FALLS CITY NEWS — KALLS CITY OKLGON. SATURDAY, MAY 12. 1917 VOL. XIII SETTIN G TH E CLOCK B AC X Sink* Closet Down resulted in* wholesale exemptions ■ ngland’a Curious Problem In (ho D a y of rich or influential youths. light Saving Sohame. "'There also has been comment A rurlnua problem eroae In England on the fact that army officers who when the daylight «living »< heme, are in a position to grant exemp which Involved setting the clock Man Demand Increase of 80 Conte • tions often grow rich rapidly. ahead In May and Betting It back la October, was first broached. J, [I Day in Wagee on Ground That They Whatever the merits of the case Whltebouse, a mein bar o f the British Cannot Pay Living Eipenaea. the Argentine public believes any bouse o f common», tell* of a discos one can escape military service if alon In the bouse o f lords and o f some Marsh held, Or., May 7 .- The of the objections to the change that he has ‘puli’ or money enough." were made In that august assembly. big mill of the C. A. Smith com It doesn’t require a prophet to "A peer o f considerable wisdom, of pany clotted down Monday and the foresee that the conditions just great resourcefulness In debate, point eust aide mill o f the company in ed out wbat was going to happen," described as existing in Argentia aald Mr. Whltebouse. “ lie reminded operating on only one side, an a will very likely be duplicated in the members o f tbe bouse o f lorda that result of a walkout o f the men in the United States, should this re they are the eldest sons o f their par t(ie sorting shed«. Sufficient men ents and under our legal system cer public depart from its free tradi tain estates descend from the father quit work to make it impoaaible tions and adopt compulsory mili to the eldest son. for the others to work. What at “ ‘ Now, take tbe case o f tha parents tary service. who have twins, male twtna.' be aald. titude will be taken by the com To call such service universal is The clock is put back by one hour on, pany will not be known until the but another dishonest trick of the ■ay, tbe 1st o f October, at 2 o'clock In arrival of Superintendent Arno militarists. Any one who is at all the morning. Well, now, at 1:55 (that la five minutes before you put back Moreen, who is in San Francisco. familiar with the peculiar potency tbe clock) tbe eldest twin la born, and The men, who are working for o f "p u ll" and who has observed in be la registered, therefore, as baring $2.50 a day, want an increase of been born at 1:53, at five minutes to 2. the slightest the tremendous in on tbe morning o f O ct 1. 50 cents. The company recently fluence wealth possesses and “ T h e second twin Is born ten min promised an increase of 6 i>er cent wields most unfairly, will not be utra later, and therefore be should be to be paid November 1st. entered as baring been born at five fooled by the “ dcinozracy” dope minutes past 2 on tbe same date and A fte r the walkout about 200 mill dispensed by the militarists who therefore should be properly registered men held a meeting in this city. as tbe second and younger son. But want compulsory service. The leaders urged that the strikers between the tw o births you put the Past experience and common clock lack one bour, with tbe amazing conduct themselves in an orderly sense point to the extreme prob legal result that the eldest son Is born manner. The workmen claim ability that gra ft and favoritism at 1 h3 o’clock and tbe younger son la that, on the present wages, they born at an hour earlier, at 1.05 o'clock.’ will govern largely the working " l i e put this rase, and there la no cannot meet living expend is on ac o f such a military system, and fallacy In I t That la wbat precisely count o f high cost o f food that the only vital feature of the may happen, and he pointed out to their lordships that If this rase did system will be its compulsory fea arise It would be necessary fo r them to Taamatars Threaten Strike. ture. It is unlikely that it will be l<asa a special act o f parliament to de Marshfield. Or.. May 7.—Team (ermine w hich was tbe eldest son and sters of the city have organized genuinely universal. which the youngest son."—Argonaut As it is in Argenina. so we may and state that they must receive expect it to be in the United MERE MAN AS A SHOPPER. $7 a day instead of $6 or they will workers, having not work. About 00 teamsters States. The neither money nor influence, will Whan Ha Invadaa Woman's Stronghold, who own their horses are involv (ha Departmsn( Store. be compelled to serve. The rich, When a man wanders Into tbe de ed. lossessing both of these magic in partment store the rigid rules o f war strumentalities, will escape service fare do not apply. A man In tbe rush bour at tbe counter will be waited on MOW UNIVERSAL SERVICE IN altogether, or will be favored with out o f bis turn without protest from the ARGENTINA EXEMPTS RICH | soft and comfortable berths. women shoppers. H e U like a babe who has strayed Into tbe No Man's Laind be "The specious argument of the tween tbe hostile trenches. There may advocates o f universal compul be a smile on either aide o f tbe coun Should Be Mora Charitable. ter, but In bla helpless state be appeals sory military training is that the There is a disposition on th e, to tbe Innate chivalry In w oman. rich would be forced to serve un When a man shops for himself he la part o f many of the newspapers satisfied with tbe first approximation der such a system the same as the poor. But is this argument o f this country to discredit any lo what be wants. When he la shop ping for bla w ife be does uot even correct? Would not the wealthier peace proposition made or that know wbat be wants. Lie reads some class o f bitizens, through their might be made by Germany. and thing from a list aud asks for six yards position of power and influence, without knowing anything with of it aud only wants assurance that be la getting wbat he asks for. Ills lgno escape service, while the workers, regards to the terms. Such an ranee o f tbe distinction between poplin as usual, would have to carry the attitude would very clearly indi and crepe de cbine la a claim on tbe cate that the said newspapers maternal Instinct In tbe heart o f tbe whole burden. saleswoman. And he does not waste "W h at the result would be if a were not in favor of peace at this time. When a man buys half a dozen system o f universal service were time. An honest man will listen pairs o f silk Bocks be Is sbowu a pair and assumes that tbe other five pairs adopted in the United States may to and understand a proposition out o f the same box w ill be tbe same. A woman usually examines every pair be inferred from the actual work before he turns it down. There is a strong feeling among of tbe half dozen. ings o f the system in Argentina, A man In a department store Is like the Argentine system, by the way, the people, that this war is not 81r Gals bad. Qo brings out what Is being the one upon which the Army waged strictly for the cause of best In everybody. Saleswomen are with him. Floorwalkers give W ar College professes to base the "humanity," which in a great patient blm explicit directions to tbe shoe de measure accounts for the socalled system it is urging in this couutry. partment. Elevator boys call out the The following dispatch, sent out "unpatriotic" attitude o f many floors for him distinctly. Tbe girl at the transfer desk guarantees delivery recently by the United Press good loyal American citizens. This of tbe goods that same afternoon. The distrust must be removed before Association, tells how the Argen laws o f war are uot for blm. He Is they will give their whole-hearted not o f tbe enemy. H e belongs to tbe tina system works: Red Cross.—Harper's Magazine. "Argentina has an excellent support. This cannot be done by abuse. It is too often the case little army, well officered, well 8neezing Fatal to Aviators. In the American Magazine Is an ac trained, well fed, well sheltered that advocates o f the "w a r count o f Katherine 8t!nson, the girl and generally well treated. But party.” instead o f using convinc-1 filer, who has performed the most diffi ing argument resort to abusive the system by which its ranks are cult feats. “ When asked If she was afraid she filled is savagely criticised bv terms, seemingly forgetting that might fall, she replied tbat sneezing as American citizens, all are en Argentines. The critics are the was the only thing she feared. She de bulk o f the population, who assert titled to freedom o f thought and clares tbat nine-tenths o f tbe accidents that the ‘ best people’ do not do speech. To deprive them o f this, In the air are caused by aviators losing control o f tbeir machines by sneezing. military duty, if they do, do it as the very foundation o f a free and “ ‘The aviator,' says Miss Stinson, independent government, would 'passes through numerous strata of air officers. “ It is the national system o f bring about a reign of anarchy o f different temperatures. He often catches cold and sneezes violently. conscription which comes in for ‘ that would be more terrible than When yon sneeze, for the moment you lose all control o f yourself. I f you do popular denunciation. Argentina the German submarine. Not only should those opposed tbat while In the air your friends are being a republic, the question going to gather up your remains.’ ” may be asked why the law is not to the war use discretion in their Music Itself. changed if the majority do not words and acts, but those favor ing it should be more circumspect “ What la tbe moat musical lan like it. They are trying to change guage ?" it. Several bills have been Intro than they ordinarily are. Mill in Morshffiold duced and some strong speeches made in Congress, but it is slow work. The militarists are influ ential, if not numerous. Besides, the ballot has not been genuinely free in Argentina for very long. " The Argentine system o f com pulsory military education was a subject of a nasty scandal five or six years ago. when there was a cleaning out of the medical staff, whose duty it was to make phy sical examination o f young men of military age. The charge was made that these examinations had Slrtct Improvement Postponed. The city council o f Dallas have decided that on account o f ’ ’high taxes, bad labor market and war conditions,” that they will post pone street improvement. A re monstrance against the improve ment was presented and these reasons set forth and the council concurred. I f the above reasons are reas onable, and no doubt they are, why should not the same reasons apply to the proposed $6,000,000 road bond issue? . JUDGE TEAL DIES. John Baldwin Teal died Tuesday night at his home at 10 o’clock, after a jeriod o f lingering .illness. Age 68-years and three day«. Jndge Teal w h r born in Utica, N. Y ., May 5, 1840, and moved to Scott county, III., in 1851. A t the outbreak o f the Civil War his father enlisted in the Union army and was killed in the battle of Petersburg. During his father’s enlistment he was bound out for his board and $1 a month. He supplemented his rather meager common school education, during his bondage, by attending night school. A t the age o f 17 he was apprenticed to a carriage maker and served four years. In 1870 he came over the Union Pacific to Oregon, locating at Dallas where he followed his trade for ten years. In 1871 he was married to Miss Ursley Ann Huffman. To this union eleven children were born, nine o f whom are living. The surviving members o f the family are: Albert Teal, Mrs. Alvin B. Brown, \V. A. Teal, J. E. Teal, C. O. Teal, Mrs. Clem Cleveland, J. B. Teal, Jr., Lee Teal, and Mrs. Alex Stevens. Judge Teal was elected county judge in 1912 and his term extend ed to 1918. Ill health caused him to resign about the first o f the year. He has taken a prominent part in the political affairs o f the county as school director, road supervisor, County Commissioner, and County Judge. The deceased was a member of the Odd Fellows and Mccabees. Funeral services were conduct ed at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon by Rev. E. A. LaDow. Interment was made by the side o f his wife who died April 20, 1916, in the Odd Fellows cemetery. Delayed In Transit After being delayed in transit over a month the beautiful line of Ladies High top lace shoes from the famous makers of Ladies high grade shoes Utz & Dunn of New York City are at last in our store. You will find them reasonably priced in comparison with city store prices. We invite your inspection. SE LIG i Cash Price Store, “ Meeting and Beating Competition”. A WOMAN’S HONOk. The Falls City Dramatic Club will present “ A Woman’s Honor" at W agner’s hall on the eve of Saturday, May 19th. The per formance will be followed by a dance. This is the first perfor mance given by the club this year and it is expected that there will be a good attendance. Admission will be 15c and 25c. Tickets will be on sale at Won- derly’s Confectionery. Seats may be reserved when tickets are pur chased. Adv. CENSORED This is the way editorials will look after they have been dissect ed oy National Censor Lansing: "Heonm asklajyet ripoa, ja lpe 0 1;? ! — ( — ) waz ne yu H e— K e s certynbvxqol-wow nastqo pw oe & $ jab us 23. ” The gambling in the necessa ries o f life goes merrily on, as is evidenced by a tremendous raise in the price o f flour. “It will re quire a more drastic effort than President Wilson's "Tom-Fuller patch” back o f the White House to help the situation. The Patriotic League sends out the following favoring conscrip tion:— "T o be conscripted by a "Dunna French or Italian, maybe despot, (absolute ruler) would be Spanish, perhaps." "M y brother pronounces in favor of humiliating: but there is no des pot in these United States. Chinese." "N ever beard that aald before. How does be make tbat out?" "H e aaya when two Chinamen have a really animated discussion It's like listening to a piccolo d u e t"— Louisville Courier-Journal. N o. 37. It is claimed that U. S. ships have been furnishing German U- hoats with supplies. Why not? The duration of the war deponds upon the ability o f the fighters Conjugal Feraaight. A famous physician, asked at tbe to obtain supplies See? that if I go abroad with troops and return alive it shall be stipu lated that upon the day o f my arrival Joseph P. Tumulty shall administer to me a dose o f bi chloride o f murcury.— From a statement o f Theodore Rooshvelt "T h at seems perfectly fair. Y e t it will mak« it hard for pooi Tumulty. An easier way would be for Colonel Roosevelt to enter: into a gentleman's agreement, « ith. say Colonel House, not to New Y o r^ Academy o f Medicine why be a candidate for the Presi he wore rubbers on a day when tbe “SKEERED" •treats were perfectly dry, replied: dency in 1920. "M y w ife runs down the street after "T h e colossal shadow o f Roose " I ’ m perfectly willing to enter me with them when I don't I wear velt darkens Democratic hopes them to keep her from getting pneu into a friendly agreement with monia."—New York Time«. and expectations for the future. President Wilson to the effect Obviously a hero o f the great war. freshly returned from the field o f battle, with the laurels o f great achievement upon his brow would beat any Democrat in 1920. No wonder they are scared to death. "W e seem somehow, however, to recall that the great Lincoln was not much alarmed at the prospect o f possible or probable rivals, through popularity gained by military prowess. McLean had his chance; and Grant and Thomas, Logan, and all the oth ers. So did Seward and Stanton and others in another field.” — Oregonian.