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done, or can be done, by endless speeches in congress. Nobody wants
to deprive congress of its proper function in the government. Every
body realizes that these war measures must be authorized by the ref
resentatives of the people. But in this crisis, when time counts for
so( much, it ought to be sufficient tor the army and navy experts to
signify what legislation is needed, and for congresjj, which can have
no wide technical knowledge of these requirements, to register its
approval without delay. ;
No legislative body in the world is composed wholly of major
generals and admirals, and no legislative body in the world, .except
congress, undertakes to run the army and navy. Those matters are
left to more competent hands and must be so left in this country if
delay and disaster are to be avoided. Congress the last month has
given. every good proof, if any more were needed, 'that a debating
society cannot successfully command an army, nor conserve the food
supply of the world.
Let congress quit playing politics and attend to its business
and the rest of the country will follow suit, the war will be won in
the shortest possible time and everybody will, be prosperous and
happy. These representatives of the people .cannot expect everybody
else to give their all when congress continues to play with destiny.
A Story of Married Life
REVELATIONS OF A WIFE
By A dele Garrison
How Harry
Met Mrs
THE 0. & C LAND iSSUE
Jsr HERE have been so many complications in connection with
. the proposal to place the Oregon-& California railroad grant
lands on the tax rolls that the average vbter' mind is likely to be
clouded. , A plain statement of the case is pertinent to the issue.
When the Oregon & California, Railroad Company undertook to
. build the railroad which is now a part-of the Southern Pacific sys
tem, congress to encourage the project granted a large amount of
; land to the railroad( company, on condition, that the land would be
v sold to bonafide settlers. ' Congress in the same measure granted
the state of Oregon the right to tajc the land..' The railroad company
failed to dispose of the land under the teems of the grant and year by
year its value increased, until, it was worth many times the prices
at which it had beeri stipulated it should be sold; and, despite the
. thousands of applications made to purchase, the railroad refused to'
sell.; V,:.'. '
Many suits of various kinds were instituted in the courts and
finally the principal issue the disposition of the lands was taken
before the supreme court of the United States which ruled that the
railroad's interest in the land was limited to $2 so an acre. The
court, put the matter up to congress to determine the manner in
.which the railroad company should be benefited to the extent of its
equity, and to make provision for the enforcement of the terms of
the original grant. The Chamberlain-Ferris bill placing the lands
in the hands of the federal government for administrative purposes
was passed. This act has been declared constitutional. It gives the
United States government power to administer the lands, paying off
the enuitv of the railroad at the fate of $2,50 an acre. The court
does not state that the land has been restored to the public domain.
That question was not brought before the court. It is the question
upon which the right or wrong of the proposal to place the lands on
f ' the tax rolls of the state hinges and which, will probably never be
passed upon by the courts, unless the proposal to attempt the tax
ation of the land carries at the election June 4.
' The lands were left from the tax rolls of the state this year
under the assumption that the land had been restored to the public
domain and that a state could not levy a tax against lands which
were a part of the public domain. Those contending that the lands
should be restored to 'the tax rolls insist that congress did not
restore this land to the public domain, but only authorized the eiv
forcement of. the terms of. original grant; that the equity of the
' railroad company in the land amounting to $2.50 was specifically
recognized and that the right of taxation attaches to the lands at
least to the extent of the railroad's equity; that the United States
government is acting as administrat6r for another and. that the
'property of, the railroad company so administered should be sub
' ject to taxation the same as that of the fanners in the various coun-
QUIT PLAYING POLITICS
CONGRESS has refused to aid the administration, in conserv
ing the nation's food supply by the senates rejection of the
amendment to the espionage bill prohibiting the use of gram in the
manufacture of alcoholic drinks, thereby, forcing President Wilson
to appoint Herbert C. Hoover as America's food commissioner. Of
course it will be necessary for Mr. Hoover as the president's repre
sentative to take some action looking to the conservation of all grain
and prevent its use in making liquor that some of the congressmen
seem to fear they will not get.
It is evident that congress is playing politics. The people have
been looking to these two branches of the government to vindicate
democracy's ability to meet the test of war with the action the crisis
calls for, but so far they have been disappointed. For more than
a month congress has been debating legislation that must provide
the means to raise armies,' build ships, mobilize the industry of mil
lions of men,and conserve the food supply for the fighting units
of the nation as well as of the allied nations, yet the most that has
been done can be found only in talk.
America knows it has the men, money and resources to wage
this "war. It believes democracy has the power and initiative to
bring this strength to bear in it. It does not believe that it is being
Underwood
. , ' Graham. '
' ''You don't, seem delighted to see me.
I am surprised at you."
Hurry' Underwood towered above me,
his handsome face marred by the little,
leering smile he generally wears, his bold,
laughing eyese staring down into my hor
rified, ones. ""
. I do not believe that ever a woman of
a more superstitious time dreaded the
ovil eye as I do the glance of Harry Un
derwood. .
He is fast becoming a bogle to me. He
hobs up in my path at the most unexpect-
ed times.' And whenever I see him there
come involunturily to my mind the cool
mutter-of-fact tones of Lillian Gale, and
the1 astonishing words which she uttered
at my chafing dish party:
VXou are not used to our ways, or I
shouldn't bother to toll you this. But I
can see that you are much anDoycd at
Harry, and I don't blame you. But you
mustn't mind him. He is really harmless,
lie falls in love with every new face he
sees, has a violent attack, then gets over
It just as quickly.. You are an entirely
new type to hinf, so I suppose his attack
this time wll be a little more prolonged.
He'll make violent love to you behind my
back and before my face, but you mustn't
mind him. I understand, and I'll straight
en him out when he gets too annoying."
I tried to assure myself that Mrs. Un
derwood had been mistaken, But the
look, in her husband's eyes whenever ho
met mine always made mo uncomfortable.
There was bold admiration in every
glance, but also lurking behind it there
was a touch of malevolence.
. I was much puislcd, too, by his pres
ence in the Aquarium. : It seemed to me
that of all places In thb world, it would
be the most unlikely to appeal to him.
A Frigid Greeting.
. "How do you do!" I managed to gasp,
trying to be courteous and chilling In the
sumo breath. Even with my slight ex
perience in such mattors I saw that he
had been-drinking heavily, and that the.
two men that stood behind him, and who
were evidently anxious to avoid atten
tion, were in even worse condition than
he.
"How do you do!" he mocked, seising
my hand and bringing it almost up to his
shoulder In a burlesque of a frigid greet
ing. ' "You don't seem glad to seo me at
all. You don't seem surprised, oither.
You ought to be eaten up with curiosity
to know what brought me down to this
godforsaken ' place. - Worst hole I over
h truck. I know you think so, too."
How to answer him or what to do I
did not know. He evidently had been
drinking enough to make himself Irre
sponsible. . ' .
He did not give me timo to ponder long,
howevor. "Who la your lady friend," he
burlesqued. "Introduce me."
A man less audacious than Harry Un
derwood would bavo been daunted by the
plcturo my mother-in-law presented ob
he turned toward her. Her figure was
drawn up to its extreme height, and she
was surveying him through her lorgnette
with en expression that held disgust
mingled with the curiosity an explorer
might feel at meeting somo strange spe
cimen of animal in his travels.
"Mrs. Groham, this is Mr. Underwood,"
I managed to stammer., "Mr, Underwood,
Mrs. Graham, Dicky's mother.
My mother-in-law may overawe ordin
ary people, but Harry Underwood minded
her disdain no more than he would have
the contempt of a stately Plymouth Bock
hen. She had lowered the lorgnette as I
spoke, and he grabbed the hand which
stiU held'lt, shaking it as warmly 08 if it
belonged to some long-lost friend. -"Aren't
You Curious."
"Well! Well!" he said effusively. "But
this is great. Dear old Dicky's mother!"
He stopped and fixed a speculating stare
upon her. "Yon mean his sister," he said
reprovingly at me. "Don't tell me you
mean his mother. No, no, I can't believe
that"
He shook his head solemnly. "Evidently
he was much impressed with himself. . If
I had not been so miserable I could have
smiled at the idea of Harry Underwood
trying on the elder Mrs. Graham the silly
specious flatteries he addressed to most
women. .My mother-in-law did not deign
to answer him. Her manner was superb
in its haughty reserve, although I could
not say much for her courtesy. As he
released her hand she let it drop quietly
to her side and stood still, gazing at him
with a quiet disdainful look that would
have made almost any other man wince.
But it did not bother Harry Underwood
in the least. He gave her'a shrewd ap
praising look and then turned to me with
an uir of dismissal that wob as complete
as her ignoring of him.
"Sny!" he demanded, "aren't you a bit
curious about what brought me down
here? You ought to be. The funniest
thing in the world my being down here."
Underwood Soores One.
'His silly repetitions, his slurred enun
ciation, his slightly unsteady figure made
me realize with a quick horror that the
man was more intoxicated than I suppos
ed. How to get away from him as quick
ly as possible was the problem I faced.
I decided to humor him as I would any
other Insane person I dreaded.
'I nm novor curious," I responded
lightly. "I suppose, of course, that you
are here to visit the Aquarium, .as we
are."
"Visit the Aquarium! Ha! Ha! That's
good one," he retorted, laughing bois
terously. "Not but what water looks
good to me today," he went on reflect
ively. "Any klndof water looks good
to yours truly this morning."
Thcro didn't Bcem to bo any answer to
make to this speech, so I kept silent. But
to the irresponsible mood of the man bo
fore me silence only meant provoking him
to more absurdities. .
Into his eyes flashed the dancing, imp
ish look I had learned 4o dread. He came
step nearer to me and looked down at
me maliciously.
'Suppose, me proud beauty," with the
burlesque imitation of the stage villain
which he affects, "suppose I had been on
your trail for days. Supposo these were
me faithful henchmen." Ho waved an
unsteady hand toward his companions,
who had withdrawn from us as far as
they conveniently could. "Supposo I In
tended to enrry you off to n lonely island,
and there make you mine. What theuV
He' snapped tho last words abruptly, his
face almost touching mine.
Thn he drew, back, laughing malici
ously at the frightened look which I knew
must have appeared involuntarily in my
face.
HAMPTON'S
Jay HairgaDDDS for
MONDAY AND TUESDAY
One line of $1.25 and $1.50 Children's Dresses 7oc
One lot of children's hose, 12V2c, and ............ isc
Women's 75c Phoenix Hose ggc
One lot Women's Phoenix Hose . 4oc
Women's $1.50 Waists ........ . . . $'1,25
30c Corset Covers . . 25c
30c Japanese Crepe t 19C
35c Japanese Crepe . . 25c
$1.25 Silk Corset Covers . ... . .... . . , , ... ............. . $1,00
$1.00 Jap Lunch Sets . . . 75c
(6 Nappies and cover)
$1.25 Silk Corset Covers ', ... . $1.00
Kitchen Aprons, special . . . . .......... . .. . 5fjc
75c Bungalo Aprons .y 59,.
One lot $1.25 Middies .... . . . . . . . . ........ . $1:00
One lot Middies, special . 75c
$1.50 House Dresses . . .... . . . . . . ....... . . . . ...... $1.25
$2.00 House Dresses . $1.75
$12.75 Silk Sport Coats $11.00
10c Men's Black Hose, 3 pair. . 25c
15c men's hose, 2 pair 25c
One line $3.00 hats ....... . $1.50
35c fore-in-hand ties . . . . . . . . . . . ................... . 25c
Men's full cut work shirts . . . . . . ....... . 70c
Dutchess Trousers, . :.. . . $1.25 and $1.50
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Springfield News
Cloud Sohool .
The school at Natron will close to
morrow, after a successful term. An ap
propriate program baa been arranged by
the teacher, Miss Barbara Boiler of this
city.
Build Hauss.
George Davenport of the west side, is
having lumber hauled from the Booth
Kelly Lumber company to build a new
home in West Springfield.
Ollt to Pabllo Library.
The Springfield public library baa re
ceived a gift from the Memorial asso.
elation of Oregon In the shape of ten
volumes on the lite of Lincoln. The
donor of this set was It. A. Booth.
Calls Impsrtant Masting.
Instruction from headquarters were
tead at (he Bed Cross meeting which was
held Saturday afternoon at the W. O.
W, hall, plans were laid at this time tor
a banquet to be held In the near future
for the benefit of the army Y. M. C. A.
fund. Hereafter the meeting place will
be In the public library on Tuesday afternoons.
Exhibits of Manual Training Class
On Kriday and Saturday In the Ste
rrns building, the boys of the manual
training class had their work for the past
year on exhibition. Especially noteworthy
is the mahogany piano bench made by
Krnrst Moe and the music cabinet by
George Williams.
Leaves for Iowa.
O. B. Kessey, president of the Com
mercial State bank of this city, was call
ed yesterday afternoon to the bedside of
his mother, who is failing fast at her
home in Iowa. Mrs. Kessey and ion
Dwight have, been with the elder Mrs.
Kessey for the pnst month: . ' ' :
' Leaves for Texas.
-Mrs. Kathryn Horton of this city, re
ceived word that her grandson, Harold
Kennedy, a former school boy, of this
city, had joined the aviation corps and
passed through Eugene Saturday evening
en route to Sam Houston, Texas.
SPRINGFIELD PERSONALS
Mr. nnd Mrs. Verne Stewart, of Jns
per, spent a few hours in town yester
day en routo to Dexter.
H. C. Zerung of Portland spent Satur
day in town.
Pearl .Courtright returned Saturday
from the Siuslaw, owing to the death of
his father at Rosebnrg.
Miss Mae Lyons returned home from
the Mercy hospital Saturday afternoon
where she has been for the past week.
She Is doing nicely.
A dnnco was held Saturday evening
at the Stevens-Perkins hall.
Leslie Fischer, of Wendling, spent tho
week-end in town. '
Mrs. F. Bates nee Vcrna Tiiftg, a for
mer high school teacher, of this city,
spent a few days visiting here from
Georhart. ..
Philip Johnson, of Wendling, returned
to his work Saturday after spending a
day or two in town.
Bert Miller of Drain spent the week
end In town.
Mrs. S. D. Farrier, of Larlor, spent
Saturday in town.
F. W. Beaver oC Tloasnnt Hill, spent
Saturday in town.
J. M. Bankin, of Pleasant Hill, was a
city visitor Saturday.
W. L. Johnson, of Tillet, Or., was in
the city Saturday.
Nels Gossler spent Saturday in town
from Camp Creek.
C. E. Hill lotf for Lano last Thurs
day where he will be employed in the
building of a new shingle mill. He will
he gone for six weeks.
George Burnett, of Jasper spent the
week-end in town, visiting at the home
of his sister, Mrs. S. H. Baker.
Tom Gorrle arrived from Portland
Saturday evening to spend a few days
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. I.
Gorre, nt Douglas Gardens.
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COTTAGE GROVE
(By Blnlt ComtptmJtnf)
Cottage Grove, Or., May 21. Rev. E,
G. O. Groat of tho Baptist church, went
to Dexter Saturday to preach. Rev.
Groat is 83 years of age.
Charles VanDenburg attended the
funeral nt Eugene Saturday of Mrs. G.
W. Knapp who died Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. E. Norton of Albany arc
visiting nt the home of Mrs. Norton's
father, J. 0. Allen.
. Miss Esther Paulson returned to her
home in Portland after a two weeks'
visit with her sister, Mrs, Joe Arnold.
Mrs. Laura Wooley, Mrs. O. Ivans
and John Spray were Eugene visitors
Saturday.
Verne Grubb of Elkton was a week
end visitor.
Ml. and Mrs. Fred Jnt of Rosebnrg
were Saturday visitors. Mrs. Jost was
formerly Miss Lulu Wlllard of thia city.
Mrs. J. R. Medley and daughter De
lia went to Oakland Saturday.
Arthur Jones of Rujada was in town
Saturday.
Mrs. Henry Fisher of Leona is visiting
a', the home of her parents, Mr. and Ml a.
A. Luano.
Mrs. Sarah Brush of Row River is vis
iting Mrs. Ida Stocks.
Beldon Medley was down from Com
stock, ' Mrs. D. H. Hemenwny has returned
from a visit with her sister, Mrs. R, R.
Giltner of Portland.
Mrs. C. E. Hendricks of Portland is
visiting Mrs. Macintosh of Monrbo ave
nue. E. A. Scrnppcl left Sunday for 'his
home in Corvallis after n visit with his
.friends, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Jury.
Mr. nnd Mrs. O. H. Jnrrett were Sun
day visitors from Springfield.
Miss Lily Conant returned Sunday to
her home in Elmlrn. .
H. W. Brydon returned Sunday to bis
work in Silverton.
J. W. Mnrksbury returned to Albany
Sunday.
Mrs. W. S. Curry left for her home
Sunday in Independence.
Mrs. John Bnrtels left Sunday for
Portland to visit her daughter, Mrs. Mat
tie Clark.
Dr. C. D. Johnson a veterinary sur
geon, was here Saturday looking for a lo
cation. Merritt Eddy, Mrs. Harry Brooks and
Dorris England went to Eugene Sunday.
Mrs. E. Haviland of Comntock Bpent
the dny in town shopping Saturday.
Mrs. Bridges of Oakland wns In town
Friday and Saturday. She is in the Tele
gram's automobile contest.
Sam nnd Arthur Gaston of the Royal
Academy, left Sunday for their home in
Marehfield.
Mrs. Bert Willard and son Dale of
Myrtle Creek ore visiting relatives and
friends in this city.
Mrs. Orrlo Perry went to Onklnnd
Rnndny to visit her people.
Mrs. Jnmon Redford, Mrs. John Red
ford and Miss Augusta Bedford, came
from Eugene Sundny.
Miss Margaret Barnes of Eugene vis
ited Mrs. Sim Brand the week-end.
Mrs. IT. A. Miller returned from n
"isit nt Rosebnrg with her daughter,
Mrs. Anna Hess.
Fred Howard Hall passed nwny Friday
night at his home on Chestnut avenue
end J street. Mr. Hall was born in Wash
ington county, Maine, October 8, 1840.
He was 07 years, 7 months nnd 11 days
old. Sir. Hill was a lumber denier. He
leaves a wife and son. Charles. . His
funeral will be from the Mills chapel
Monday at 2 p. m. The Elks will have
charge nt fhe grave.
Mrs. George Klhblebcck will hove on
operation performed at- the Cottage
Grove hospital Monday.
FLORENCE
(By Staff CorrelvonAmr)
Florence. Or., May 21. Mrs. E. A.
dp Schwelnlti nnd son George who have
been living nt the jetty for the pnst year
and a half left Wednesday for Portland.
They were accompanied by, Jin. AnJ
btava, and son.
Miss Lucy. Woodworth, Khwi mi
riage to 'Alfred Gentry of tie XotJ
Fork will take place the latter m
the month, was given a surprise "litcbi
shower" Friday. . '
Mrs. Lorcn Gilbert wns s wld
visitor with friends at the UmpquM
saving Station. '.' - '
Mr. Farnnm nnd daughter ol WdttJ
ville are new homesteaders neuMtml
Lake.
Mr. nnd Mrs. George Grimrtw vfj
have been in Portland and Corallii 1
two years have returned to the L. a
Grimshaw homestead.
Mrs. Ralph Holman and children n
spend the summer with her father,
Patterson on his homestead.
The contract work at the jetty ll M
ing rapidly rushed to completion.
JUNCTION CITY
(By Staff Oorrttprndtnct)
Junction City, Or., May 21.-P. i
Pehrsson of Tulsn, formerly a JuneS'
resident, spent Sunday with friendii
this city.
Gertrude Sanders came home m
Eugene Sunday evening for s brief nj
with home folks.
Mr. nnd Mrs. George Lee returned
their home in Albnnv after a visit
the home of Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Friei
Mrs. Enoch Nulf mnde a business tr!
to Eugene Saturday.
Antonc Jensen wns n Sunday visitor
Meadow View.
Prof. A. E. Turner transacted tasiwj
in Eutrene Sntnrdnv.
Prof. C. H. McKnight mnde a laH
trip to Eugene Saturday.
in-hr, ri.n Wt the latter psrt
the week for Monrovia. CsL, 11
was called to the bedside of his nj
Alfr.rl who i. verv ill with him
Robert Harper made o husioefs tripti
Mrs. G. M. Jn'ckson of Euiren' M
iting nt the home of her son, t.
nH ' tfnn. Anva
r..,. n i ..hn lini been 3"
the Eugene hospital for tie put "1
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