Eugene daily guard., July 21, 1917, Image 4

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cannot provide, and it is for this reason that a mess fund is being
raised. The members of the two companies in Eugene and the one
company at Cottage Grove will give their time and perhaps their
lives in our interests, and those who are left behind should have
enough loyalty and appreciation to aid in providing these necessary
comforts. I he young men eligible to service who escape the draft,
are indebted to the soldier boys and should be among the first to con
tribute to this mess fund. The time is getting short and if anything
is going to be done, it should be done within the next few days.
Help your local boys, whether in Eugene or in Cottage Grove.
THRIFT THAT COUNTS
-fTYOR the first time in the history of the world, thrift and per-
I V, sonal efficiency are to be given scientific consideration in the
text books of the public schools of America, according to a recent
announcement of the thrift education committee of the National Ed
ucation Association. It will be a much needed innovation, provided
ot course, tnat more attention is paid to the practical side of the case.
- The word scientific as used by the average person and many public
school teachers is misleading and confusing to the minds of the young
ana wnen intormca that scientific consideration" is to be given any
particular sudjcci, we arc prone to tnrow up our Hands and back
away from it. Yet in truth science is knowledge of principles and
causes ascertained from truths and facts, not an idea or a dream
Scientific consideration of thrift means that we are to have facts
and facts are always practical regarding individual preparedness
tor practical life instilled into the mmds of the pupils. It means
that we will go back to first principles with a definite object in view
and not1 start in the middle and end nowhere. Too much time has
been devoted to showing results and pointing "with pride" to men
who have achieved great things, instead of getting down to basic
principles and causes, .
Resolutions adopted by the National Education Association at
Portland were written by the president of the American Thrift soc
iety and they point out that on acount of the war America must
from now on eliminate waste of every character; that President
Wilson's first message to the public after the declaration of war was
on thrift; that the only way to safeguard the economic future of the
nation is through a better understanding of thrift which can be made
possible only through the school-room and that at the forthcoming
meeting of the Council of Education in Atlanta, Ga., the school or
ganization will be expected to have before it a comprehensive plan for
the practical, study of thrift in the schools of America.
When this is done it will not be necessary for America to go
through the trials of the present, for we will know more about thrift
cf the kind that counts, not the mere saving of money.
OREGON'S PART OF THE FLAG
A Story of Married Life
REVELATIONS OF A WIFE
By A dele Garrison
OFFERS OPPORTUiVITY
E Fi
vckx one Knows tnat one of the stars in the American flag
V1 represents urcgon, out tew and very few at that know which
one belongs to us. Every state in the Union has its own indivirln.il
and particular star and it's placement on the square of blue is definite
ly regulated by law and executive order.
Oregon can easily be located on the flag the fifth star down
tne icit hand side. In 1912, on the 26th day of October the last
executive order concerning the flag was made and it provided for
me spcunc arrangement 01 tne stars. 1 hey were to be arranged in
ix horizontal rows of eight stars each. Starting in the upper left
hand corner and placing each row ftom left to right, the star cor
responding to each state is named in the order of the state's ratifica
tion of the constitution.
Thus star No. 1, in the upper left hand corner, is for Delaware.
Star No. 48, in the lower right hand corner, is for Arizona.
The following list will show you at a glance exactly the location
of each state:
First row No. 1, Delaware; a, Pennsylvania; 3, New Jersey;
4, Georgia; 5, Connecticut ; 6, Massachusetts; 7, Maryland; 8, South
Carolina.
Second row No. 9, New Hampshire; 10, Virginia; it, New
York; la, North Carolina; 13, Rhode Island; 14, Vermont; 15,
Kentucky; 16, Tennessee.
Third row No. 17, Ohio; 18, Louisiana; 19, Indiana; 20,
Mississippi; 21, Illinois; 22, Alabama; 21, Maine : 24. Missouri.
Fourth row No. 25, Arkansas ; 26, Michigan ; 27, Florida ; 28,
Texas; 29, Iowa; 30, Wisconsin; 31, California; 32, Minnesota.
Fifth row No. 33, Oregon; 34, Kansas; 3s, West Virginia;
36, Nevada; 37, Nebraska; 38, Colorado; 39, South Dakota; 40,
North Dakota.
Sixth row No. 41, Montana; 4a, Washington; 43, Idaho; 44,
Wyoming; 45, Utah; 46, Oklahoma; 47, New Mexico; 48, Arizona.
The boys who are going to the front in a few days to fight
for the rest of us in behalf of the nation and the liberty of the peoples
of the world will need a few things that the government docs not and
Why Madge Wisely Resolved Not to Try
to Regulate Dloky's "Public" Conduct.
I heard a wheezy chuckle from the
front of the stalled automobile la which
I sat. Mr. Blrdsnll, the Marvin real es
tate agent, who was trying to find out
the trouble with the machine, had been a
witness with me of Dicky's impetuous
embrace of the pretty HtUo woman fram
ed in the doorway of the big house.
'Tour husband seems to be a mite free
with bis bugs," he said. "Lucky Mrs.
Durkee has a son as old as your husband,
so you can't be jealous."
I did not answer the man. His words
seemed like insufferable familiarity, but
I realized that he meant no offense. I
felt a foolish little relief, however, at
hearing that the woman whom Dicky
had embraced so rapturously was in
Tcality Mrs. Durkee, the mother of Al
fred Durkee of whom I had heard Dicky
often speak. She looked so like a girl
that I had not realized at first who sbe
was.
As Dicky set her down he caught her
arm and rushed her down the path to
ward the gate. I saw that she was old
than she had looked at a distance.
Tho lines of maturity and exnerience
wcro in her face, but it puzzled me how
any woman possessing a bod as old as
Dicky could look so girlish and youth
ful.
"Tumble out, Madge," Dicky said as lie
renched the car. Ho opened the door and
helped mo to descend, then turned to
the little woman, who, unruffled by his
impetuousity, was smiling nt me.
"Mrs. Durkee, this 1b my wife, Mudgo,
next to you," he bowed gnyly, "this is
probably the sweetcBt woman on earth."
Mrs. Durkee put out two dainty little
hands, like a child's in smuilncBs, and
grnsjied mine.
'I am so glad to meet you," she sold
cordially. "You probably are used
enough to this boy by this time not to
mind his extravagance. But I am keep
ing you standing out hero. Come right
In. I am so gliul you hunted us .out so
soon, Dicky."
Dicky had tho grnco to look a hit
foolish. Mrs. Durkee evidently imairln-
cd wo had como to Marvin especially "to
see hor. I knew that he would havo lik
ed to have me explain the situation to
her, but I was just malicious enough to
keep silent. I scored myself for beiug an
noyed at Dickey's oxubcrant urootlni.
of Mrs, Durkee. But I could not con
ceal from myself tho fact that I did not
like it.
"You Haven't Changed."
Tct It was no proiudi-e ngnlnst Dlckv'n
old friend that caused by discomfort. My
iirs. glimpse Into the motherly little
woman's' clear eyes had made mo feel
thnt it would be very easy for me to like
her exceedingly. But Dicky's blzzare
way of meeting his old friends, his litter
lock ot dignity, his disregard of nn.
.innniiiy irruatoa me.
"I'm awfully sorry.' Dicky stammered,
"but wo enn't como In. Yon see wo did
n't havo any Idea you were out here. I
knew you had returned from England,
but my. mother's heolth has been poor this
winter and I'vo stuck pretty close to the
studio and the house. Wc'ro out today
house-hunting. We wont to move out
here pretty soon."
Across Mrs. Djrkec's face when
Dicky spoke of sticking to the studio
flushed a queer little look. It was so
elusive, so evanescent that it was gone
almost as soon as it enme. In it I read
amnsement, disapproval, but more than
anything else, comprehension. I wondcr-
ea miserably whether by any chance she
knew anything" of Dicky's studio life
that I ought to know.
Hut there was nothing save earer In.
terest in tho fRce she turned up to
mine.
"Oh, yon are going to movo out here?"
she exclaimed. "That will be delightful.
I said to Alfred only this morning that I
was afraid I was going to be dreadfully
lonely, for thereais no one wo know out
here, and I do not like to get acquaint'
ed with the neighbors. I think the less
you have to do with your neighbors
in a village like this the better you
will get along with them."
one smiled so ingenuously as she
uttered the little paradox thnt Dicky
laughed aloud, and I could not help re
turning her smile, although I felt any
thing but mirthful. A every turn I seem
ed to meet some vague suggestion con
cerning Dicky and his beautiful model,
Grace Draper. Even this old friend of
Dicky's, I was almost sure, knew some
thing of Dicky'B studio which was shut
out from me.
"You're a wise little geek," Dicky pat
ted her shoulder caressingly. I frowned
Involuntarily at his slang, but Mrs. Dur
kee only laughed.
"You haven't changed a bit, have you,
Dicky bird," she said in the indulgent
tone one would use to a child. I had I
swift, illuminative flash of comprehen
sion of Dicky's character. He was the
eternal boy, this husband of mine. Lillian
Underwood knew it I recalled her words
of warning concerning him ns we ex
changed confidences by her library fire.
And this other old friend of my hus
band's evidently recognized it. I had felt
it before, but never bo strongly as at this
indulgent tone 'used toward my husband
by a woman I had never seen before.
A Swift Farewell.
But you'll surely como back and
lunch with mo, or come to dinner tonight,
when Alfred's home?" she said cordially,
as Dicky turned to help me into tho car,
the balky mechanism of which Mr. Bird-
sull had remedied.
"Can't bo done, my dear," Dicky re
plied airily. Then with a caressing note
in his voice he turned to me.
'When you know this little lady bet
tor, Madge, you'll find out that the
words most frequently on her lips are:
'Won't you come in and eat with me?"
Ho sang the words in a clenr parody,
then went on moro earnestly. "She is
the most hospitable littlo soul in the
country, wears herself out cooking for all
the reprobates like me that Al knows and
brings down to his house."
"And such ents!" Dicky heaved a sigh
thnt come from his boots. "Nothing like
'em in this world. Mnny's the timo I've
asked her to marry me, and let mo be
a father to Al, just to havo best right to
tho eats, but she wouldn't hnve me."
"I suppose I ought to bo very grate-
nil to you for refusing him," I chimed
In as goyly as I could, determined to
glvo Mrs. Durkee the impression that
shared Dicky's hiRh spirits.
"You bet you ought,'.' Dicky retorted.
"Much chance you or anybody else would
have had 1- Mrs, Durkee had only prom
ised to stew my tomatoes for me."
Get along with you, you ridiculous
boy," laughed Mrs. Durkeo.
"Just for that here's where the neigh
bors get shocked," he laughed bnck ail
daclously, and swinging her clear of the
ground ho kissed her, put her down
again, and then skipped nimbly into
tho machine.
"Put her into high," ho said laughingly
to Mr. Birdsoll. "I'vo got to get awny
from here. .My life s ia danger."
Ho waved his hat with a grandilo
quent flourish, ns the machine started.
Little Mrs. Durkee shook her head piny
fully at him, hut there was a flush upon
her face which my woman's intuition
told me was displeasure at the extent
to which Dicky had carried his non
sense. I was about to tell Dicky thnt
thought he had annoyed her, then on
second thought I resolved to say nothinr
aoout it. 1 foresaw that I would have
problems enough of my own to aolve
with this irresponsible husband of mine
ithout trying to regulate his conduct
toward peoplo whom he had known rears
DcroTo no met a.
Extensive Business Developed
in Other Sections by Growers
Who Use Parcels Post in Ma
king Sales as Distance.
FIGHT OR PAY.
Editor Oiierd: ,
Probably (here are but few rumnU a.
have not at some rime or another
aside, or resolved that tti mM
aside, a sum of money, a neat egg, so to
peas, ror a "rainy day."
Tho rainy day has come. Our country
Is at war with the most despotic sove.n.
ment that tho sun has ever shone upon
uennsny ooseesed with Pnu.lsnl.m
and so-called knltur. taught by the Iron
handed Bismarck, and propagated and
raatened ty tho devilish genius of organi
sation x the present Hohensotlerna.
Your nest-egg li being called upon
day Liberty bonds, tied Cross, high cost
of living, sacrifice, lives. You will see it
dwindle every day, growing less and less
as tho war Is prolonged. But havo high
courage, the end will be glorious, and
only by such mighty exertions can we
over hope to havo "peace on enrth."
The day of reckoning will as surely
come u he tun Is circled by the planets,
when that monstrosity of tho twentieth
century Oermsn autocracy will he
beaten to tho last rampart, and pay del-
lar for dollar for its hideous outrage on
devastated Belgium, France and Serbia,
and by Its blood drop for d,rop for its
ruthless warfare on women, children and
non-combatants.
Your rainy day fund is going to be call.
ed upon again soon. The aovernmont
will aeed another huge loan, and, per
haps another and another. Tighten np
your belt, grit your teeth and come
across like a msn. If you can't fight you
can pay.
E, 0.
Abandon Court Martial of
Captain George B. Bond
San Kroncleco, July 21. Court mar
tial proceedings against Captain George
II. Pond, the former quartermaster at
Fort McDowell, who la charged with
technical neglect of duty, are to be ahan.
doned following orders from th w do
pnrltn.ut to tho effect that tho trial
would not warrant tho time Involved. Tho
charge was merely that the quartermai.
tei t office disposed of itink anA ..a
the funds to purchase office supplies,
without forms! authorisation.
That the farmers and fruit growers of
Lane county are losing much money be
cause they are sot pushing the market
ing of produce through tho parcel post
system of the United States, is the be
lief of Postmaster E. L. Campbell. Mr,
Campbell calls attention to the fact
that almost the entire western half of
the state of Oregon is In the first or
second zone from Eugene and that tho
rnte of transportation comparatively so
little that they can develop an individual
market and ship fruit and produce di
rect to the consumer much cheaper than
it can be sent and sold through the mid
dleman. This has been proven so in
many places where conditions were not
so good for worklngup the business ns
here.
It Is perfectly feasible to deliver cher
ries, apricots, peaches, even apples and
potatoes by parcel post within 150 miles
of point of shipment.
Shipped 5,000 Boxes Peaches.
As an example of how a shipping bus
iness can be worked up by parcel post,
A. C. Joy, of Ashland, in 1915 shipped
5,000 boxes of peaches out through that
postoffice. Owing to the poor crop last
year he shipped many less, but tho de
mand far exceeded the supply. In addi
tion to peaches Mr. Joy ships large
quantities of cherries, apricots, apples
nnd even potatoes by parcel post
Tho larger part of Mr. Joy's stuff goes
to the mines and lumber camps in south
ern Washington and northern California.
Mr. Joy has developed his market
solely through the direct by mail method
of advertising, using printed circulars
exclusively, having found them more ef
fective than imitation of facsimile letters.
He has stated that he found a nent
printed circular is better received and
"leaves a better taste" than what pur
ports to be a personal letter nnd is not.
Absolute honestly in pjick and a guar
anty of satisfaction lived up to, have nlso
been important factors in tho success
of the project.
Portland a Good Field.
Etigeno producers have a much better
chanco to build up a parcel post mnrket
than have Ashland producers, because
they nre much more convenient to the
big centers of population.
Portland is nn especially fertile field
for customers for frtiit, fresh eggs, and
other produce. It is possible to secure
lists of family heads nnd send direct ad
vertising to them, and it is also possible
to reach many by advertisements in
Portland papers. Names once secured,
nnd a single order received, it is up to
tho shipper to mnke good. It is the re
pent orders that bring the profits. Tho
individual orders are small, and if there
has to be a new customer sought out for
every order the plan will fail. Service is
the keynote.
Mining Territory Adjacont.
There is also within 150 miles of Eu
gent a large amount of undeveloped min
ir. gand lumber territory. Through the
parcel post the producer can plncc the
product in every poatofficc and beside
every rural route box in the territory.
This has been successfully done in many
parts of the state and without doubt
could be done here.
The standard box of peaches in Oregon
weighs about 20 pounds. It can be Inid
down nt ony door in Portland or in al
most any town or postoffice, or on al
most any rural route in western Oregon
ot from 24 cents for a box weighing 20
pounds, to 20 cents for one weighing 24
pounds.
Anyone interested should write the
third assistant postmnster gencrnl,
Washington, D. C, nnd enclose 75 cents
for a parcel post guide and zone mop,
which will be based on Eugene as a cen
ter nnd will show what offices are in
each parcel post zone. One mop nnd
guide will do for several producers, as
after a list of the offices within tho first
and second zones is compiled there will
i Price Sale
$2 to $1 5 Women's Hats u.d-.
$18 to $60 Silk Dresses .......... LrpJJ
$12.50 Silk Coats U-pS
$20 to $40 Women's Suits u.p-:
ipj.il IU tpw tv uincii is vuom 72"rripii
$1.50 to $3 Children's Tub Dresses y2.pric
$2.50 Sport Skirts Vi-Vid
10c Child Vests 12-PricI
30c Child Union Suits . . Vo-Pri.
.1 inri.fi'- r Ll'lC
zoc unna ian oox y2.PrjCf
$1.25 and $1.50 Men's Straw Hats. . y2-Pric.
Hampton's
C. A C. Mess Fund.
Jiy 17. 1917?
I hereby agree to be one of 100 to contribute One Dollar
($1.00) per month, for three months, to the Mess Fund for
the members of Second and Third companies, C. A. C, that
the boys may have some of the comforts of home during their
first months of army life. .
Signed
Street..
City and State ,
Clip this out and mail it to The Guard with your first month's
Contribution.
be little cause to refer to tho guide,
though very convenient to have avail
able. Offices in the second zone to which
the ordinary mail route is over 300
miles, parcel post packages take third
zone rates, nnd packages up to 20 pounds
can be sent. Where there is no schedule
of rates available and the zone is known
the following will givo tho rnte to any
point within 150 miles; add four to the
weight in pounds, and it will give tho
number of cents postage required. For
the third zone double the number of
pounds and add four, and it will give you
the ccntB postage.
Is Big Advantage.
One big advantage to a community In
this method of disposing of produce in
stead of peddling it at home, is that It
brings a much larger amount of money
to the producer and helps the entire
community because it brings a large
omount of outside money into circulation.
Any additional information desired can
be secured at the Eugene postoffice.
Says Building Operations
at Standstill Every
T. W. AckHn, of the Ashland TnM
company, Ashland, Or., was la Earn
Friday night after a four montiu'a
through Idaho and Montana. He nponl
business conditions somen-hnt .
because of the war and building opini
tions at a standstill. He states thitkf
Bpent several days in Spokane sail rd
all over the city and did not see a ipl
residence In course of erection and u
only two business buildings being erect
in thnt place. He may return t M
in tho near future.
An electrically heated coffee pems
made of earthenware has recently H
patented.
A newly invented electric pistol ignites
the chnrge with current from a Dnshlisht
bnbtery.
More than 6000 tons of electricill.il
fined zinc is produced in Xonraj 1
year.
New York is carrying the eliit4
appeal home to patriotic younr seI
through a big electric sign.
TIRES, GASOLINE, DISTILLATE & MONOGRAM OIL
SparkPlugs, Chains and Motor Supplies in General
STODDARD-DAYTON GARAGE
8th Ave. East 242 Half Block East Hotel Osbum
Ford Switch Key Service Station No. 1.
m9Q00 Pounds of the World's Best
n .-.. i. , , .
know a .rood thirv " ?0-?,see it? WeU 1 uess Do you
ii?st rLlved a Cr $ fJZl We,1 that la UP to J. We have
just received a Car of the World's Best Mnntun. n.,j ..fv,or,f A,a
Do you know a good thing when you
Lr r -l m rann J -U i 1 T .
Ceretena Flour and FppH p"'. "?0 mrd wheat products,
feet in every respect our money back " uarantee t0 be per"
We also carry the following brands of Flour. ' r:; ,
EUGENE VALLEY, ROUND-UP, FISHERS ART
though It may cost just a little more alwayS the cheapest eVe"
Come to either end-Our doors nre both open.
You are always Welcome, Buy or no Buy.
The Ideal Feed Store
131 East 9th Street
181 Park Street