ÂMcMÜA MAKES GOOD
Park & (Jl osner
Hoover’s Hopes Are Exceeded
R a m a rk a b la
A d m in is tra tio n 's F ir s t Y e a r P ro ve s
V o lu n t a r y S yste m W a a N o M istake
SPECIALS
— C on fide nce T h a t P eople W ill C o n ­
tin u e P a trio tic C o n s e rv a tio n E ffo rts
la F e lt at W a s h in g to n .
We have about 100 yds. of STRIPED, COLORED and FLOWERED
Lawns
—Regular 20c material - - - -now
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15c yd.
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Granite Ware Regular
15c KETTLES and PANS— 5c and 10c
(New England Brand)
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We will continue last week’s sale of
as long as they last at
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10c and
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Ladies Stockings
18c Pair.
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Diamond W. Soap and
Toilet Soaps 5c Bar.
Regular 2 for 15c
R esulta at E n d of Food
W. B. Ayer. F e d e ra l Food A dm inis­
tra to r for O regon, e a rn e stly d irects
a tte n tio n to som e e x c erp ts from a re ­
c e n t official sum m ary, a t th e end of
lts first y ear's w ork, of th e U nited
S ta te s Food A d m in istra tio n 's aim s,
m ethods and resu lts. T h e se excerpts
a re given below :
“ W hen the U. S. Food A dm in istra­
tion undertook the w ork of conserving
and m obilising A m erica's food re
■ourcee, th ere w ere th re e m ethods of
approach possible in handllug the
problem , th ese m ethods of control be­
ing rationing, high p rtces and volun­
ta ry effort.
T h e T h re e Syetem a.
“T h e Introduction of ratio n in g Into
th is country would have resu lte d in
an Inevitable re a c tio n . It would also
m oan a trem endous ex penditure. Ou
th e basis of th e ratio n in g system
adopted by E u ro p ean co u n tries for
c e rta in staple foods, it would require
$4,800,000 a year for th e prin tin g of
th e uecesBary ra tio n c a rd s ; It would
dem and one official to r every 1,000
fam ilies to ta k e okra of d istrib u tio n
u n d e r this s y s te m ; in fact, on the
E uropean basis, ab o u t $45,000,000 a
y e a r would be req u ired to a d m in iste r
th e rationing sy stem In th is country.
“C ontrol of co nsum ption by high
p rices was obviously too u n fair to
m erit co n sid eratio n In such a country
as ours, m eaning as it m ust, co n serv a­
tion for the rich a t th e e x p e n se of th e
poor.
“T he v oluntary system , based upon
education and publicity (th e th ird a l­
te rn a tiv e ), was selected because of
th e m oderate ex p en se involved, and
because of the o p p o rtu n ity it afforded
to use th e g re a t d e sire of loyal A m er­
icans to serv e th e ir country.
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ships, m sn, supptie* and rood
W ttn
th s in crease In the sixe of our Army,
th e re is a n ecessary decrease in our
prod u ctiv e capacity.
H arv ests a re
bound to vary w ith seasonal condl-
Ilona
"T h e only safe procedure for us and
fo r th e Allies la to provide enorm ous
re s e rv e stocks of stap le foods, both
h e ro s a d In Europa, to m eet any e m sr
gency which may arise. In a la te r
period of th e w ar, to have to atop lu
a c ritic a l phase ef it In ord er to put
a n u su a l em phasis upon ag ric u ltu ra l
production, m ight be fatal to our final
success.
“T h e re m ust be no let-down la the
p rogram ef co n serv atio n until the new
h a rv e st.
H earten ed by our success
and by tha sp irit of devotion and self
sa crifice show n by the A m erican peo­
ple. we m ust go ah ead m ore than ever
convinced of our responsibility to
th o se who fight w ith us and to those
u n fo rtu n a te peoples who look to ua
as th e ene seu ree of the food supply
n e c e ssa ry to keep them from d e stru c ­
tion.
In F ra n c e and E ng lan d.
“T h e A m erican L abor M ission Just
hom e from London, was appointed by
P re sid e n t W ilson to m ake a study of
co n d itio n s In E ngland and France. Of
Its n in eteen m em bers, nine a re from
th e A m erican F ed eratio n of Labor,
tw o of whom are wom en. T he oth ers
re p re s e n t every social elem ent of the
A m erican people. T his m ission m ade
a com prehensive study of conditions
In th e Allied co u n tries, and before
leaving London for Am erica, Issued
th e follow ing s ta te m e n t regarding
Aeod co n d itio n s:
” ‘M ace landtag la England, all mam
b a rs of th e com m ltt >e have visited a
n u m b er of cities & id Interview ed a
largo num ber of people regarding the
land situ a tio n , a s well as o th e r m a t­
te rs arisin g from the w ar, and wo feel
it our duty to Im press upou the A m er­
ican people th e fact th a t they should
en deavor to conserve food in a larg er
m easure, th a t we m ay supply the peo­
ple of th e Allied co u n tries w ith the
th in g s necessary to th eir sustenance.
T h e re la no doubt th a t the people of
G re a t B ritain and the Allied co u n tries
a re m aking untold sacrifices, m ore
th a n A m erica realises.'
W h e at and M aat Abroad.
" In 1914 F rance produced 83 per
Reeulta E n o rm o u s
c e n t of h er norm al consum ption of
w heat. In 1917 her production was
"T he reeulta of th e v o lu n tary control
only 45 per cent. A fter deducting the
• f food have been enorm ous. T he s u r­
am o u n t necessary for seed, it was es
plus of the 1917-1$ w h eat crop, based
tim a te d th a t the 1917 production would
• n norm al consum ption, would have
be b u t one-third of F ran ce's needs. It
been 20,000,000 bushels. If th e p rese n t
m u st be rem em bered, too, th a t F ran ce
ra te of saving by th e A m erican people
h as alw ay s figured h er needs on a
continues, we shall be able to deliv er
d iffe re n t basis thau ours. T he F ren ch
to nur A llies from th is crop possibly
people h av e naver w asted food, conse
170.000. 000 b u sh els of w heat, of which
qu en tly F ran ce's norm al consum ption
100.000. 000 will re p re s e n t th e volun­
has been practically identical w ith her
tary savings of th e A m erican people.
a c tu a l necessities. The ratio n of the
T his delivery of w h e a t has enabled the
F ren ch soldiers haa twice been cut.
Allies to m ee t th e m ore im m ediate
and th e so ld ier's ratio s la n ev er low
And pressing bread needs of th eir peo­
ered u n til th e danger a t hom e from
ple, and to keep up tk e bread ration
food sh o rta g e la critical. C ertain re
of their soldiers.
porta h av e been brought to th is coun
"As to o u r e x p o rts of m eat, th e re ­
try th a t th e re Is plenty of m eat In
su lts of co n serv a tio n a re even m ore
F rance. T h ese reports o rig in ated In
rem ark ab le. T he an aly sis of figures
the fa c t th a t a t one tim e It was necea
In regard to hoga Indicates th a t we
sary, b ecau se of the lack of feeds, to
w ere 5,000,000 to 7,000,000 hogs sh o rt
s la u g h te r large quantities of h er dairy
w hen th e co n serv a tio n cam paign waa
c a ttle . T h e Im m ediate resu lt was a
Started. B efore th e w ar. the av erag e
j tem p o rary glut of m eat, but th e final
m onthly ex port of hog products was
re s u lt la th a t today F rance Is ou a
about $0,000,000 pounds
In M arch,
m eat ra tio n of one pound a w eek, In
1918, we e x p o rted 300,000,000 pounds
eluding horse flesh."
and can see o u r w ay clear, w ith the
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p-**s«nt saving and production, to go
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forw ard a t th is ra te for an Indefinite
Wm. Bletch of Springwater,
period
B efore 1914, we w ere e x p o rt­
who since his enlistment in t h e
ing from 1,000,000 to 8,000.000 pounds
of beef p er m onth. A fter the E uro­
i engineering corps has been sta­
pean w ar began, th e re was an In­
tioned at Camp Meyer, Va., is
c re a se to ab o u t 21,000.000 per m onth.
spending a few days at the par­
Now. we a re e x p o rtin g a t tha r a te of
130.000. 000 pounds of beef per m onth
ental home on a furlough.
and. with th e con tin u atio n of c o n se r­
vation and production, th ere Is no
,1. M. Park and Will Closner of
reason to a a ttc lp a to a m aterial red u c ­
Estacada made an auto trip to
tion la th ese figures.
Ores* O ffe n s iv e Needed.
"T he w inning of th e war depends
•p e n the dev elo p m en t of g rea t offen­
sive stre n g th oa th e p a rt of th e U nited
S ta te s
T h is ttf e a s lv s m ust include
Astoria last week toariange for
the purchase of a valuable stand
of timber, on which the Park &
Closner mill may later he located.