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THE 3IORXING OREGONIAN. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1917. NEED OF RUS H NG SHIP WORK GREAT Chairman Hurley, of Shipping Board, Declares More La v bor Vital at Once. CRAFT LOANED . ALLIES Government Lets Italy and France Have Number of Boats, Although It May Delay of Arrival of Army at Battle Front. BY CHARLES MICHELSON. "WASHINGTON, Oct. 25. (Special.) Lord Northclif fe's warning that the fiinkingr of ships by submarines was greater than the building of ships, de spite the best efforts of the American and British destroyers and his blunt statement that unless this condition was reversed an inconclusive peace mlgrht be forced, was echoed today in various departments in Washington. Chairman Hurley,, of the Shippind Board, admitted that Northclif fe was right, but declared that the United States wuold be equal to the demands of the situation. The statement that 6,000,000 tons of shipping must be built in 1918, is ac curate and the Shipping Board proposes producing so much of this that the contributions of England and Japan will make the total greater still, but the Shipping Board cannot accomplish it unless it is able to more than double the force of workmen now in the employ of the shipyard. Half-Million Men TV ceded. "We have 200,000 men at work now; we need half a million, and they will have to work in three shifts and put in their very best licks if we are to get out the 6,000.000 tons required. The hoped-for exemption of shipyard and engine-building" employes from military service is depended upon to build up the construction forces to the figure required. Naturally, those ex empt will be only the men actually at work. If they go into other lines the exemption ceases automatically. It is a big job, but not an impossi ble one, and for a beginning the Ship ping Board expects to deliver 1,000,000 tons of shipping by Spring. Italy to Get SIiliis. On the theory that the ships will keep pace with the demand it was de cided today to turn over to Italy 25 steel ships, aggregating 100,000 tons to carry food, coal and munitions for which our Mediterranean ally has been clamoring and without which her of fensive must fail. Five of these ships are ready to be placed at Italy's dis posal. The rest will be delivered within a few weeks. To get them, ships will be diverted from the coast wise traffic and their places will be taken by steamers from the Great Lakes. France has half a dozen of the 20 promised her and will soon have the others. These are all that can be spared these two countries for the present, but they will be added to as our new ships come off the ways, If they are required. Allies' Needs Xrgent. The award of these ships to France and Italy is the outcome of conferences at which our people were convinced that the needs of these countries were more vital than the use of the vessels for the purposes of our own Army. They have their armies already in the field and it is obvious that it is better to supply them with the ships than to hold them for the use of an army that Js not yet ready for the trenches. When our fellows get there there will be new ships to take care of them. Colonel Remington, the military ex pert of the London Times, cabling from the American base in France, coupled with his admiration for Per shing's men anxiety as to whether the Government at Washington realized the immensity of the task of supplying such an Army as contemplated. At the War Department we are told that the problem had been .studied and that the sending of men abroad would be proportioned exactly fcr the tonnage available for their support. There has been no modification of the intention to produce a vast army in France, but not a soldier will be sent who cannot be provided with all he needs. This would seem to put the period of our active and extensive par ticipation in the campaign further in the future than was anticipated. Wo have plenty of time; th length of the war Is of less Importance than the lives of our soldiers, and when they once get into the game they will be able to render the maximum of serv ice. OREGON LOSING ITS HENS .i i President of Association Says 50 Per Cent Are Slaughtered. EUGENE, Or.. Oct. 25. (Special.) Fully 60 per cent of the hens of the state of Oregon have been slaughtered during tho last six months, declares E. J. McCIanahan, president of the Oregon Foultry Breeders Association. "We have been campaigning from one end of the state to the other for food conservation and at the same time we have been selling off thousands and thousands of egg producers." he said. "The time has come when it is a great patriotic duty of all the people of Ore gon to take some action to save the hens." Mr. McCIanahan maintained that the sates of hens because of the high price of the seed is short-sighted economy and might reduct the poultry and egg production in Oregon next year. FLOUR PRICES GO DOWN Bcfet Family Fatents Now Retails at $f0.80 a Barrel. SALEM, Or., Oct- 25. (Special.) "Rending the election 1 will make no selection of a private secretary, but will retain my present office force." This statement was made by United States Senator McNary today, following the announcement of Henry M. Hanzen that he would not accept the position as private secretary to Senator Mc- ary. The position was tendered to Mr. Hanzen a number of months ago, but he said today he preferred to continue his newspaper work. Annie Lanier McGinnis Dead. Annie I-awler McGinnis. of New Era, Or. died last Sunday at San Francisco, at the age of 41. The body has been received by J. Finley & Son, and the funeral will Le held Saturday morning at 9 o'clock at St. Francis Church. Burial will be at New Era. Miss Mc Ginnis was born in Minnesota and had lived in Oregon several years. For the last few years she had lived in San Francisco. WOMEN OF THE THIRD OREGON 51 II H' 1 "''- -f" INFANTRY TO - DEPART SIX COMPANIES STATIONED AT CLACKAMAS ENTRAIN TODAY. Boys 'W ill Be Greeted at East Side Sta tion by Portland Police Band and Relatives. The six companies of Oregon infantry try remaining at Camp Withycombe will roll out cf Clackamas today. To nigrht the camp is stripped of every thing? but tents and cook stoves, and the soldiers are sleeping on the ground. Colonel Lentler has arranged with the Southern Pacific to have the troop train, which will travel in two sec tions, stop for 15 minutes at the 2ast Side station. Here the boys will be greeted by the Portland Police Band and relatives who wish to wave a last good-bye. Members of the Girls Honor Guard, assembled in the Multnomah Hotel, and the Third Oregon Auxiliary at the Ar mory, worked all day yesterday pack ing lunches, and mothers and sisters throughout the city have packed many more. The material for the lunches packed by the Honor Guard was con tributed by Portland firms. The troops are bound for an Eastern concentration camp, where they will be joined by others, preparatory to em barkation. Assisting the Girls' Honor Guard In packing lunches were Mrs. George L. Baker, Mrs. Paul R. Kelty Mrs. H. L. Moreland, Mrs. E. Itohlfing, Mrs. J. Buckley, Mrs. A. Vial, Mrs. Fred Nor ris. Mrs. John H. Geil. Mrs. W. R. Phil lips, Mrs. James Smith, Mrs. F. A. Harper, Mrs. T. D. Dinneen, Mrs. E. P. Murphy and Mrs. George F. Eagan. ,The Honor Guard girls taking part In the work were Misses Ailsa MacMas ter. Alma S. Haines. Myrtle Jayner, Catherine Meagher and Mrs. J. George Keller. REALTORS TO HEAR TALK Robert II. Strong to Speak on "Property-Owner and Voter." Members of the Portland Association or Building Owners and Managers will have charge of the programme at the regular weekly luncheon meeting of the Portland Realty Board in the Ben son Hotel at 12:15 P. M. today. Robert H. Strong, president of the associations, will make the principal address. His subject will be "The Property Owner and the Voter." Mr. Strong addressed the National Associa tion of Building Owners and Managers at Omaha in September on this sub ject and his remarks were so well re ceived that a resolution was adopted to have 40,000 copies of the address printed for general distribution. S. Dean Vincent, manager of the Northwestern Bank building and a member of both associations, will be chairman of the day. Frank JU Me Gulre, president of the Realty Board, will preside at the luncheon. PHONE STRIKE DATE SET Portland May AValt In Vain Tues day for Central's 'Number, Please.' Telephone patrons of Portland and other Pacific Coast cities may listen in vain for central's "Number, please" next Tuesday If the demands of the linemen's and operators' unions are not granted, according to Frank 3. Shubcrt. business agent of the local Electrical Workers' Union. Mr. Shubert said yesterday that the refusal of the unionists to accept the 50-cent daily wage Increase, offered by the company, instead of the 1 increase demanded, would result in the walk out of employes of the Pacific States Telephone & Telegraph Company on October 31. if the company does not meet tho terms. The telephone workers say that the strike is delayed only by the desire of the unions to wait until the second liberty loan campaign is brought to a conclusion. BURGLAR DRAWS 7 YEARS John LutU Sentenced After Change or llea to Guilty. Charged with larceny in a dwelling:, John Lutti yesterday changed his plea of not guilty and pleaded guilty to the charge before Presiding Judge Kava naugh and was sentenced to serve from one to seven years in the penitentiary. Lutti and Ben Willeford were arrest ed in this city several weeks ago for the alleged wholesale robbery of resi dences, having been betrayed to the officers by a woman accomplice. Lil lian Moore, known as "Bobbie Moore. The arresting officers had evidence im plicating Lutti in nearly a dozen rob beries. In view of the fact that the evidence against Willeford was not regarded as sufficient to convict, the charge against him was dismissed on motion of Uep uty District Attorney Pierce. LUTHERANS' PLANS READY Elaborate Programme Arranged for Sunday Xight. To celebrate the quadri-centennial of the Protestant reformation the Lu theran Ministerial Association and the V, 1 t eder&uoa of J-uUier Leaxues of Port AUXILIARY AT THE ARMORY PREPARING 500 LUNCHES FOR THE DEPARTING OREGON BOYS. "- - 4: cm t gg&taeLd life .MtMafc "FIXISG THINGS II FOR THE SOLDIERS. land have arranged an elaborate pro gramme for Sunday night in the Municipal Auditorium. This celebration will be a unit in the big movement all over the country where Lutheran pastors have arranged ceremonies and eervlces. The principal speaker will be Rev. G. A. Brandelle, of Denver. Mayor Baker will give a patriotic address. A cantata, "The Reformation," writ ten by Rev. Wilhelm Petterson, of this city, will be presented by a choir of several hundred voices. Following will be the programme: Organ pn-lude. Miss HedwicV Hoehlen: opening hymn, "Now Thnnk We All Our tJod," M. Rinkart; devotional, scripture read ing and prayer. Rev. William K. Brinkman: eoio. Mrb. Lillian Smnxon; cantata, "The Reformation," Kev. Wilhelm Petteraen and E. MUins Christiansen, federation of Lutheran choirs. directed by Professor Charles Swenson; remarks. Rev. Wilhelm Pettersen; reformation address. Rev. G. A. Brandelle. Denver; hymn, "Star-Spangled Banner"; patriotic address. Mayor Baker, offertory. Miss Hedwick Hoehlen; National hymn, "America" ; benediction, Kev. O. 15. Hofroeiater, CLUB WOMEN RE-ELECT MRS. CHARLES H. CASTNER CHOSEN PRESIDENT FOR NEW YEAR. Oregon Federation Elects Mrs. Collins Elklns. of Jrlnevllle, aa Vice President of Body. PRINEVIULE, Or., Oct. 23. (Spe cial.) Delegates to the Oregon Fed eration of Women's Clubs convention here were awakened this morning by whoops and shots preliminary to a 7 o'clock "buccaroo" before breakfast. They closed the day and the conven tion with a symposium of art, music and poetry. The big event was the election of officers. Mrs. Charles H. Castner. of Hood River, was unanimously re-elected president. Mrs. Collins V. Elkins. of Prlneville, was unanimously elected second vice-president. The other two new officers are directors, Mrs. John Vert, of Pendleton, and Mrs. William Bell, of Roseburg. Other officers were re-elected. BOY STEALS FATHER'S COAT Pawned lor 75 Cents, Pawnbroker Asks SI for Garment. Henry Maul. 711 Michigan avenue. early yesterday "swiped" his dad's overcoat and lugged it across the bridge to a North i-nd pawnshop, where he "soaked" it for 75 cents. Henry and his youthful pals then had a big feast of candy, peanuts and other similar luxuries. Yesterday afternoon Henry's mother noticed that the overcoat was missing. and soon had a full confession. Then she hied herself to the pawnshop to redeem the overcoat. She can speak nothing but German and could not understand the sign lan guage of the pawnshop man other than it would cost her Jl to redeem the overcoat. Patrolman Lillis was called into ac tion, but after hearing the story and confessing his lack of knowledge of German, he passed it on to the de tective bureau for ultimate disposal. LIVE America i3 calling: you to arms to shoulder a gun or to shoulder a bond. Have you lived your part in this great drama of life the greatest age history has ever known ? If you have, continue to do more; if not, this appeal is to you. The man or woman with a small or no income, who, in the great whirl of "dig-up or shut-up" vibrations that are now almost turning insane the minds of those without employment, those who are sick and those who have just enough for their daily needs, are depressed heartsick, almost mad in the knowledge of an "everything-going-out-and-nothing-coming-in" state of mind because they do love their country and democ racy for the world. To such of you, even though hard pressed fi nancially, go now within your soul and a voice will speak, thusly: "I am an American, nevertheless, I will never be free nor will my children be free while others are bound in Prussianism or any 'ism' which does not give to my brother or sister of any color, creed or class the 'life, liberty and pursuit of happiness' that our Constitution of America guarantees you and me." Then face your self and say: "I will ask my employer to advance me money to buy a bond; 111 mortgage my home to buy a bond; I will pawn or sell anything of value to buy a bond; I will borrow money to buy a bond; or, I will work for the city, county or state, at anything, to buy a bond I'll do anything except steal money to buy a bond for my country." You will buy a bond, today! 'And then a voice from within will say: "I will now think of, speak to and act kindly toward every one in my home, my office, or wherever I may be for just one week. I will see and speak out about the good only in all I meet for just one week. Next, I'll stop criticising the city, county, state or Nation's officials, but will do all in my power to help them maintain law and order for just one week. In school or in church, or wherever I may be, I'll live the life I have been talking about the past year or more, endeavoring to save or to help others, for just one week. And then, to crown it all, the Voice will say: "Tell the newspapers, magazines and every peri odical to publish, in Portland and elsewhere, all that the farmers, I f ii i hi r Vi HI i 'iiT 1' I LAND WITNESSES HEARD MEN "LOCATED" ON RAILWAY GRANT AREA TESTIFY. All Declare They Were Asanrrd of Pos session. No Matter Which Way Controversy Went. In the testimony adduced yesterday in the Oregon & California Railroad Company grant land-fraud cases being tried before Federal"Judge Bean, wit nesses repeatedly said they were as sured by one or more of the defendants, W. J. Karlc, W. F. Hallowell, W. F. Lick and Gottlieb Miller, that they would certainly obtain the lands filed upon, no matter whether the Govern ment or the railroad company won the suit then pending. Testimony was given by eight wit nesses, two of whom live as far dis tant as New York City. Jesse Glauber and Charles Holstein were the men from New York. They met Mr. Miller at Edmonton, Canada, where each gave J250 to him, they testified. Emil Gamme, of Everett, Wash., dealt with Lick and Hallowell. The latter, he declared, represented himself as connected with the Oregon & Cali fornia Railroad Company. Mr. Gamme' "investment" amounted to 150, he told the Jurors. It cost Samuel Williamson J500 be cause he placed confidence in the rep resentations made to him by Mr. Mil ler, he declared, explaining that he gave this defendant filing fees of J250 for himself and his wife. The Williamsons live at Edmonton, Canada. Other witnesses who appeared on the stand were: Robert Larson, Carbon dale, Wash.; John Joranger, Zumbrota, Minn.; Ivar Johnson, Stanwood, Wash., and James J. Gourlay, Edmonton, Can ada. Examination of the witnesses from Canada uniformly brought out the fact that they were told they would never need to live on the lands being "lo cated" for them by members of the group now on trial. J. F. ADAMS GETS DIVORCE Testimony of Co-Respondent's Wife Helps to Win Suit. The testimony of Mrs. Bessie E. Bates, wife of the man he charges with having broken up his home, yesterday won for J. Foster Adams his suit for divorce from Grace L. Adams before Presiding Judge Ka-anaugh. The cus tody of a minor child was taken under advisement by the court, pending a de termination of whether or not the mother is the proper custodian. Other divorces granted by Judge Kavanaugh yesterday were: Lyle E. Johnson vs. Joseph E. Johnson. Julia Sharpe vs. J. F. Sharpe, and Howard Damon vs. Daisy Damon. Debate Cahllenge Accepted. Jack Rosen, business agent for the Sailors' Union, has announced that he is ready at any time to accept the chal lenge of O. C. Fenlason to debate the subject of the closed shop. Mr. Rosen Is acting under the auspices of the Central Labor Council, which has taken up the argument of the Steel Workers' I'nlon. FOR YOUR COUNTRY! Begin Now and GORY TRAIL OF HUN APPALS EDUCATOR Dr. W. T. Foster Tells Port land Audience Crimes Must Be Expatiated. DEVASTATED TOWNS SEEN President of Reed College Speaks of Terrible Sights Witnessed at Front in France, Work of German Frigntfulness. "At first I could not believe, but after I saw with my own ayes things which I cannot relate, I was forced to be lieve." And Dr. William T. Foster, president of Reed College. Just returned from France as an inspector for the Amer ican Red Cross, paused to let the ig- nificance of that testimony against German f rightfulness alnk home. Fifteen hundred persona were his audi ence last night at the Eleventh-Street Theater. In the military uniform which he wore at the battle front, as an officer of the Red Cross, and which he donned again at request. Dr. Foster gave direct and unimpeachable testimony against the sort of warfare that Germany wages. Gave it with the assurance that he withheld much that was not fit for hearing, deeds in the name of "kultur" that would not bear the tell in. He told of London, on a night Just prior to his departure, when raiding German battle planes strewed the darkened city with great bombs; of the bicycling "bobbles" who pedaled through the murk giving the warning to take cover; of his embarkation at an hour when rescued aeamen from the torpedoed Drake were landing, and of the convoy of United States destroyers that ushered his ship acroa the sub marine aone of these and a few other incidentals. Dr. Foster spoke in his opening remarks. Mind Is Changed. "I was inclined to think, with some what mingled emotions." he smiled, dwelling on the outset of the home ward voyage, "of the day when I stood on this platform and scouted the idea that we needed a very large navy. There were four destroyers In sight as we put to sea and I was perfectly sat isfied." From the maw of Germany, as it seizes upon conquered territory Is spewed forth that which does not serve her purpose, a broken civilian remnant in mockery given back to France, that she may care and fend for it. These are returned via Switzerland, and It was on the south shore of Lake Geneva that Dr. Foster met and talked with them and took their testimony of Prus sia's method with the weak. "It is the policy of Germany to get rid of the aged, the inflrmed and the diseased in occupied French and Bel gian territory." said Dr. Foster. "They send them back to France, so that Germany may be spared their mainte nance and the possibility of disease spreading. I had an opportunity there to see about 2000 of these people and to get from them authentic information of what is happening in Germany. To me, in many ways, they were the great est horrors of the war." Rained Towns Seen. Dr. Foster told of passing through devastated villages and towns, where the work of destruction had been so thorough that one's attention must be called before he realizes that homes once were there. Six hundred suclt prospects has France to remember Prussia, by. "Through one of these I had been riding five minutes." he related, "be fore I noticed it because that town had been, wiped utterly off the map. Brigades of Germans were employed at nothing save the scientific destruc tion of French villages." Dr. Foster declared that his observa tions, carefully made, showed in no instance the exoneration or excuse or military necessity, but rather a sav age ruthlessness, a love of destruc tion, that gradually came to be rec ognized by the observer as an integral of a comprehensive design at utter ruin. "Because they want to destroy the thing the French people love," he as serted, "they wish to destroy the beau tiful church and cathedral spires, and so tear down the gods of their enemy. From the very outset of this war the Germans have carried on a campaign of destruction of all that was dear and beautiful to the French people." He spoke of the work of the Amer ican Red Cross, of the price that France is paying and the courage with which she pays, of the "silly Americans" who flock without purpose to the war sone, of the lengths to which economy has Live One Yeeki the laboring man, the business man and their families; all those who are engaged in commerce, law, medicine, literature, philosophy and religion, classifying each and allowing the best writers in their respective classes to edit their department, the Government paying the full cost of such publications to the owner, for just one week, how best each class can win the war. The time is opportune now for every man, woman and child to stand up and with his city, county, state and Nation, and each city, county and state should see to it that every person (unit) has food, raiment and shelter. No chain is stronger than its weakest link (unit) and the healthier, more successful and happier each person is today, the sooner will the war come to an end in Victory for Democracy! Begin now, Oh America, to care for and protect the weak in body and mind at home while we continue to do our best for all the health and poise of mind for those who go abroad! I venture to say within the next six months insanity will increase 100 per cent, notwithstanding the fact that the new generation, as well as the boys and girls of today, will be detrimentally influenced by the agonies of parents with weak minds and bodies. I am net pleading for peaee to stop the war; I am pleading for peace of mimi in our families at home, in school and in the church to WIN THE WAR. The "Voice" I have spoken about is your conscience, your soul, or, an inspiration from God. Begin now to live not die for your country. Go over the pond or buy a bond! Yours for the Americanizatidn of the World insofar as Real Peace, Life, Liberty and Happiness can be obtained. DR. ALZAMON IRA LUCAS : This advertisement written and donated to America by Dr. A. I. Lucas. taken the uncomplaining people of1 France. "They don't care." he said. "They are getting enough food to keep their bodies alive it's the spiritual side with which they are concerned. And If we had any conception of what the strug gle Is. we wouldn't be talking about food economy, we'd be practicing It." Andlenee Gives Atpltnr, At numerous times during his ad dress Dr. Foster was interrupted by applause, but when he made his dec laration of faith in the purpose of America and his conception of the war's sole aim. if it is to Justify its waging, he was cheered to the echo. "I am for fighting to the last drop of blood. If that be necessary." said Dr. Foster, "to bring about a peace that will be lasting. And I do not believe that you can bring about a peace that will last without an unde feated Germany. A peace without vic tory would be no peace!" Dr. Foster spoke in similar vein yes terday morning at the Reed College student assembly and when he ap peared on the platform the students started a demonstration which lasted some time and was stopped only when Dr. Foster raised his hand in good natured request to be allowed to speak. Dr. Foster will give a series of lec tures on his observations in the war zone, under the auspices of the Port land Chapter of the American Red Cross. The first of these. "France at War," will be given Tuesday night at 8 o'clock at Lincoln High School. Octogenarian Signs Food Pledge Ahead of Time. Mrs. X. A. Campbell, of Junction City, Anxious te Begin Aiding 3i'u tlen. EUGENE. Or., Oct. 25. (Special.) Mrs. M. A. Campbell, 81, upset the plans of Junction City's food cam paigners today when she insisted on signing the pledge and enrolling as a member of the United States Food Ad ministration ahead of schedule. Thirty Junction City high school stu dents distributed the home carda today, so that the people might study them before signing the food pledge cards to be circulated Monday, the day set aside for the signing of pledges throughout the Nation. Two girls stopped at the home of Mrs. Campbell. She looked at the card and asked for the pledge. "The pledge cards will not be dis tributed until Monday," she was told. "I Can't wait." she replied, "I want it now. I have lived through three other wars and I know what the war is. I have been saving all my life and I want to sign that pledge to save food for our soldiers." ' The girls Impressed by Mrs. Camp bell's eagerness related the incident to a member of the food campaign com mittee, who went to her home with a blank pledge that she might sign it today. Three of Mrs. Campbell's brothers and a brother-in-law served in the Mexican war. Her husband was a sol dier in the Union Army in the Civil War and a nephew represented her family in the war with Spain. 306 SOLDIERS DISCHARGED Camp Uewls Company Officers Told to Make Sure of Ventilation. CAMP LEWIS, Taeoma, Oct. 25. Three hundred and six National Army men of the training battalions of the lst Division were discharged today on rejection on physical grounds by the mustering officers. Nine thousand three hundred and six men will be transferred from the 168th Depot Brigade to bring other units at Camp Lewis to maximum strength in accordance with instructions from the War Department, it was announced at lst Division headquarters today. With these transfers effected the several units of the camp can begin Intensive training with a full complement of men. General orders issued at Camp Lewis this morning direct company command ers to see that the barracks are kept clean and well ventilated. It is par ticularly noted that pneumonia and cerebro-splnal meningitis are air borne diseases and great care should be taken in obtaining proper ventilation to pre vent danger of the spread of these dis eases. Company commandera and medical officers are commanded to make frequent and unannounced trips to the barracks, particularly at night, to see that the buildings are properly ventilated. CHANGE OF VENUE GIVEN Eugene Man's Case Will Be Tried Before Benton County Court. SAN FRAKCISCO, Cal., Oct. 26. (Spe cial.) Flour prices were slashed again today for the second time this month. This new cut. millers say, has brought the price to rock bottom. In fact. It Is declared extremely doubtful whether prices can be maintained at the new level for any considerable length of time. . ... The new quotation on best family patents is 810.80 a barrel, a reduction of 40 cents. This grade has been re tailing at 83.06 per sack of 48 pounds. The new retail price Is 10 cents less. f Morgan Building j THe Safest Investment In ttie World A Liberty Bond is a Government Bond, guar anteed by the United States of America. That means that all the limit less resources and incal culable wealth of the greatest and richest country in the world are pledged as security for the bond. A Liberty Bond can be a poor investment if the Germans win the war and come over here and make a second Bel gium of our country. But in that case you would lose all your pos sessions, including your liberty and possibly your life. You would no longer be interested in bonds or in anything else. Buying Liberty Bonds Is Loaning to Our . Government A Liberty Bond is a loan to the Government, and not a gift It pays 4 interest. It teaches you to save and helps you to save. It is as good as money.' You can sell it any time you wish. A Liberty Bond is sold to you to get money to pay the cost of the war. If the bonds are not bought, the Govern ment will tax us, and tax us heavily, to get the money. And the money you pay in taxes is gone forever. A Liberty Bond sup plies the money to feed, clothe, and arm our soldiers, save precious lives, shorten the war, win the war and lift the curse of German oppres sion and brutality from helpless, stricken, suf fering people across the sea. How many will you buy? Consult any bank or bond house. You can buy on easy partial pay ments. Liberty Loan Committee . Twelfth Federal Reserve District This Space Contributed by Fleischner, Mayer & Co. Allen & Lewis Mason, Ehrman & Co. Closset & Devers Honeyman Hardware Co. Portland Gas & Coke Co. The Oregonian .