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TUESDAY, JVLY S3, 1918.
OREGON WEATHER
Fair; gentle westerly winds. 4
POTASH AND CROPS
We learn from German authori
ties that the United States la suf
fering grievously for lack of German
potash. Germany, as everybody
knows, baa the largest kntfwn . da
posit of thla mineral fertiliser.
Before the war the rest of 'the
world depended on It to great -tent.
Now, deprived of potash, so
the German professors assure the
German people, our agriculture - Is
languishing, our fields are barren
and starvation for tha allies la cer
tain. , Germany's potash , monopoly
cripples us more effectually than our
blockade, cripples , Germany. Her
potash, mightier than arm or gold,
will bring her a triumphant peace.
To paraphrase the ' words of ' an
ancient sage,' it Is just as well not
to know so much aa to know all that
ft German professor knows. -
It happen that: we are cultivating
about 20,000,000 more of our "bar
ren acres" than ever before, and do
ing it with what we honestly take
to be considerable aucceis. We are
going to have probably 300,000,000
bushels of wheat more than we had
last year, a far bigger corn crop than
usual, and more barley, rice and rye
than ever before. The staple food
rops are also excellent in Canada,
Bn gland 'and France. ., As foe. Ger
many herself, all accounts from neu
tral sources agree that her crops this
season are extremely poor.
What's the matter? ' .Isn't
Ger-
many taking her own potash medl
eineT . Or Js the soccesa or failure of
the war,, after an, not dependent on
German fertilizer or any other Ger
man product?
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The conservation . pf beds, recom
mended "by the war industries board.
oureiy we a green to tjr l pa
triotic public without any great
sense of hardship. If the brass and
steel are needed for war purposes,
we can surely get along without ask
lpg manufacturers to make us new
brass beds for some time to come.
Wooden beds are surelv aa tnir.
able s wooden ships, and both were'
found tolerable for a good many1
hundred years. Indeed," what mid-'
die-aged man f 'wAmlii' ...':j'
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not born in s wooden; hf 'what!.''
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m soq,noHgB ior itne lathers andji
grandfathers Is jsnrely good enough'
for the' children, ' afways excepting'
the old, round, knobby four-poster
with a creaking rope cat's cradle In
stead of sprln)ts.: ;' " ''' ' ! '"
There are fewer beds needed, too,
KINNEY & TRUAX GROCERY
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because ft couple of million, young
men have left them for a bedlesa oc
cupation, and there may be another
couple of million beda left vacant be
fore long. We can make thera go
'round till the boya get back.
Aa for children, the matter Is
comparatively simple. One big
brother's bed. supplied with a stout
partition In the middle, will serve
nicely for two youngsters. Cradles
are out of style. There is no ban,
apparently, on the baby'a crib. If
there should be, father, can make
one himself.
Cuba haa adopted July 14, France's
"BastlleDey',Naa her, own national
holiday. We should' have been
pleased If our little neighbor, lack
ing any special national festival of
her own, had chosen the day on
which we declared war on Spain and
clinched her (dependence. But as
long as France gets the honor, we
won't quarrel about it.
The war Industries board has cut
the number of bed davenport styles
from 75 to 10. This is Intolerable.
How can we ever get along with only 'lt
It klnda of davenports?
S0LD1ERLETTERS
-' Pet tinker Jfow-. Obtain J
Mr. and Airs. J. A. Pettlnger re
ceived ft letter from their 'son, 'La
ther, who left Grants Pass sit" yean
ago to accept a position as manager
of the advertising department of the
8tar Bulletin, the largest paper In
Honolulu.
When war was declared he en
listed with the national guards and
was made sergeant and held that po
sition until he was called to hla pres
ent position. His letter is as fol
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'J"' Honolulu, H. I.,
' July 7, 1918.
Pear Father and Mother:
Your letter of June ISth and 25th
received today and am glad to hear
that you are both well. . , . ,,.
This morning . I got a telephone
call to come to the office. When 1
got there I was Informed that I had
been made captain of the quarter
master corps of the national guard
of Hawaii, and assistant to the U. 8.
property and disbursing officer. A';
A property and jlisbufslng office!
Is appointed by 'the secretary of war
for each ptate d termor, be Is
under feond. . and. all equipment and
supplies are charged to him person
ally and he is personally responsible
for all property In his state or ter
ritory. He In turn issues the pro
perty to other organizations of the
national guard. He pays all bills
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Incurred by the national guard. Bo
you see there la a multitude of de
tail and work to be dune. I also
have to take care of most of tho
work In connection with ordnance
and quartermaster departments as
well. I have a clerk and a sergeant
instructor from the' regular army
under me. It keeps me busy from
S a. m. to 10:10 p, m. moat every
day and sometimes on Sunday.
The first thing out of the box I
waa put on the reception committee
to aid at the governor's reception
tor Secretary Lane from Washing'
ton. D. C. .
You should have seen me all
decked 'out In my white ' uniform,
white cap, while shoes, white gloves
and a shiny sliver sword hanging
at my side. It waa some reception
too.' I guesa I met all the mucky'
muks In the Island aa well aa Secre
tary Lane's party from the capital.
1 went out to the fair Tuesday
and saw the exhibits and entertain
ments.' It certainly was some swell
little show for these smalt islands to
set up. - There were about 21,000
people there and when yon consider
that some days at the exposition In
San Francisco there was only about
75,000, I think that going some tor
Hawaii. Only wish you could have
been here to have attended with me
for I know you would have enjoyed
. I would like td be there and get
some of those cherries end berries
that yqu are canning. I " haven't
tasted cherries over here 'except '' In
a piece of pie now' and then."' "'
We have strawberries all the' year
round and "battanaa and papal (sort
of cross between eantetonpe.'pamp
kin, watermelon and other' things', It
has lot of peppermint In It' and
tastes real good after' you learn td
like It.) (- The 'cantaloupes are just
coming into the market.
Well It is time to go to work
agaln.'so will bring this propaganda
(as Earl calls .it), to, ft dose, with
love from your son. ... ...
t- .. ... . LUTHER . ;
OAPT. J. 8. PITTENOER, .
Office of the chief quartermaster
and V. 8. property and disburs
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Drawing Lets for Wife.
I love the way they once faced the
grim realities of life snd fought fire
with Are. Marriage was a lottory, ,
they settled Jt by lot The way of .
man with a tanld might upset the ci
eolations of the wise man in Proverb:
but It (Ndo't feaxo the early Moravians,
They', got Otrt the lot bowl put, the
names in ; prsyed ' that ' the drawing
would be providentially guided, and
went ahead In faith. And those mar
riages so arranged were such successes
that one Is slmosttempted to winh for
a return of the custom, In disuse now
for many a year. Exchange. . :
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Widower Hefore I mnrried I onnMn'
lave a ilollnr; now that I'm mnrrlc'
'nnd my wife Is dead I save atiiicmt
half my, salary, , - , , , ,ti -
The war has brought . together In
New Tor city two French brothers
who had not aevu each othes tor ten
years. One la Rene Humbert, a mem
ber of Pershing's army In Frsnce,
now home on furlough, and the other
la Mnrcet Humbert, a member of the
dlvlnlon of the famous French Alpine
chnweurs, now visiting the United
States. Both Rene and Marcel Hum
bert were bora In France, Ten years
SRO the Humbert family emigrated tP
America, Marcel remaining behind.
Ue joined the famous "IUue Devtla"
at the outbreak of the wnr and has
been In many battles. Meanwhile Bene
Joined the regular American army and
went to France with Pershing's first
troops, returning two weeks sgo with
t detachment of Americans who were
sent to the United Stntes to aid the
tlberty Loan drive and also to boost
army recruiting. The two brothers
were attending an outdoor meeting
In New York city a few days sgo
when they reeoimlxed each other, and
the reunion began right then and
there. .(
tyes Tell the Truth.
When the eyes ssy one thing snd
the tongue another, the practical man
relies on the language of the first
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