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OREqON WEATHER 4
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PATRIOTIC POTATOES
A croup ot editors, newspaper
men and magazine writer have or
ganised themselves into - a "help
yourountry" club back east. Irv-
l & Cobb i one of the leader. So
to 8am BIythe. and S.
S. McClure,
and Norman Hapgood. They call
themselves "The Vigilante."
EUI Parker BuUer is one of the j
number. Recently he took hi pen
ia haad for the service of hi coun
try and tackled the food prepared
Bee problem. Here are some of the
- thing he wrote:
' "There 1 an apple called the
Norther Spy. I don't know why. I
wish wo could rename the biggest
meatiest most prolific potato the
"Kaiser's Defeat" Every potato that!
grow In American soil this year is
steel-noeed bullet aimed point
Wank at the heart ot autocracy. Big
gun and little gun, hullets, shell
and shrapnel are doing their chare
on the battle front, but what Am
erica must do I to send food, food
and (till more food. Every
ura
potato grown tht year releases food
that can be sent to our fellow fight-
era la Europe.
"America does not ask you to give
the extra potatoes you grow, or the
. . .,
extra beet or turnip or beans. It
is a patriotic service it you win just
grow them and eat them yourself.
The potato you grow and eat lets
aome other ootato. that you would
. . . . .
to help a warring democracy win
against a child-mnrderlng autocracy,
It la good thing to throw a trench
bomb at the kaiser, but you can hurt
him worse by hitting him in the eye
with a home-grown potato. Every
American potato eaten by the allies
I poison In the stomach of tyranny.
Our navy is on the Job; swsken the
war-winning navy bean!
"Our comrades In Europe need
food. This year you can serve Am
erica aa well by killing potato bugs
by killing Prussians. 'Bread snd
Boats' food to feed the allies and
hip to carry it to them 1 Am
erica' war cry at the moment. Men
we will send by millions when the
need comes. If it doee. but potatoes i
by th ton we must send. The hun -
dreds of thoussnds ot 'rookies' will cl(u, wir wofk tl)rolrt ifore th,
soon be drilling all over this broad president signed the war declaration,
land, and t night they will crswl ; will be Included In auxiliary member
into their shelter and touch gently hlP. A gold bsdge. with the Am-
. . . , . erlcan eale and the Csnsdlan beaver,
the blisters on their heels, saying,, ... ., .
iur u. .... vu 'supporting George Wsshlngtons
Blistered for America, tor right, aud : cr, nd bt(.kH by thp of ,h,
for humanity, by gosh!' Heen bless m be issued to living of-
the blistered heels of the embryo fleers and to next of kin of offivers
fighting men of our nstlon. but don't ; The name bsdge. struck on
. . ... ' silver, will be iraued to non-commia-
forcet thelbl stered pa ms of the man . , . ,
,u" ' oned officers and nifn. A a mllar
with while hands mho goes out
hoe the potatoes! He. too. when he
Quality Canned Goods
KINNEY & TRUAX GROCERY
QUALITY FIRST
look at hit blister, can say, BU
tered for America! Long may she
stand for the right! The blistered
heel and the blistered palm will win
the war; let them be recorded In the i
Book of Valient Wounds."
PREJUDICE
We Httle realise how. much ot the
lack of progress that blind a peo
ple la due to an adhesion to long-
established situations having no con
nection with reason or study.
' There ha been a century long
fight In this country tor equal suf
frage. It opposition is based whol
ly on. custom and not Judgment or
Justice. But when the new Russian
movement got under way, strange a
it may Mem to us. the matter of
equal voting right for women was
taken for granted. The Russians
had nothing to unlearn; no tradi
tions to get rid of; no deep-seated
bias to overcome.
Such prejudice can be conquered
time, but It 1 an uphill etruggle.
On the day that the news dis
patches brought the Information that
Lord Devonport, food controller of
Great Britain, had forbidden brew
ing of intoxicating liquor while the
war lasted, a committee of prom
inent American (brewers stated, be
fore a congressional committee that
no foreign nation had attempted
such a thing.
LEADERS ARE HERE
Chicago, May 22. England' labor
representatives, sent to America by
Premier Lloyd-George, were given a
delayed welcome today. The party
which was not due here until this
morning, arrived last night, owing
to a chance in schedule. Thev went
lmmedlaley t0 the Hotel LaSalle.
: The envoys are James H. Thomas,
. member of parliament, and head ot
e British Transportation Worker'
Federation: Charles W. Bowerman,
.
member ot parliament; and Joseph
; Dlv,Mi lvate secreUrv t0 Uovd
George and H. W. Garrod. member
' of the British Munitions Act commls-
lon.
The party had no formal schedule
to follow during the morning. The
memb ,ere t0 glven , ilinche0n
j at tne Culon League club under the (
; auspices or the state council of de-j
'; tens and the Cltliens' War Board,
II. ft, ...nU. a pnnraMnM wmm In I
be held at the Hotel Morrison
,WMn ,h- rMtm M(J prMlden BBd
secretaries of trades union
1
WAR TO DE HONORED
London, May 22. The American
legion of Honor Is forming here to
day to distinguish the Ameriisns.
living or dead, who enllnted In the
', allied armies before the I'nlted State
Thdtlr lfr th
1 . , , .
uniiiiuuu win i.T- ...
.J- ..I .ill l. .i r.n , ..
the
momen.
SPINACH
SWKKT POTATOK8
ASPARAOVS
THIU PKPPKRH
UKKTS
SAVKRXR.WT
HOMINY
SPANISH 8AIVK
OKRA
SQVASH
PIMPKIN
J
row,
COUGHS
and COLDS
AT U MOW TOMf
Tvese tec jaae goo
BURNED AI STAKE
Memphis. Tena., May 11 Lynch
law ruled this section this afternoon.
With Ell Ell Person, negro, dead
burned at the stake, seven miles
from Memphis, on the Macon road
this morning, and with DeWItt
(Dummy) Ford another negro, cap
tured and ready to face the fate of
Person, a mob estimated at more
than 5.000 is scouring the country
around Memphis for a third black.
When Person waa tied to the stake
and the torch applied he implicated
Ford and the third negro In the kill
Ing and assault of Antoinette Rap
pal. a 15 year old school girl, near
here, on April SO.
According to latest reports reach
Ing here this afternoon, Ford Is be
ing held (by the mob In the neighbor
hood of the crime. He will be held
until the third man la raptured, ac
cording to these reports, and the
two will (be burned at the same (take
Hundreds of women are In the
mob singing ."Hang John Brown
Mrs. Charles Rappal, mother of the
dead rlrl. waa brought to the take
in time to see the torch applied
When the fire beneath the negro was
biasing, a collection for a tombstone
for the girl's grave was made.
AUSTRIAN'S RKPI LSEU
ALONG ITALIAN LINE
Rome, May 22. Austrian forces
attacking Mount Zugna between
Lake Cards and the Adlge, were re
pulsed, according to today' official
statement.
Home and th Wife.
Tbe wife who conscientiously exe
rates ber duties in the home is ss grest
wealth producer ui ber husliaud, sc
cordini; to Professor B. It. Andrews of
Columbia university. A woiimu win
takes care of the uoine givei licr bun
band many conif it liuit would com
him twice a much to set anywhere
cIkc. The time w ill hii iuidc. be pre
dicted, when tbe lioiit-wife's value will
be reulized more fully, and many wives
now earning m;e n.itslrie the home
will (nvfer to Mfml tliflr time In the
borne inxtead.
be- Law Jl rTXZT!
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L tabic. Sweet Peas, Paasie,
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L California Seeds J
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PL SHELLS I
MN1Y YEARS OLD
Washington, May 32. Some of
the shells aboard the armed Ameri
can liners Mongolia and St, Units to
be used In resisting submarine at
tacks were made during the Spanish-
American war.
This came to light today when Ad
miral Karle. chief of the Ordnance
department, submitted to Secretary
Daniels a report on the accident
which caused the death ot two Am
erican nurses on the armed merchant
ship Mongolia. Some of the shells
used tor the merchant craft, the re
port juU. were made during the
Spanish-American war.
Admiral Karle held that when the
hells were made did not enter Into
consideration, because they were sup-
Dosed to operate perfectly despite
age and exposure to the elements.
A thorough Investigation into tne
St. Louis, incident has dissipated the
suspicions that German spies had
"doctored" the shell, according to
Earle.
RUMORED AWT ON
WAR MINISTER'S UFE
Ww York. May 2S. An unsuc
cessful attempt on the life of Mln
Ister of War Kernsky In Petrograd
was reported today In a dispatch to
the Jewish Dally Forward.
"An attempt on .the life of War
Minister Kernesky wa mad Just
now." the dispatch stated. "Keren-
sky escaped. All the participants ar
rested. Rumors are that the plot
waa arranged by the supporter of
the old regime."
WOULD STOP DRAFT
San Francisco. May 22. Applica
tion tor a writ ot prohibition to
prevent the mayor and city clerk of
Oakland from conducting the rents
tratton of cltliens under the selective
service bill, recently passed by con
gress, was filed In the California
supreme court today by Attorney
Walter Dunn, on behalf of Kerdlnsnd
Claudius, a cltlsen of Oakland.
Th nnllratlon allexes that the
act violates the Thirteenth amend
mnt of the federal constitution
which forbids slavery and Involun
tary servitude.
San Francisco. May 22. The Cal
ifornla supreme court late today de
nled the petition of Attorney Walter
Dunn, counsel for Ferdlnsnd Claud
In of Oakland, asking for a writ of
prohibition preventing tbe mayor and
city clerk of Oakland from register-1
ing Claudius June 5, under the selec- j
tive conscription act i
WINS BECAUSE EARLY
Paris, May 22. France's great
offensive beginning In April, fore
stalled a German offensive move
ment; It net result has not only
been ground gained, but it has forc
ed German army commanders to use
all their reserves In attempts to stop
the French advance.
Premier Rlbot so declared in j
statement today, made on the eve
of Interpellations In the chamber of:
deputies aa to France's present mill-'
tary situation. .
'Perhaps the people expected too
much." Rlbot aseerted. "dlecusalng
th offensive. But If fault have;
been found In the past, these j
have now Wo rectified la the
change we have made. Military '
headquarters are now solely ron-j
earned with military matters."
The premier declared the submar
ine menace bad been greatly amel-l
lorated recently. '
WISXNKIX GOVKBSOn I
Htl.PS PHOHJBITWX !
I
Madison. Wis.. May 22. A refer-!
endum on prohibition In Wisconsin
wlthla the nni two years wss killed i
today, when Governor Phlllpp hslted j
one Of 'the hottest wet and dry fights'
ever een in the Wisconsin legists-1
tnre by vetoing a prohibition refer-'
endum bill, lie sent his message
vetoing the bill five minutes tfore
the time limit on the measure.
I '-
The Flllipns at
Musical ArthU Give Two Splendid Progrunt
li A
Sip a
im W
THt PILLION CONCIST PASTY.
THE Ftlllon Concert Tarty, th fa
mous "Music of th Masters"
Concert Cvmiwny, U the red let
ter event In Chautauqua musical cir
cle for Elllson-Whlt 1917 Assemblies
Ferdinand rUlUm. noted French virtu-
ALL MUST REGISTER
EXEMPTIONS LATER
Portland, May 12. Among the
many questions asked every day at
the office ot the adjutant general re
garding requirements ot the war cen
sus, to be held Tuesday, June &. the
following are typical:
"I am a man SO year old. 1 will
be 31 on June 20. Do I have to rets
Ister on war census day!"
The snswer la. yes. Every uuile
resident between the sues of 2 and
30 years, Inclusive, must register. In
nthar wnrrtu nverv man who has
passed his 21st birthday and has
not passed hi 3 1st birthday, must
reulster.
If man's 31st birthday shouTil
fall on June &, the dale of the wr
census, he Is than 31 years old and
not subject to reglstrstton. If he Is
31 years old the next dy, June fi
then he must register.
"I am a British subject. 2) ear
old. I tried to enlist In the Oregon
national guard, bur was rejected on
account of poor physlcsl condition.
Do I have to register?"
Yes. All male residents betaken
the ages of 21 and 30 years, Inrlu-
TAKE NO SUBSTITUTE
But insist on having
mjVER BANKfTJ
jIAL Creamery Butter
"And it's GOOD Butter,,
Made in
Graduation Books
and Booklets
Demaray
1915 3-speed Twin Indian
and Sidecar
Mclntyre's Garage
506 So.
Chautauqua
.if hoih violin and Plana; rertv
Uoltra. soprano of Chicago Grand Op
era Couiany. and Kdna McEacbern f
the Mcow (ItUMla) Conservatory of
Music, accompanist, are the artists.
slve, must register under penalty ot
Imprisonment.
aV
My age Is 3 years and I am
farmer. Am I subject to peuslly ir
I do not register?"
No. Only male roeldenta between
the agea of 21 snd 30 years Inclu
sive, are siibjert to registration.
KKMM (TAHM MAIL
IIATKH TO HK UKIH'CKIV
Washington. May 23. A rrducllon
in tho postal rates on second el
mall matter newspapers and illega
lities as proposed In the rnuo
bill, was sgreul on today by the
hotisn ways and nivana riimmlttre. ,
Hew Javsnese tattle Quarrel,
The Javsui-M' manner of settUug
quarrels la quite urlcluaL Whru out
niau lias ulTi'iided another the Injured
piuty give notice that he Is anury by
lira x lug In the sand More the ilfor (
the oflVmlcr a ilr.le with a straUiltl
line across II, Imlli atlug Dial Ills u(Tcv
tlon. which would have breu rti-rnal.
Us Ihimi cut lu two. friend of both
Isirlics ttieu shut tlicin up. They par
Icy awhile, ttieu prclcinl to lx born
uuilu. (i rut lie ss little clillilrni and
finally ss men licotne n onc llitl and
i-mbrii-e SlinuUI one be refractory ami
tefnse lu U' culicllliited he is osiractM!
by tile iiiliiliiuulty so rlTetiiisll.tr that
lie In "mi brought to Irrius.
A clsssined ad will give result.
Grants Pass
s stairjsre
$175
6th St.