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FALLS CITY NEWS
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Laugh* With You;
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KALLS f ITY OREGON, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 27. 1915
VOL. XII
HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK
CHEMISTS REPLACE
COOKS IN GERMANY
Told by Exchanges, Reporters and Gleaned From Artificial tg^s and Laboratory
Other Reliable Sources.
M Ik Not) Offeied.
No. 13.
WHEN THE WAR T R U ST
RO BS NO MORE
D O N T YOU NEED
[From S am Francisco Star]
WARM BLANKETS
Word come» from Washington
that congress is to be asked to
AND BED THINGS
appropriate for national defen­
ses an increase o f about $1-50,000,-
000 more than was appropriated
COMPENSATION FUND HIT
PERPETRATE PRACTICAL
JOKE ON CHURCHGOERS
Auditor Tarboll, of Waahlngton, Pro*
poset Cttaalrophe Provision.
Wore Knocking on Back Doom of
Prominoiit Citizens Asking for
Olympia. Wash., Nov, 21. -A s
Donations for ,‘Tramp” Social
the result of the Ruvermdule mine
Pull.-»«, Ur, Nov. 21
Sheriff
disaster o f this week, with its toll
John
Orr
uml
Marshal
U,
I*.
Chant'
o f 81 victims, comprising the most
porpetruted u joke Oil u number of
serious accident in the four years
that the Washington compensation prominent church people Friday
act has been in effect, Auditor evening. A “ tramp noeial” me
being lielil by the young people of
Tarbell is proposing the amend­
the
Christian church and purl < t
ment o f the luw to provide for a
the urogram win to leg “ bund
“ catastrophe fund” to meet such
out»" at the back i I ooim of citizen-
accidents.
of
the tow n. Tho officer»- buurtl of
From present estimates special
the aftair nml with their depute-
assessments to raise $75,000 to
gathered in the whole bunch and
$80,000 will lie necessary.
took them to the coorthodHo, when
a mock trial wan held in the circuit
Bal Masque at Falls City
court room with Altocuey W alter
The hal masque given at W ag­ L. Too*«. Jr., acting as judge, i be
ner’s hall, Fulls City, last night chief “ culprit," County Sup'-rin
was largely attended, and proved lendent Henry Seymour, escap'd
to he u pleasant social event. from officers after In- bid been
Guild’s five-piece orchestra fur­ handcuffed, and wu- nut le aptur-
nished music for the occasion, and .•d.
the Falls City hotel the dinner at
midnight. Prizes were given for
Two Laws Needed
the l>est costumer! dancers, and
1st An act making it unlaw­
also for the most comic character.
ful for a belligerent ship to clear
- Polk County Observer, Nov. 19.
from an American port with
The Observer scored another
American passengers
“ scoop” last week. It attempt­
2nd. Making it unlawful for
ed to “ go alone” but wobbled on
any American ship carrying pass­
the gudgeon. The hal masque it
engers to clear from an American
minutely described as being large­
port if it carries ammunition,
ly attended and proved to be a
whether ready for use or only
pleasant social event was unborn.
partly manufactured
The Guild’s five-piece orchestra
These two laws would go far
had not yet rosined their bows
toward keeping us out o f conflict
nor drawn forth sweet strains to
with the belligerents W hy should
set dainty heels a-tapping. The
citizens be allowed to drag their
best costumed dancers had not
government into this unprecedent­
greeted admiring crowds, nor
ed war.
the comic ones tickled thefuany-
W J BUY AN.
boneof the crowd in the galler­
ies. In fact the Observer was
just a week ahead o f the show.
A call to tho unconverted, issued
Thanksgiving halls “ usually” are by the Newberg Graphic: "There
pulled o ff on Thanksgiving, and are a number o f young fellows
according to Wilson and Wythe- about Newberg who are taking a
combe Thanksgiving occured on course o f training in preparation
November 25th instead o f N ov­ for a term in a state institution
ember the 18th. Better adopt located at Salem, and some of
Davey Crockett’s motto; “ Be them are far enough along to jus­
sure you are right, (g e t it from tify final examination and com­
the News) and then go ahead.
mencement ”
The Promoters Do Not Fight
- The Philadelphia Inquirer says:
“ The fact is that war is gener­
ally promulgated by those who
have the most to gain and least to
lose in the conflict, whose own
skins are safe, and who are en­
abled to drag after them all of
their followers by holding up a
‘sacred banner of patriotism’
which is often false. Economic
pressure has had much to do with
war, but ambition has had more.”
tiuite right; and it might have
added that the doctrine of frenz­
ied preparedness is promulgated
by those who have most to gain
by army and navy contracts.
They also use the ‘sacred banner
o f patriotism" to conceal the sor­
did pecuniary interests back of
the oropaganda.—Commoner.
“ The Doctor Knows”
Every one has heard the story
o f the little boy who, when asked
how he knew a neighbor was go­
ing to die, responded: "Th e doctor
said he could not live ‘til morning,
and the doctor knows what kind
o f medicine he gave him.” So
these jingoes must think they
know what kind o f diplomacy we
are going to use when they say
that we can not keep out of war.
l.oi ilmi
I!,, (I, i iimu cu»erniaent or­
ili I Suini:'1 unit Wcdnchduys are tbe
only ilny. exempt from llie new re-
alil' IloiiM on Hi" inn- of ujt-Ht- U' riuau
n«w »papers p'it>ll»h w lu--1 u leu prepared
liy llu- dormali fi'ilerul council con
tt'ollltig tin- consumption of meut. The
uiiiiouic e in eut >a lumie tbut meut »up
pili » must In- ooii-erved. Tim schedule,
a« toi «niibsl I,y Ceulel » Amsterdam
C oitisi rfihtli-ui. 1» a* follows:
Mom I : i v h ami Thuritday»: Itcstau
mm» t tmll offer 1 uo meat. IUI i . fowl or
disile* rootted In lard. Iiueoii or drip-
pink.
Tut*duj* and Fridays: Butchers
»hull b< k ill l i e j run or cooked m>■at*
Saturdays i'ork shall not I k - uolil.
Thua fur no ic trietlon on tbe cook
Ink of meat In (he home lias been
placed by ibo federal council.
fopli- > of Cermnn papers contain
miuiu ii iptluu »»(tei i of ctiemlcnl food
which the public is ¡liked to pur< bale
Home of those appeal« follow:
“Certain Sale — Ariiilctal omeleta, ar
tlfleiul bullet, clicnilful honey mid mar
mulaile. urtlll'lnl i "ITee mid milk In
iiny ipnintilk'i I'm ketx made up ready
for -ale at 10 to 20 pfennlue «2 mid 4
cental lillterstrn».se. tot
“Chemti'iil fond lu (lie modern food.
AM information uml receipts nt Wulli-
uoii ' h , dm chemist engineer, t.'lmriotieu
burg
“KUI 1’owder.—To lepluce natural
egg * ISucb packet Is e<iunl to two eggs,
for a penny
Millions of purkels have
already been sold. Trademark. ‘I'rltna-
Nova,* Ncukolln. near Korllti
"Stun ti Sirup.— Immense nutritive
power. In casks if eight or nine bun
d red weight it Kalek's. Clmrlotteu
atrassC. 7«.
T o rejiluce natur:il eggs In tbe kitcb
eu write to lotvln. thoutlat. who will
send recipes uud explanations for 10
murks ($2.50).”
Tbe prize perhaps should Ixs given to
l.uilwlg llol/.appcl of l^lpzig for tbe
following:
“Th* cheapest meat for concentration
camps, lurgo i atablisliment. etc.. Is
whale's meat, which Is very nourlablng
and rich in albuminous substances.
Itarrels of a hundredweight can be seut
im trial for 00 marks ($15).“
W A N TED L E T T E R ; G O T 3,000.
Published Appeal of “Lonely Soldier"
Brings a Surfeit.
London.—Tbe story of the “lonely
soldier" nt the front, published lu a
London newspaper, describing how he
shrank stvuy shamefaced mid empty
banded when the postal lorries rum­
bled in and eager bauds »hot up for
letters and parcels from tbe dear ones
at home, bus had un amusing sequel.
Within three days there arrived ninety
bare pur els for tho lonely one, six
bags of smaller parcels and 3,000 let­
ters!
Again a Manchester paper prluted a
letter from a corporal In the Second
South Lancashire» saying be was proIT-
ably unique us u man w ho bud not re­
ceived a single communication from
lbe Lome land since the war began.
That corporal's next letter to the paper
was very brief. “I've received 320 let­
ters and papers, and I'm steadily work­
ing llirongh the replies." _
last year; that the estimate for
increased army and navy amounts
to $812,000,000 for the next six
years; that for new war vessels
and more men in the navy the
estimate is, in round figures
.$500,000,000; and that the plan«
contemplate an army o f more
than a million trained men within
the next six year-
Is such a war establishment
justified? I f it is justified, how
will the government raise the
hundreds o f millons o f dollars to
pay for it? And at the end o f
six years how many more hund­
reds o f millions will be demanded
for the same purpose?
Let it be taken for granted that
we need a larger navy; let it ^be
admited that we need an adequ­
ate navy.
Secretary Daniels
would haTe all the new ships
built by the navy department,
and would have the government
manufacture its own ammunition
and other supplies for the navy.
But what will congress do about
the secretary’s
recommenda­
tions? Congress is not yet eman­
cipated from the unholy influence
o f the war trust.
It is evident that the war trust
is very busy creating sentiment
for a greater navy and a greater
army.
For years it has been
busy at that job. Thursday o f
this week came a dispatch from
Washington saying that confiden­
tial reports received at the navy
department reveal that Great
Britain and -Germany have al­
ready anticipated the increases
proposed in our new plan o f naval
preparedness; that by 1921$ Great
Britain will have 80 dread naughts
o f th** first class, and that Ger­
many will have 33; and that eng-
land is planning to have as many
warships as Germany and the
United States combined.
YOU SPEND HALF OF VOUR LIFE IN YOUR BED
AND BEDROOM. HAUE IT PRETTY. OUR SOFT.
WARM BLANKETS AND DOWNY QUILTS WILL DE­
LIGHT YOU. NOT ONLY WHEN YOU SINK YOUR
TIRED HEAD INTO YOUR PILLOW. BUT ALL DAY
LONG.
WE HAUE A SPLENDID LINE OF BLANKETS.
COMFORTERS AND EUERYTHING YOU NEED FOR
THE BED ROOM AND BATHROOM.
LET OUR STORE BE YOUR STORE FOR EUERY­
THING ALL THE FAMILY NEEDS.
N. SELIG’S
FALLS CITY D E P A R TM E N T STO RE
creased taxation o f the very weal­ 000 men, exclusive o f state mi­
thy or o f special privilege.
Not a word has come
litia
from
Now our own advocates o f pre­
paredness—at least, the more
noisy ones—insist that we should
have a navy large enough to meet
the navies o f any two powers,
and some demand that our navy
be large enough to meet the com­
It is said that the war depart­
bined navies o f all other powers. ment wants $72,000.000. more
I f we go into the race for big than last year, o f which $46,000,
It is reported that the discount
navy prepardednoss, where shall 000 is to be spent for reserve
on the Anglo-French loan was re­
we stop? Will it be posible to material and coast defensses, and
duced two per cent in return for
stop short o f bankruptcy? W’e $26,000,000 for new armies—reg­
the agreement that there should
are willing to admit the need of ular and continental. To this
A N T I-A IN 'T ASSOCIATION.
be no restriction as to the use
an adequate navy, but what is question, as to most other ques­
made o f the money. A t first it Kansas Students Hold That the Word the limit?
tions. there may be two side, but
Ain’t Nice.
looked as if some of the borrowers
From Paris came a queer Asso­ it is difficult to understand the
May-. Kan -Organization of au “Anti-
were objecting on principle to the
ain't association" lias Just been com­ ciated Press cablegram, Oct. 20. neeesity for such increases in
use of the money for the purchase pleted by students at the Fort Hays under the head “ to seize United expenditures for the army, Rec­
o f munitions, but it seems that it (Kan.) normal school.
States.”
Remembering
what, ently, during the training camp
Tbe association tms for Its purpose
was not a matter o f principle but
the teaching of Its members, among the war, trust has done in the season, it was asserted that a
a matter of percent.
whom arc most of the students In the past to promote the expenditure few weeks in a training camp
school, the correct use of simple Kng-
llsli, the abolition of long, unnecessary
words and especially the nbolltlou from
their rocabolartM of tho word "ain't."
Tim a - latton was organized by I’.
Carper llarvey, professor of English,
In one of the classes and has spread
gradually through the school. Misuse
of the words "come," "came” and
"nice" also Is under the ban.
o f hundreds o f millions o f dollars
Ex-President Roosevelt is still
for “ preparedness,” as shown
engaged jvith characteristic ener­
by Representative Tavenner, it is
gy in elevating the plane o f public
a safe guess that the Paris dis­
discussion. His latest contribu­
patch is another war trust fake
tions to refined language are;
to create a. “ preparedness” panic
“ Damn the mollycoddles” and
in this country.
“ To Hell with the hyphen.” These
In order to raise the money for
emanations during his calmer
FINDS OLD TR AP .
the greatly increased navy and
moments give us some idea o f the
army, it is said that congress
explosive power o f his vocabulary Usjd by Hunters 100 Yesrs Ago In will be asked to extend the emer­
Wisconsin In Search For Furs.
if he were to become excited.
Wausau, WIs. — Edward Young of gency war tax— which expires
Wausau tins brought an old hand forg- December 31— and to retain the
sl trap, believed to bo from 75 to 100
The best shrapnel which is lie- years old, to the city. Mr. Young present duty on sugar beyond
ing used in Europe is warranted found the trap in the roots of an over­ next May, when under the pres­
turned dead tree near Kempster a few
to break iuto not less than one ‘days ago while hunting and hsblng In ent tariff law sugar will go on
the free list. But even these
hundred and twelve pieces. But that locality
proposed measures would not pro­
The
trap
Is
made
of
steel
and
Is
very
that is nothing; the war scare
which the jingoes are trying to rusty. A root of the tree had grown duce the needed money. The
around the trap, which had been re­
work up in this country breaks leased. It Is believed that the trap money must be raised by increas­
consumption,
into a grrat many more pieces was placed there years ago when the ed taxation on
Hudson
Bay
people
worked
this
lo­
which
means
increased
taxation
whenever it comes into contact
cality for furs.
o
f
the
poor
and
does
not
mean
in-
with common sense-
It appears, then, that the great
Washington suggesting
that plan o f preparednee—as far ps
needed increase o f revenue be the army is concerned—depends
derived by direct taxation o fi to a large extent on the willing­
special privilege, or by higher in- < ness o f employers to permit em­
coine taxes on those whose in­ ployes to receive military train­
comes are derived from swollen ing. But it does not appear that
fortunes. As is always the case employers are to be trained for
with indirect taxation,' ‘ ‘The Man the trenches. Employers are* to
With the Hoe” must contribute contribute wages for employes
proportionately far more o f the while the latter are training, and
tariff taxes than the millionare. i the employes will contribute their
It is just that the government lives.
should always search the slim
The most sinister aspect o f the
purses o f the poor whe more rev­ whole business is this fact, that
enue is needed?
the men most active in the move­
would train the untrained man.
I f that be true, why the neeesity
for the long and elaborate train­
ing proposed.
October 16 came a dispatch
from Washington saying that
“ employers troughout the United
States corporations, manufact­
urers, professional men, trades­
men and business men o f all clas­
ses—are to be asked tocontibute,
as their share in the natinonal
defense, permission for their em­
ployers to engage, without serious
financial loss in two months’ mil­
itary training during each o f three
years” and that this is an essen­
tial part o f the plan for raising
in the next six years a citizen
army o f 800,000 men—which,
with a regular army o f 140,000
men and 300,000 reserves would
give us a trained force o f 1,200,
i
ment for spending hundreds of
millions o f dollars in preparing
for war are the men who would
reap millions and tens o f mil­
lions o f dollars from the large
appriations— if private contracts
are let for armor, ammunition
and other supplies. Not only is
there a war trust in this country,
but it is well known that the war
trust is international, and it has
for years deceived and cheated
the people o f the United States,
o f France, o f Great Britain, of
Germany and other countries.
Its business is to deceive and
scare the people, and then cheat
them.
If, as is reported from Wash­
ington, President Wilson is in
favor o f the enormous expendi­
tures proposed, we can not doubt
his absolute sincerity. As the
servant o f the people it is his
duty to recommend what he be­
lieves the people want. It is not
his duty, and certainly it is not
his desire, to tell the people what
they may or may not have. It
may be that he has received from
the magazines and newspapers
the impression that public opin­
ion in this country is overwhelm­
ingly in favor o f incurring the
enormous expenses for increased
preparedness. It must be ad­
mitted that the preponderance o f
noise is on that side.