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THE COOS BAY TIMES, MAnSHFIELD, OREGON. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 1916 EVENING EDITION. , '
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lljlitful pliiro In live. I'rlco $7500. Tonus.
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(miltllng, onlmnlM, tools, 000 ucrOs, 05 of which In finest
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halt li rliheat bottom, flno buildings, Imtli lull ami water
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tigate. i ,
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or ranch property.
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-One of the things we all do well is to forget.
Sanies that were household words yesterday are
done today.
-The world only looks to its tomorrow never its
yesterdays. t '
-Because people knew your goods and your store
a year ago it is no sign they do today..
Tney forget easily.
""Yo" niust keep yourself in the'public mind by ad
vertising. It is just as important to make old friends
Member as it is to win new friends.
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"C.R.B." Appeals to America to Keep
Belgian Destitute Off Bread Lines
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ONE OF THE SOUP STATIONS IN BRUSSELS.
IN BELGIUM AND NORTHERN FRANCE THERE ARE 7,000 OF THESE BREAD LINES, AND THEY GROW LONGER DAILY.
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Commission,' Wants New Clothing
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or Material For Its Manufacture,
For More Than 5,000,000 Helpless
In Belgium and Northern France
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DUUINf! a trip of Inspection which
I'ovuicd tho London, Itottcidnni,
llrus.sult) mill HuIkIuii provludul
olllces of tho Commission l'or the lie
lief of Ilulgluiu u iDiTospondiMit wan
privileged to witness thu lueimnillonn
for tho Kct'ond wlntur's i'iiinp:ilt,'ii of
tho Iiuko relief body.
Dnihit,' Hh lltrit yeiif of existence tho
"CMt.lt." delivered Into ItelKliiin and
northern Fruiieo enough food to keep
0,000,000 peoplo alive, Involving' mi up
proxliimto expenditure of $3,000,000,
whleh iirovlded iilinost 1,000,000 ton
of provlsloiiH, with the result that the
population of IIoIkIuui Is today In bet
ter than Its normal health after one
year on the commlssloirH rations. Not
u nIiikIo person has died of starvation
In llelf,'liini or northern Kniuee. There
Is iiinplu Justltleatlon for the recent
statement of President Wilson that tho
lives of millions of people have been
saved.
Kvery day, however, tho local re
sources of tlio coitutry become more
and morn depleted, particularly In the
national live stock, for which the coin-
BELGIANS SHOW KEEN
THANKS FOR KINDNESS
American Commission Warmly
Cheered by Crowds.
Auios Johnson of :i:ts Olive street,
(Ctinsas CIO', u Kraduate of Kansas
University In iiilnlux ciiKlueerlnK, has
Just returned to Ids home front Del
Kluni, where he has been assisting In
tho work of the commission for rcllof
In Itcliduni.
In dlscussliif,' his experiences In Ilel
Kluni Air. Johnson Bald at tho olllces
of the commission, 71 Ilroadwny, In
part: "What America has ilonu for
Hclxlum has created a sentiment that
I liollni'it nover will imss. Indeed. It
has changed tho sentiment of all Eu
rope, whero wo have been considered
only a nation of money getters, but
when It was proved that wo could
spend our dollars for Ideuls there was
a blj; change.
"Hut In Hcljdum It Is positively em
iiiiiiiiksIiii to bo met everywhere with
cheers and lifted hats from thousands
of people. Wherever the commission's
cars stop they are surrounded by
iheerliiK crowds, and tho expressions
of thankfulness wero even moro touch
ing when wo wero permitted to carry
Hags on tho machines and the national
colors In our coat lapels.
"Tho olllces of tho commission are
packed with thousands of llttlo person
al gifts and perhaps millions of letters
of thanks to Americans."
Mr. jQhusoii exhibited a small sheet
of parchment beautifully Illumined.
L'lvcn to him by a nun. It boro n pic
ture of tho Saviour at a table and be
neath It mi Inscription In Latin, rough
ly translated, "They will recognize Him
by the morsel of bread." On tho re
verse side below crossed IJelglau and
American tings was written In English.
"Mnv Almighty God give back a hun
diedfold ull that America has done for
Belgium. Mechtlde do Voider, Abbey
of Meiedret, near Dlnant."
"Tho work of the Americans In dis
tributing food and clothing Is largely
supervisory." said Mr. Johnson. "Most
of tho actual work Is done by tho Hel
glans. Wo have bad to see that sup
piles were evenly distributed. The
population Is absolutely dependent
upon the American supply, unil the
sto'U on hand would only supp.y the
-wintry about two weeks. 1 wan In
Brussels one time when u shipload of
bad wheat was delivered. In two day
there wus a shortage of bread."
mission must Import fodder If tho
country Is not soon to he entirely de
nuded of these necessities. Sixteen
mouths of blockade have exhausted
most of the raw material, hence the
growing of the bread line. Not only
have l.noo.OOO of Belgian work people
no means with which to buy bread,
but their spinning mills have run out
of material after having run two days
weekly for tho last year. So clothing
as well an food must he Imported. Kv
ery bleak December day, with an In
crease In the bread line, brings an even
greater proportional lucreasu of the
destitute In need.
The figures for the month of Octo
ber give some Idea "of the magnitude
of the commission's provisioning bus!
ness. Tho following amounts of food
In tons wero delivered during the
month: Wheat, M.OOO; lard. 'J.O.'O; Im
con, L'Tit); rice, -1,000; maize. il,r0O;
sundries, 1,1'OD; total sale vullto being
VlVJui'.OOO. Thu pi Ices charged by the
commission to district committees a
pound were: Wheat, -.01 cents; lard,
l-'.S (cuts; bacon, l.ri.2 cents; rice, a.7t?
(cuts; maize, 2.-111 cents. District com-
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tanco of clothing these people," ho said,
"ns well as feeding them. Any one
who could see innocent youngsters ex
posed lo tho elements, coupled up with
(lite poverty, and do nothing to relieve
their condition would bo Indeed u hard
hearted pernon."
BELGIANS' NEED CLOTHES.
Prof. Kellooa of Stanford Saya Relief
Work Will Cease if Clothing
Is Not Sent. .
l'rofessor Vernon L. Kellogg of Stan
ford university, assistant director of
tho "C.UiB." for Franco, who recent
ly returned to America, says that "If
clothing and shoes aie not sent to Bel
glum and northern Franco Immediate
ly thu wholu work will have to be
given up."
In discussing the conditions among
tho peoplo of northoru Franco l'ro
lessor Kellogg said:
"The population of tho German oc
cupied turiltory In France Is two and u
Muarter million. They uro practically
entirely dependent upon food which is
brought Into their territory by thu
C.lt.B.' Neither tho French peoplo nor
thu commission has heretofore applied
to charity. All of tho food furnished
by thu commission to thu French in
the north of Franco has been provided
by Ficuch sources outside of thu occu
pied territory. While (his bus been
sullielent to provide a minimum living
ration for these people, It Is not sulli
elent to provide tho clothing and shoes
now Imperatively needed In this re
gion, "It Is Imperative that clothing and
shoes be sent at once Into this legion,"
continued Professor Kellogg, "The
'C.lt.B.' through Its organization will
be ablo to Import and dlstrlbutu to
thctc unfortunate French peoplo what
ever clothlir,' and hhoes can be provld
ed by tho charity of tho world.
"America, having douo so much foi
Belgium. Is naturally looked to by the
French us the prime source of thl
charity," be continued. "What Is need
ed Is not old, worn out clothing, bu.
new clothing or cloth for making up
Into clothes." According to Professo:
Kellogg, the advantage of gifts of cloth
or of money for the purchase of cloth
Is that clothing especially suitable for
these people can be made by them
selves. This making, lie says, will In
cldentally give employment to many
thousand men and women who aie
now iioi essarlly Idle. It will also en
ablo them In some measure to pay foi
the food supplies furuNlied ihein and
thus glo them a feeling of self respect
ami Independence most desirable,
uilttecs add a small margin to cove!
the Incidental cost of milling, the llxeil
pike of white bread being ll.lttl ient
a pound.
Thu adaptability of thu Americans to
this wuik is u somce of unendln
wonder to thu Euiopcaus who come In
contact with them. A commission del
egate will turn from laying down the
law to u stubborn canal boat captain
lo adjust u delicate diplomatic piob
loin In which he has to meet ollk-lals
of high station, and both dlllleultlcs
will usually bu settled with cicdlt to
thu delegute.
Brussels, with one station feeding
,'O.UUO persons, has one of thu mosi
extensive bread lines, but it IS merely
typical of others till over thu country
Kadi bread Hue Is divided Into te
nons, from .which 500 persons In aii
hour receive their ration. The de.itt
into are kent waiting In line as brlui
a time us possible, as the lack of cloih
lug Is becoming very herlous. The Urn
on u misty, piercing winter rtuy pit
ieiits u nondescript appearame whlci
wouid bu amusing on any other occu
slou.
Ono of tho most Interesting but llttlo
known phases of tho world's wur
abroad Is tho novel method employed
by the women of northern Franco to
obtain shlits for their llttlo ones. Tho
accompauyln; photographs show how
meal sacks f.-oni California were turit
ed Into shirt i. Even allowing for tho
reduction of birth rate due lo the war
there have been thousands of births In
northern France since tho Invasion,
and mothers there uro being put to a
severe lest to preserve tho lives of (he
kiddles. According to P. II. Chad
bourn, member of tho commission for
relief In Belgium, 71 Broadway, New
York, who recently returned from his
duties us delegate to the Charlevlllo
district, practically all stocks of cloth-1
lug anil shoes as well as private jmp-
piles In tho country are now exhaust
ed. No raw material has entered tho
territory since tho occupation more
than I) ft ecu mouths ago.
"Shortly before I left northern
France," said Mr. Chadbourii, "I wus
Informed that the small children In the
district wero In dire need of plain, or
dinary shirts, Tho wlfo of one of tho
mayors Informed thu commission that
sixty women of the town wero unxlous
to obtain empty flour sacks, out of
which they could fashion shirts for
tho suffering children. The C.IU!.'
broke Its rul,e and turned over to the
committee about 1,'JOO coarse meal
sacks. The women very Ingeniously
turned the sacks Into shirts by clipping
off the two bottom corners for arm
holes and cutting a semicircle for the
neck, and 1,'-00 kiddles were supplied
with shirts only temporarily, how
ever." According to Mr. Chudbourn, tho
sight of the French kiddles running
around with gaudy pictures of Indian
heads, Minnehaha falls mid slogans of
millers on their backs would have stir
red the Innermost depths of the most
calloused. "This llttlo Incident brings
strikingly before us the great lmpor-
SLIP BRINGS DREAM TRUE.
Thu bicnd lluu seems endless til
ready, but Is growing. Looking dowi
a Brussels street, the line, waiting pa
tiently, was lost In tho mist. And yul
lit Belgium and northern France there
me 7,000 of these Hues, somu of which
hi the lemotei' provinces are nlroadj
suffering Intensely for thu wanl ot
warm clothing. ' Even tho Hour suck
In which the commission's supplies nr
lived aie scb-cd upon and convened
Into clothing, and this winter tunny n
Belgl.in will have no other underwear
than cum be provided by these sucks.
This Is the new problem facing the
commission, and It Is itgiilu looking to
America to pioneer the wuy In this, as
that country did In the food relief
movement. Not only have the Bel
glans used up their original stock of
clothing, but even with means to bu.
they could not obtain more. As the
Importation of worn clothing Is for
bidden, the commission has sent out an
appeal for new clothing or, better still,
material for Us manufacture, which
will not only provlilo tho necessity, bill
keep a few more Belgian workers of!
the bread line.
Sheep on the Farm.
It would seem that tho uvormie
farmer has neither the skill nor tho
Inclination to tuko up sheep raising. A
writer In '.he I.lvo Slock World sug
gests tho thought that until the wom
en of tho farm divide their attention
between poultry and the small farm
(lock sheep will have an Inconspicuous
place In llvo stock husbandry on our
corn bull farms.
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LIVE 8TOCK NOTES.
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Printer Laughed, but Loses Hand Ex
actly as Foretold.
Kansas City. John Iteed of the
Bead Printing company dreamed the
other night of cutting off his hand In n
paper cutter In his shop. He laughed
when ho told about the dream and
said ho was not superstitious and had
no fear.
Next day ns ho passed the cutter
Iteed slipped and struck tho lever. Ills
left hand went under tho blade and
was severed at the wrist,
The workmen, remembering the
dream, became confused and feu mln
utes passed bofuro u pliyslclun was
culled.
Keep selecting and pushing tho
hogs off to market as soon ns
they nre lit. V
Be sure that tho colts go into
winter iplariers In Hie pink of
condition, for there la whero tho $
profit comes In. 4
If you seu u low class, iioude- $
script Link running with u Hock
? of sheep, you know at ouco tint 4
p owner ,ls behind tho limes,
it pays to niHo two liners n
year, but It Is not every man s
who has tho gumption to do It.
The stored up feed for the
winter feeding of the Hock should
bo clover or alfalfa liny. oats.
wheat bran, Unseed meal and ?'
roots. ?
A little thoughtfuluess for the l-
$ colt every duy Is what be needs. $
See that ho Is made comfortable $
and kept glowing. These things
$ uro essentials.
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Old Folks Saved
From Suffering
Mrs, Mnry A. Dean, Tuunton, Mass,
In luir 67th year, nays: "1 UiuuKht I
was beyond tliu reach of medicine, but
Foley Kidney fills liavo proven must
beneficial In my caso,"
Mr. 8am A. Hoover, High rolnt,
N. C, writes: "My klilnoy trouble was
woruo at night a: d 1 had to got up
from flvo to soveu times. Now 1 do
not have to cot up at nlglit, and con
uldor myself In a truly uoiiuul con.
dltlon, which I alUII-uto to Kolgy Kid
ney litis, us 1 liuo takou nothing
clso."
Mrs, M. A. Hrldfres. Itoblnson, Mass.,
says: "I suirurcd from kidney all
munta for two years. T commenced
taklntr l-'oloy Kidney 1'llls ten months
uko, anil thoiiKh I am 01 years of age,
I feel llko a 10-yeur-old girl."
Foley Kidney 1'JIIh nn tonic,
utruiiKihenlni; und up-bulldinir. unit
it-store normal action to tlm kidneys
ami to a dlbordtied and painful blad
der. They uct quickly und contain
no dunucrou or liaunful drugs.
For sale by Owl Prescription Phar-
tracy. Frank D. Colptn, Central Avo
nue. Oppoaltj Chandler Hotel. Tela
phono 74.
FINGER TIPS AID
EDISON TO HEAR
Wlroless Helps Doaf Inventor to
Preside Over Naval Board.
FOOLS DISTINGUISHED BODY
Assistant Keeps Him Informed of Ev
erything Said and Dono by Means
of Telegraphing FInfier Tips That
Touched Edison's Knee Under Ta
ble Inventor Himself Tells of Hoax
West Orange, N. J. Tliomnti A. Edi
son's friends who know of tho Inven
tor's deafness have been marveling at
tho success with which ho presided at
tho recent meetings In Washington of
tho new naval consulting board. It
was learned that Mr. HdUon fooled
every member of that distinguished
body or inch, Including Prcsidint Wit
son and Secretary of the Navy Daniels;
that ho heard llttlo thnt wns said dur
ing thu board's deliberations nnd .thnt
ho was enabled to preside so well, be
cause, his assistant, who was present,
kept him Informed of everything said
and done by means of n telegraphing
Ouger tip thnt touched Mr.' Edison's
kneo under tho table. r
Mr. Edison himself told, tho story. of
tho hour to some of his friends, nnd hi
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raTB.iT riioTomiAi'n orTiioitAB jL kdisom
purtner la It. Miller It cess Hutchison,
his chief engineer mid pcrsoiiul repre
sentative, corroborated It.
Three or four yenra sgo Mr. Hutchi
son fell a victim to whooping cough.
Ho lost his voice tcmiwrasrllyi Mr, Edi
son, who began his career ns a tele
graph operator, suggested to Mr.
Hutchison that ho I earn tho Mnrf e code,
Mr. Hutchison did tkfe and latbat
way they began a system or vemiuul
cutlon based' upon It and iCcrittctrby
tnpplug off the dots nnd flashes wlth
tho llugors. As they liiiv ti-c. Insep
arable companions they hurt usoM this
means of talking with each other a
great deal and liuvo beon at to ex
change words eveu la asking bands.
Mr. Edison litis never a&wul hUv
deafness to bother him. In fact, he baa
considered It nn nsset In his woik, as
ho has been ablo to move about in hU
busy factory wltliout being dtetractl
by Its great noises.
Hut recently when tho Inventor weut
to Washington to preside over tbo
destinies of the now board of which
Secretary Daniels made him tho head,
ho was embarrassed for tho first tlmo
at lits loss of hearing. Hut h'o took Mr.
Hutchison with him mid posted him at
his right and closo by his sde when
the board met. Mr. Hutchhiuu. tapinnl
to Mr, ISdtson everything that was said,
sometimes verbatim and sometimes
boiling It down Into rower words. Uy
menus of this Mr. Edison directed tho
board's discussions and oven found
time to Hash back to Mr, Hutchison
comments uwn what his nsshftaut had
already Interpreted to him.
Mr. Hutchison was able to send Morse
messages to Mr. Kdlsou at tho rate of
thirty worda a minute, mid ua tbo
speeches wero said to have been dellr
ered tu a more or less deliberate fast
Ion ho was able to keep up with almost
overy sentence of every nddrcss.
Mr. L'dlsoii und bis nsslsttut also
werked the Morse codo with, Jhelr eye?
lids. With them n quick wink ii'ieuns. a
dot and n long wink means a dash,
and they talk to each other In this
way when they wsh to convey n raw
sage of a private nature when (hey nro
surrounded by other persons aud are
too far opart for tho linger, tupping
method,
TROUSERS FOR SUFFRflPETTE.
Mexican Girl In Soldier's Uniform
Loads First Parade.
Hrowiisvllle, Tex.-Led by a young
girl named I.ulsa Cablllo, an unusual
woman suffrage demonstration, the
first ever held lu northern Mexico, was
carried out by a number of Mexican
women at Ileynaja, Mexico, seventy
flvo miles from here. Miss Cablllo ap
peared garbed as n soldier und defied
(be authorities wheu ordered io reauula
wonion's apparel.
She was. told that, while the law JW
mltted n woman to wear a. eopt, su
could not appear In soldier's trousers.
A comprojnlso Dually wus effected with
(ho ad of a llttlo drapery lu thu fora
ot suffrage flags, 'r'.vr