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80M INTO THE COFFERS OF
t WAR.
Nation Ring With Cries of Stricken
Industry.
By Peter Radford
lecturer National farmer' Union.
King Cotton has suffered mora from
tho European war than any other ag
ricultural product on tho American
continent Tho shells ot tho belliger
ents havo burstcd over hts throne,
frightening his subjects and shatter
ing his markets, and, panic-stricken,
tho nation crlos out "God savo tho
Iclngf
Peoplo from every walk of life havo
contributed their mlto toward rescue
work. Society has danced before tho
Icing; milady has decreed that tho
family wardrobo shall contnln only
cotton goods: tho proas has plead
with tho public to "buy a bale":
bankers havo been formulating hold
ing plans: congress and legislative
bodies havo deliberated over relief
measures: statesmen and writers
havo grown eloquent expounding the
Inalienable rights ot "His Majesty"
and presenting scbemos for preserv
ing tho financial integrity of tho
stricken staple, but the sword of Eu
rope has proved mightier than tho pen
of America in fixing value upon this
product of the sunny south. Prices
havo been bayoneted, values riddled
and markets decimated by tho battling
hosts of tho eastern hemisphere until
tho American farmer haa suffered a
war loss of $400,000,000, and a balo
of cotton bravo enough to enter a,
European port must pay a ransom ot
half Its valuo or go to prison until tho
wnr is over.
Hope of tho Future Uet-Jn Co-operation.
Tho Farmers Union, through tho
columns of tho press, wants to thank
tho American peoplo for the friend
ship, sympathy and assistance given
the cotton farmers in the hour of dis
tress and to direct attention to co
operative methods necessary to per
manently assist tho 'marketing ot all
farm products.
The present emergency presents as
grave a situation as evor confronted
tho American farmer and from tho
viewpoint of tho producer, would scorn
to justify extraordinary relief meas
ures, even to the point of bending tho
constitution and straining business
rules In order to lift a portion ot tho
burden off tho backs of tho farmer,
for unless something is tlono to check
tho invasion of tho war forces upon
the cotton fields, tho pathway of the
European pestilence on this continent
will be strewn with mortgaged homes
and faminoand poverty will stalk oror
tho southland, filling tho highways of
industry with refugees and the bank
ruptcy court with prisoners.
Ail calamities teach us lessons and
the present crisis serves to Illuminate
the frailties .of our marketing meth
ods and the weakness of our credit
system, and out of tho financial an
guish and travail of tho cotton farmer
will como a volume of discussion and
a mass of suggestions and finally a
solution of this, the blggost problem
in the economic life of Amorlea. If.
Indeed, we have not already laid the
foundation for at least temporary re
lief. More Pharaohs Needed In Agriculture.
Farm products have no credit and
perhaps can never have on a perma
nent and satisfactory basis unless ho
build warehouses, cold storage plants,
elevators, etc for without storage and
credit facilities, tho south is com
pelled to dump Its crop on the -market
at harvest time. The Farmers' Unions
In the cotton producing states have
for the past ten years perslsteutly ad
vocated the construction of stoiage
facilities. We have built during this
period 2,000 warehouses with a ca
pacity of approximately 4,000,000 bates
and looking backward tho results
would seem encouraging, but looking
forward, we are able to bouse less
than one-third of the crop and ware
bouses without a credit systom lose
80 per cent of their usefulness. The
problem is a gigantic one too great
for the farmer to solve unaided Ho
must have the assistance of the hank
cr, the merchant and the government
In production we have reached the
high water mark of perfection in tho
world's history, but our marketing
methods are most primitive. Iu the
dawn ot history we find agriculture
plowing with a forked stick but with
a system of warehouses under govern
mental supervision that made the
Egyptians the marvel of civilization,
for who has not admired the vision of
Joseph and applauded the wisdom of
Pharaoh for storing the surplus until
demanded by the consumer, but in
this age we have too many Josephs
who dream aud not enough Pharaohs
who build.
Tho following will was wrltton by
Chnrlos Lounsborry. onco a promi
nent member of tho Chicago bar,
who In his later yonrs lost his mind
and wns committed to nn liisano ncy
him. It has boon rcnrlnteil many
times in tho past tow yonra nud is
given In Tho Ihillotln nl tho request
ot subscribers.
I, Charles Lounsborry. being of
sound nnd dlsnoslnrc mind and mem
ory, do hereby mnko and publish this,
my last will and tostament. in oruor,
aa Justly nB may bo. to dlstrlbuto my
lntorest In tho world anions succeed
ing mon.
That part ot my Interest, which la
known In law and recognised In tho
sheep-bound volumes as my property
bolng inconsiderable and of nono no
count. I mnko no disposition ot In
this, my will. My right to live, being
but n life estate. Is not nt my dispos
al, but those things excepted, nil else
in tho world I now proceed 'to doviso
and bequeath.
1TKM: I glvo to good fathers and
mothers in trust for tholr ohtldren,
all good Uttlo words of praise and
encouragoment, anil all quaint pot
names nnd endearments, and I charge
said parents to uso thorn Justly, but
genorouaty, aa tho needs ot tholr
chlldron shall require
ITEM: I leao to clilUWn inclu
sively, but only for tho term of tholr
childhood, nil and every, the flowers
of tho Holds, and the hlosaoma ot tho
woods, with tho right to piny among j
them frcoly according to tho customs I
ot ch'ldron. warning thorn at tho
samo tlmo against thistles nnd thorns.
And I doviso .to children tho banka
of tho brooks and tho golden sands
benoath tho waters thereof, nnd tho
odors ot tho willows that dip thoroln
audt ho white clouds that float high
over tho giant trees. And I Icnvo to
children the long, long days to bo
merry In, In a thousand ways, nnd
tho night, and tho moon, nnd tho
train of tho Milky Way to wonder at.
but subject, nevertheless, to the
rights hereinafter given to lovors.
ITEM: I devlso to boys Jointly, all
the itRotut, tdlo fields nnd qommnna
where ball mny bo plnycd; nit plonn
nut waters where one mny awl in; nil
snowelnd hills where ono may const;
nnd all Btrenma nnd ponds where one
may fish or whore, when itrliu Winter
comoB, ono may skate, to hiWo and
to hold theso same for the period of
their boyhood. And all meadows,
with tho clover blossomn and butter
llles thereof; tho woods with their
appurtenances; tho squirrels and the
birds and echoes and atrnugo noises.
and nil distant plneea which may be
visited together with tho ndvonturon
there found. Ami I glvo to said boys
each his own place nt tho fireside at
night with all tho pictures that may
bo seen In tho burning wood to en
joy without lot or hindrance, and
without nny oncumbrnncu of care.
ITKM: To lovors, I doviso the'r
Imaginary world with whatever they
may need as the stars ot tho sky. tho
red rosos by tho wall, tho bloom of
tho hawthorn, tho swoot strains of
music, nnd aught olse thoy may de
alro to figure to each other tho lust
Ingness and boauty ot tholr lovo.
ITKM: To youn men. Jointly. I
doviso and bequeath nil holstorous.
Inspiring shorts of rivalry, nnd I give
to thorn tho disdain ot wenkenod or
daunted confidence In their own
strength. Though thoy nro rude, I
lenvo to thoin the powor of making
lasting friendships, nnd of pooMtng
companions, and to them exclusively,
I give all morry songs ana urnvo cnor
uses to sing with lusty volcos.
ITKM And to thoso who are no
longer children, or youths, .or lovors,
I leavo memory, nnd I bequeath tn
thorn tho volumes ot pooms ot Hums
nnd Shnkcspoare and or otbor poems,
tf thero ho othors. to tho end that
thov may live tho old daya ovor again
freely nnd fully without tltlo or dim
inution. ITEM: To our loved ones with
snowy crowns, I bequeath tho happi
ness of old age, tho lovo nnd grati
tude of tholr choldrcn until thoy fall
asleep.
coyuto nttnek comes from Htauffor.
"Wo hoard n dog whtuo nt tho door
nnd thou ho pnsnod by tho window
nnd wo nnw It was n coyote. Frod
Overall got his 30-30 nud shot nt
him BtnmtluK by tho ehloken house.
Just than ho mndo tor l"rod nnd ho
got out of his way but ho Jumped nl
Pngo Htauftor. Krod cninu to help
him nnd tho coyote turned on hint.
Krod was too elosu to shoot that long
dlHtnncn gun for fonr ot killing a
horse or cow. Ho ho fought hi m with
tho olubbod gun. The coyote Jumped
nt Kred'a face nnd hts nose touched
Fred's. Krod won tho bnttlo but ho
bruko his mm."
NO REASON FOR IT.
You nro shown a way. There can
bo no roitsun why nny reader of this
who surfers the tortures ot an aching
bank, tho annoyance of urinary ills
orders, the pales and dangers of kid
ney Ills will fall to hood the word ot
a rosldmit ot thin locality who lint
found roller. The following U eon
vlnolng proof. Mrs. J. W. Ootohul,
1110 Seventh street, Hood Itlver,
Oregon, snys: "I had dull, nagging
puttta no row the small of my Itnok null
the notion ot my kidneys was Irroff
ular. I tried several well-known
kidney madlettiM, but got no relief
until I took Uonu's Kidney IMIIh.
They relieved me nt onro and the
bnckaoho soon left mo. My kidneys
were strengthened ami my system
wns toned up. Another ot my fam
ily had goad results from Dean's Kid
ney Mils." Price 60 cents, at all
donlers. Don't simply ask for a kid
itoy remedy got Doan'a ICtdnev Pills
the same that Mrs. Uatchpl had
Foster-Mllburn Co., Props., Uuffalo.
N. Y.
COYOTES MADE ATTACKS
Animals Suffering With liable Lose
Former Timidity.
A striking aspect of tho rabies
situation In Central Oregon at tho
present tlmo Is tho apparent fearless,
ness reached by coyotes suffering
from the disease. Ordinarily ono or
tho most timid and cowardly ot ani
mals, the coyote with rabies seoma to
forgot all danger, coming Into farm
yards and attacking men with no
provocation. Accounts of several
such attacks havo been printed la tho
nowspapors of tho Interior, Including
that at tho ranch ot Alton Land faro
at Powell Hutto roportod In'Tho Hul
lotln lest month. Slnco then reports
havo como including tho following.
It. O. Farrla of Itond, who drlvos
an auto truck betwoon Ilcnd and
Hums when near Glass Hutto on n
rocent trip noticed a coyoto coming
up tho road toward tho machlno
marling and snapping nt Imaginary
objects in tho air. Ho throw a mon
key wrench nt tho animal and lilt him
tut ho did not run nway and a mom
ent later Mr. Farrls leaned out from
tho auto and killed tho coydto with
a blow on tho head from a hammer.
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croup, bronchial and Ingrlppo coughs,
Foloy Kidney Pills and Foley Cathnr
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Uso Deschutes Spray Flour! It Is
tho host made and n llonu product
Adv. 37 tf
ONE CENT A WORD Is all a little
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Try an oystor cocktail at tho Cojy
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MARKET REPORT.
NORTH PORTLAND. Jan. 31.
Recolpts for tho week havo boon cat
tle 028, calves 61, hogs 8680, sheep
290. With tho exception ot a tow
cars the cattlo receipts this week
havo been of medlocro quality. Tops
havo failed to bring moro than $7.76
at any tlmo slnco Monday, Monday
witnessed tho Inrgest slnglo days run
of hogs ovor rccolvod at North Port
land, ovor 7200 hond being received.
Many half fat and rough hogs nro be
ing received Tho market Is closing
at JO 80 for tops. As usual ohoep
continue moro In demand than tho
supply All on rings nro being tak
en nt steady prices. Ijtmbs nt 17-50;
yearling wethers 10.60; owes $6.60.
SILVER TONGUED ORATORS
FOUND AMONGJEGISLATORS
Dairy Make tho Englo Hoar While
Fortx (icls Reputation as IMwter
Hntlth Is Parliamentarian.
SALEM, Jan. 26. In speaking of
tho silver tonguod orators of tho
loglslnturo tho correspondent of tho
Portland Journal the othor day wrote
this:
"Perhaps tho roadlest of thoso i
swayera ot tho multltudo is Frank
Davoy, who Is by way of being ono
of tho oldest members of tho law
making body. Ho halls from Central
Oregon, there tho wild coyotes rage
and tho pack rabbits nibble at the
growing alfalfa. Ho started In on
tho first dny of (ho session and mado
tho great bald eagle soronm ovor the
banner of tho Republican party." '
While the Demosthenes of Rums
certainly grlpa tho attention of the
gnllory, nnd oven succeeds In cans-'
lug most of tho members to lay aside
their nowspapors while ho has tho.
Door, ho Is not the only Central Ore
gonlan who has a reputation as a
speakor. ,
Vernon A. Forbes of Rend la reck
oned one of tho ablest debaters In tho
house, aud with a strong personal'
following, a habit of going after
thing" hard, ho has nchlovod tho
reputation of usually winning what'
he Is nftor. Then there Is Wesley
O. Smith of Klamath, Joint represen
tative from this district with Forbes '
Smith Is reckoned ono of tho llvest
parliamentarians In tho Homo, and
It Is seldom that anyone "slips some-'
thing over" without Smith calling thn
point unless both of 'om aro work
ing for tho samo tilings '
lluy your rolled oata at tho llon.l.
Flour Mill. JOtf'
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