly
Important In Winter.
(Prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
The rabbit thrives well on a diver
sity of vegetable foods. Many writ
ers on the care of this animal prescribe
elaborate lists of foods to be followed
week in and out. The fact Is that a
few staple foods are sufficient, but no
animal Is more adaptable to sudden
changes of diet ; so that One can feed
what is available or cheap, the Idea be
ing to produce weight with the least
possible outlay of money.
Grain and Hay.
The best grain for rabbits Is oats,
either whole or crushed, though corn
meal, burley, or other grain may often
be fed by way of change. The crushed
oats are best when freshly broken, and
a hand mill for preparing them Is a
valuable adjunct to a rabbltry.
Hay Is a necessary part of the rab
bit's diet, and if possible that of the
very best quality" should be used. It
should be entirely free from moldness,
and the unsweated Is always prefer
able. If one has small grounds where
suitable grass grows, the mowing may
be done at short Intervals and the hay
thoroughly cured In such small quan
tities that no sweating takes place.
However, If sweet hny Is not available
the sweated may be fed to the rabbits
without Injury, unless It be moldy.
Green Foods.
Rubblts require some green foods
for winter, Cnbbages, kale, spinach,
and rape leaves ore recommended.
Turnips, beets, and mangels are often
fed nnd have been recommended by
many rabbit breeders, but they do not
keep so well as the foods just named.
SEE-
Female Flemish Giant.
THOMAS LOSES
Cross Complaint Covering Charge
for Board Wins
A jury in Circuit Judge Camp
bell's court last week brought in a
verdict for Walter S. and Lola
Thomaf. in the suit brought against
them by Henry M. Thomas, who
sought to recover $1166.65 which ho
says he louncd to the defendants.
W. S. and Lola Thomas filed an
answer which was in reality, a cross
complaint, suing Thomas for $494.57
an amount alleged duo on a board
bill. The younger Thomas replied by
asking something more than $700
for labor performed by him. The
jury yesterday upheld the conten
jury upheld the contention of Waiter
S. and Lola Thomas.
"Somebody did a golden deed,
Aided his country in time of need.
Freely he gave of help and cheer,
Nor counted the sacrifice too dear.
Was that Somebody YOU?
Somebody gave with a cheerful
heart;
"Gladly," said he, "I'll do my
part"
But the thing that he gave wrought
harm and shame;
So somebody's boy is not the same
Was that Somebody YOU?"
Sincerely yours,
MARY N. BADGER.
Turnips, unless kept In the ground,
wilt by midwinter and are then of lit
tle use. Beets and mangels keep bet
ter, and the latter ure the main de
pendence of some English rabbltries;
but, on the whole, cabbages are more
economical, as well as more satisfac
tory In every way. They are usually
available until green stuff grows In the
spring. Whatever green food Is put
awuy for winter use must be stored
where frost cannot touch It, as freez
ing unfits It for rubblts. Parsnips left
In the ground ull winter muke an ex
cellent early spring rabbit food after
the frost leaves the ground In which
they grow.
Feeding.
Rabbits should be fed twice dally.
Ordinary stock is fed morning and
evening, but suckling does should also
have a noon meal or be given more
than they will eat at the other meals.
The general rule is to feed only as
much grain or green stuff as the an
imals will consume. Hay Is put Into
the hutch to be avullable at any time,
a part of It being left ns litter. The
exact amount of grain or green stuff
for each rabbit at a meal cannot be
stated, as the uppetlte vurles greatly
at different times. Observations of
the quantity left over when the ani
mals quit feeding will soon enable the
feeder to adjust the meals to the needs
of the rabbits. Overfeeding Is a much
more common mistake thun underfeed
ing. Itobblts under three or four months
old should be limited In the amount of
green food. If allowed too much they
are opt to become "pot-bellied." When
a young rabbit Is seen to grow big
about Its belly, the use of green food
should be discontinued and the animal
given plenty of exercise. Uuder such
treatment It will soon recover, but If
the green food is continued the disease
usually terminates In convulsions and
death. Old rabbits are not subject to
this trouble.
Breeding.
It Is not Ueslnililo to pair rabbits
until they are ut least six months old,
although they may bo bred earlier.
Some breeders do not mate animals
under ten months of age. Healthy ma
ture rabbits produce larger and
stronger litters llinn younger stock do.
Methods of Mating.
Different breeders adopt different
methods of mating. Some leave the
buck In the hutch of the doe for but a
few minutes, and others leave him
overnight. The older does should be
mated In February, but It Is well to
defer muting a young doe until March.
She then has young In April, when
there Is abundant green food to In
duce a good flow of milk. This lacteal
development once well established, 'she
Is likely always to give abundance of
milk for her young, If palling begins
In February each doe may be expected
to produce four litters a year, the
young coming at intervals of about
twelve weeks, with a longer rest In
midwinter.
Preparing for the Young.
The gestation period of tho rabbit
Is about thirty days. When tho doe
Is nearly ready to bear young, her
Complaint Almost Gone
"Foley's Honey and Tar is great,"
writes L. W. Day, 65 Campbell
Ave., E. Detroit, Mich. "It relieves
bronchitis quickly. My complaint
has almost gone nnd I hope never to
have it again." The experience of
thousands proves there is no better
remedy for coughs, colds or croup.
The genuine costs no more than sub
stitutes, and this old reliable family
cough medicine should be in every
home every winter. Insist on Fol
ey's Honey and Tar time tried and
never failing. Jones Drug Co.
Oregon City, Ore. Nov. 13, 1917.
Editor Courier:
As one, who for more than a
quarter of a century, has given
much time and thought to the wel
fare of our young people, I would
add my protest to that already voic
ed, against the indiscriminate giv
ing of tobacco, especially cigarettes
or cigarette paper, to our soldiers.
Whatever arguments may be ad
vanced for its use in the nauseating
conditions of trench warfare, there
can be no possible excuse for put'
ting tobacco in any lorm in our
Christmas boxes for the soldiers
here in our own land; where -those
who have become enslaveu to
the weed can buy it for themselves;
they have money. I understand
that no soldiers of any nation are
better paid than our own, with the
exception of the Australian soldiers.
Many of "our boys" have been
raised in Christian homes, and have
been trained to abhor the weed
There is no argument needed to
prove its injurious effects. A -large
proportion of the members of the
Red Cross are non-users of tobacco
and do not approve of giving it to
the soldiers. Then why pollute our
Christmas boxes with it? Tho hoi
iest, tenderest influences cluster
about the day that celebrates the
birth of Him who came to lift men
up.
The Red Cross stands for that
sympathy and helpfulness that is
nearest the divine. It stands for
helpfulness and uplifting, not for
tempting and destroying those whom
it reaches.
This is written with good will, to
all, realizing that those who have
contributed tobocco in any form,
have given it out of the bigness of
their hearts, seeking only to give
good cheer to the boys, withoutJ
winning mucn aoout the matter.
One of the most earnest of the
Red Cross workers of Oregon City
said to the writer yesterday, "I
wouldn't want any one to offer my
boy a cigarette." She did not ap
prove of the tobacco being put in
the Christmas boxes.
MULE SHOE R8UTE
Gravity Scheme Invented by Min
ers of Tennessee.
NEW DRAFT RULES OUT
Registrant Charged with Burden of
Furnishing Information
Copies of the new army draft
regulations came off the press Mon
day for a final reading preparatory
to mailing to the local exemption
boards throughout the country next
week.
Under the new plan the burden of
supplying information which will re
sult in his being placed in his prop
er classification under the selective
service law rests squarely upon the
individual registrant All instruc
tions now in the hands of the boards
will be annulled upon the receipt of
the new regulations, which are
greatly reduced in extent and simp
lified in process.
inciuuea in tne new book is
everything bearing on the draft pro-
cesses as now organized, from the
time the questionnaire is to be sent
to each registrant and filled out and
returned to the boards, until ac
cepted men are actually in the mili
tary service. Each book carries a
copy of the statutes and also a veri
fied copy of the master list of the
drawing.
The questionnaire is the basis of
the plan of grouping registrants in
five classes, liable for duty by class
es. The boards will be able to
classify a man immediately when
his questionnaire has been received.
The questionnaire process will
eliminate from consideration for
military service probably 95 per
cent of the men who would have
been discharged or exempted under
the old plan. Under the first call
the average board was compelled to
examine five men to obtain one for
service. In some cases not more-
than one out of 10 or 12 was sent
to the camps.
It is expected that, under the new
scheme, the average figures will be
reversed and at most not more than
one man in five called will fail to
pass his physical examination and
be rejected.
Devise Mountain T-Rail Toboggan
Which Takes Them to Shaft
Openings In a Hurry.
A queer gravity railroad scheme Is
in use among the miners In the Inmun
district of Tennessee, not far from the
town of South Pittsburg. The region
has, by the way, more different kinds
of means of transportation than any
other In the world. The riinse is from
the steeply inclined cable road that
runs up Lookout mountain, not so
many miles away, to the idea that the
miners evolved for themselves after
watching section bosses use gravity
cars for constlng down tho mountains.
The mines nestle In a valley at the
foot of a series of hills, and the rail
road track winds Its tortuous way
from the mine openings up to the
heights that lead to the outside world.
Muny of the miners live In the set
tlements on the hills, nnd it is a long
way to the shaft openings. One day
some bright genius discovered that a
mule shoe would fit over the top of
the T-roil that marked the course of
the railroad.
It was but an Inventive step to at
tach the shoe to a short board and
then slip the mountain rail sled over
the track, says an exchange. Then all
Mr. Miner had to do was to balance
himself, pick up his feet and transport
miner, pick nnd dinner bucket down
the mountain to work. Of course, It
was one way truflic for which the
road got no money, but there wifs no
conductor, no strap hanging and no
stopping to buy tickets on the mule
shoe route.
Early any morning the stranger may
see the miners come along with their
mule shoe toboggans, calmly take a
seat and begin the descent.
A pick handle, stick or the foot
serves ns a brake to regulate the speed
of the incline railway. As the shoes
wear smooth from contact with the
rail they pick up speed, nnd at times
a couple of daring coal diggers will
race on opposite rails from the top to
the bottom. But as a rule they take
the trip carefully nnd earnestly so ns
not to Interfere with the rights of the
road that may belong to a neighbor
before or after them.
The scheme, of course, will not work
up hill, npd the road has to bring the
men back on crowded cars that are not
so comfortable or exhilarating as the
Individual coasters that come scooting
down the mountain In the morning.
The number of missing mule shoes
when the Idea first got vogue was per
plexing, nnd it was some time before
the company storekeepers found out
why the stocks were being depleted
by such odd lots that no amount of
shoeing extravagance could account
for it.
But the miner in those parts Is a
law unto himself; since he rose up
twenty years ago and put a forcible
end to the convict system of working
the mines, nnd the owners mindful of
the fact that the state of Tennessee
had to keep a standing army for two
years to keep the peace at that time,
do not Intend to let a little thing like
a mule shoe create any disturbance.
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FALL SOWING UP
Wheat Fields Green and Much New
Ground is Plowed
Spring wheat, planted within the
past few weeks, is beginning to show
above the ground in many parts of
the county as a result of recent
rains, according to farmers. Stev
en Hungate, of Molalla, was in Ore
gon City and reported a good
growth of tho spring crop on his
farm. The crop is better advanced
than in most seasons, farmers snv.
In the Estaeada district, Claude De
vore, former county surveyor, esti
mates that there is a greater acre
age of plowed ground this season
than there ever has been in that
country and this condition is said to
prevail very generally throughout
the county. With most of the fall
crops harvested and stored, much
new seed in and much land renrlv
for seed, Clackamas county is start
ing upon a new farming season that
will, in all probability, see many
production records broken before
next fall, it is said.
England's Hungry Birds.
In gardens where no bird-table at
tracts Its feathered pensioners the sil
ent nbsence of bird-life Is nlmos? op
pressive; but the birds did not depart
before necessity compelled, observes
the London Times. Sometimes grim
fate stalked In the thin shrubbery
ivhence now and again the household
cut has emerged ; but more often your
garden birds have migrated afield be
cause they bad exhausted the possi
bilities of their home. See down the
length of the garden wall a footwlde
space had been absolutely cleared of
dead leaves by blackbird and thrush,
who hnd tossed them to one side In
their search for wintering Insect life.
Look closer nnd you will see that prob
ing bills have worked a little crevice
all the way between the earth nnd the
wall. See, every square Inch of un
covered frozen ground Is dusty from
the Innumerable pecks of hungry little
beaks.
.
Thanksgiving Linens
Thrifty housewives, who are particular as to
their table linens and who would replenish
their supply of the same at especially attrac
tive prices, cannot well afford to miss this sale.
50c a Yard $1.25 Dozen
will buy a good, ddrable mercerized damask, will buy Mercerized Napkins of good size
full 68 inches wide you have choice from and quality they come 18 by 18 inches and
flower, figure and spot designs. are hemmed, ready to use.
75c a Yard $4.95 Each
will buy 64-inch Mercerized Damask of ex- wil1 W fine' AU-'inen Table Cloths' 72 inch"
cellent quality and finish-a great variety of es square-they are very beautiful and of
designs to select from. 8Plendid uait
$1.00 a Yard $5,5 Each
will buy Fine All-linen Table Cloths 72 inches
will buy All-linen Damask, 64 inches wide square. They come in various patterns and
the most attractive patterns can't be dupli- are wortn a great deal more than the above
cated by us at the above price. price.
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LION SPECIAL
SUITS - OVERCOATS RAINCOATS
at these prices offer the most your money can buy in
Quality, Style, Fit and Lasting Satisfaction
The long standing dependability of this concern is bitk of
everything you buy for men and boys wear.
Two Stores In Portland - Morrison at Fourth and 166 Third SI.
GDS KUHN, President
'The Kupptnheimcr House In Portland"
S. & H. Stamps given with
all purchases. These are
good lor cash discounts.
O. C. C. 11-15-17
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CORRESPONDENCE
(Continued from page 2)
India's Famines.
Famines In India are growing in
number nnd In intensity. After a care
ful study of the problem, Sir William
Dlgby says In his "Prosperous British
India" that there were in India two
famines In the eleventh century, one
famine In the thirteenth, three in the
fourteenth, throe in the sixteenth,
three In the seventeenth, four in the
eighteenth up to 1745. And tinder
British rule seven famines from 17C!)
to 1800. And in the nlnteenth cen
tury thirty-two famines. In the first
quarter of the nineteenth century
there were five famines, with 1,000,
000 deaths; In the second quarter,
three famines, with 500,000 deaths; la
the third quarter, six famines, with
5,000,000 deaths; and In the fourth
quarter, eighteen famines, with 20,
000,000 deaths.
Tne Penalized Civilian.
"Don't you think the modern fash
Ions for men are absurd?"
"Yes. There seems to be nn Idea
that anybody who doesn't wear soldier
clothes deserves to look funny."
A Plea.
"I ain't kicking nt these meatless
days, ma'am, you understand."
"Well, then?"
"Only lei's have a pruneless day,
too, ouce lu a while."
from Scotts Mills to Wilhoit. It is
possible that some leather medals
and maybe an iron cross or two will
be dished out to some of the county
officials. The job sure is a "hum
dinger." Oklahoma has all other places
skinned a mile in dealing with the
I. W. W. That's one time they got
me ngm medicine.
M'NARY ASKS RELIEF
FOR OREGON FARMERS
The best newspaper in Clackamas
county The Courier offers a year's
subscription to The Courier and the
Oregon Farmer for $1.00.
United States Senator McNary
has telegraphed to Food Adminis
trator Hoover declaring that the
farmers of Oregon are suffering a
material loss from the present situ
ation concerning wheat and asking
for relief.
"The want of shipping and mill
facilities requires the growers to
accept from buyers a portion of the
purchase price and to pay 6 per
cent interest on the same advanced,"
Senator McNary pointed out in his
telegram. "These conditions are un
fair and not conducive to the in
crease of wheat production. 1
would suggest that the government
employ the revolving fund provided
by the food control bill to purchase
the farmers' wheat, the government
advancing 95 per cent of the pur
chase price and withholding 5 per
cent until delivered and graded at
terminal points."
The embargo on wbeat went in
to effect November 6 and regulates
the movement of grain to storage
at terminal points to prevent great
accumulations at Portland, Tacoma,
Seattle and Astoria. The object of
the embargo is to keep the grain
from gathering in such quantities
as to allow it to be destroyed by the
enemy.
"With approximately 40,000,000
bushels of wheat raised in the north
west this season it is unfair to place
a barrier between the farmer and
his market. Under present condi
tions I am told that the mills can
not grind more than 25 per cent of
the wheat grown, and supplement
ing that condition with the car short
age the farmer is unable to get his
wheat speedily to the terminal
points and have it graded by the
government, after which he receives
the purchase price. Consequently,
the only course open to the farmers
is to take an advance of $1.50 per
bushel on his wheat and pay inter
est at the rate of 6 per cent per an
num on the advance and await its
delivery and grading before receiv
ing the remainder of the purchase
price."
"This arrangement costs the
farmers of Oregon hundreds of thou
sands of dollars in loss through the
exaction of interest, and will dis
courage increased production and
the availability of future productive
lands. The food control bill pro
vides for a revolving fund of sever
al millions of dollars which could be
used by the government to purchase
the farmers' wheat by paying 95
per cent of the purchase price down
and withholding 5 per cent until the
wheat is delivered to the terminal
points and graded.
"The government could perform
this function without pecuniary loss
and would prevent the farmers from
experiencing losses which are inev
itable under present conditions. I
believe this plan is fair to all con
cerned and will meet the approba
tion of Max Houser, who is wheat
administrator for the state."
Scandinavian Ladies Meet
The Scandinavian Ladies' Aid so
ciety "Dorcas" will meet at the
home of W. Berggren in Gladstone
next Tuesday, November' 20, at 2
p. m.
Gospel Service at Falls View
Gospel service will be held at the
Roal home, Falls View, next Tues
day evening at 7:30 p. m. Rev. John
Ovall will have charge.
Katherine u. Strutz last week
brought suit against the estate of
J. H. Westcott to quiet title to lots
19 to 24, block 13, Minthorn addi
tion to Portland.
Good
Farmer.
farmers read the Oregon
Good citizens read The I
the-
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Have installed a MODERN and up-to-date
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