F i I WHMMH i itAll.uoAl) WORK taking fiAcm of mm Moro lluxn five hundred women sire iMiijiloyeil by the Onion Pacific SyaUuu'H western unit, the Oregon Washlngton Railroad & Navigation f 'ompany. Over four hundred men formerly In the company service have Joined she color, and in many Instances women are doing the work of the non who have heard the call. In addition to clerks and stcno xranht'rx. women are filling many oilier posit Inns. They are acting ax lastoner agnntH, Rtation agentu and gent'n helpers, car checkers, car .accountant, ctiwhlerH and some of the xirlH nre acting as messengers and "'office boys ". In the car shops women clean the eoaclies Inside and out, renovating cushions, and when repairs are made do the sandpaper inn for the painters. They are core makers in the foundry, and they are brass polishers In tho finishing rooms. In many depart menls women are being employed where formerly the work was done exclusively by men. Son 1 1- of the new employes have had xperlenco while others are new In railroad work, but are proving effi cient. It is out of the ordinary to have girls at work In the offices of the yardmasters, yet at Huntington, Ore gon, there Is a girl car-checker, two rjfirls are car accountants at Seattle, Washington, and they are making good. The night ticket clerk at Pendleton, Oregon la a young woman, evtTiii women are station agents, while telegraph operators are num erous. Woman and girls have proven their abllllv to do many tasks. Uall road work Is diversified, and offers -i field for the women who urc de- TIIK I'HKS OI-' AIIYHKMITV V..I lllllli lu (fin.- Iliull Hi il 111 , . . ,,, enl to transportation and labor, and tinned and sustained prosperity will i enervate and undermine tho phyiil Today .thanks lo the electric mot- win I In r lie he Von lllndenhnrg him or transmission lines, and high vol tage, the factory may looate convcnl onli mental and moral slamlua of any people. The human animal Is all too prone to over-Indulge In the good things of life. Put a man on his mettle to wrest existence from a reluctant world, and In the effort every fiber of his being la necessarily developed to the uttermost, and he emerges an invincible specimen of the fighter. So with nations, (liven all that heart can wish, and left to revel un hindered In the Indulgence of thul plenty, the national fibre must In- evltahly deteriorate. Any crisis that Jars men out of their ease cannot fall to work good to that people. With no disposition to minimize the evils of the present conflict, yet we ure hound to realize that the world Is waking up to a view of life that it had well nigh lost. Life Is a struggle, and when strug gling ceuses decay Mil In. When tho smoke of tho present conflict has cleared away and the world takes stock of results, we will be found to have learned many val uable lessons. One great loss Is inevitable- that of heroic live that must of necessity be sacrificed. This is deplorable. Yet these lives will have been given in the most glor ious of causes- the renewing and vitalizing of the life of the nations. From the dawn of history to tho present day, syharlteu and sensualists have professed to deride and scoff at the sclptural virtues of renunciation and self sacrifice. Yet the decree remains as unalterable today as when enunciated by the Man of (iallilce. that "whosoever loseth his life shall find it." We of America have not yet touch ed the edge of real cnumiutlon. We have the water power brought to it. Kvery twenty-four hours there goes to waste unused water power equivalent to the coal energy of 1, 000,000 tons, or 35,000,000 tons each year. At a low average of pre sent prices this waste represents $2,000,000,000 yearly. Switzerland gets her coal from Germany. This year the supply Is only two-thirds of requlrments, yet Switzerland will pay Germany over $4,000,000 for coal. At the present moment there are undeveloped water powers In Switzerland amounting to 1,100,000 horsepower which, with self, or t tie amiiiciii mi " win ". comes wabbling over to photograph tlie llrlllsh batteries. "Archie" Is not really feand. Ills main purpose is to rattle you when you are new at tho game and keep ,ou nun getting the pictures you are (lying over Hie German lines to get, u.,i. irlt." can rise In one of his ui. ,,attiepianes and engage you. This does not mean that few machines are hit by shrapnel from antiaircraft guns; almost every machine that docs any extended ob servation work has bullets taken out of It every week. Tho bullets, unless they happen to hit the airman him self, do almost no damage, however. Tho causualltles to airmen resulting the r2fi, 000 horsepower already liar- ' from this cause directly are very nosed, would make Switzerland al- slight, also. most Independent of the outside In part, the reason for the ef coal supply i fectlveness oi the shrapnel fire iayn Our own unused water powers re- ' In Hie nature of the firing Itself; a main undeveloped because the ro-jlOO by KO-ft. plane, flying at Hie strictlons our Government demands i rate of from 110 to 145 miles an do not appeal to the private enter-1 hour at an unknown helghth which prise, which naturally Is reluctant to j may be anywhere from 10,000 feet invest vast sums under a franchise upward makes a very small and which may be terminated at any time. With the financial burdens with which our Government will emerge from this war, II will doubt less be years before Congress would feel Justified In appropriating the money necessary to make this de velopment. It would seem wise, unsatisfactory target. The duck hunter can realize this, since It is no small trick to pepper a duck, flying 40 miles an hour and only 50 yards away. The wind deflection and the allowance for speed Is very great In this homely Instance; how much more so when the distance Increases ! therefore, rather than wait an In- to two miles and the speed to two definite number of years, that a fran- ! miles a minute! chlse of say fifty years should bo I The rest of the reason for the fall granted, with the privilege of tak- ure of tho "Archie" lies In the clever lug over the properties at tho ned of '. ness of tho airmen themselves, thut time on some basis of valuation, Various examples of this clever fair to Government and owners. On ness originally displayed by some such a basis development would be- Individual airman by gradually be gin at once. coming standard usage - and of Hie In the meantime the 1.100.000 success M well as dangers of the, tons' value of coal Is rushing to the tricks of the air are told and lllus- ,en.let upon themselves and It ;,f ,la,,. K,V1.H ollly of a HUp,.rw,Mlll,,ulll.(.. fords openings for others to replai the men who have heard the call. Host periods are allowed the wo lieu twiie dally, and their comfort is looked alter bj the management It is Interesting to note thai the ladies devote their rest time to knit ling fur the soldiers and sailors. They sire patriotic and willing to do their bit for their country in any way pos ible. They encourage enlist menls by announcing their willingness to work, rather than go on record as dependents, and their splendid patri nil in is an inspiration to men to beed the call to arms. Women are taking places of Impor tance In the field of railroad work. Their activities of grein value will continue to grow in It Is when the giving assumes the nature of sacrifice thai tho rial gOOd to the people win he ren II sod Shall we. then, prft) that It come not lo Wo, repeal the sacrifice ol life li deplorable, ami ire would it oould be averted. There Is hut one greater calamity that COUld befall US, that is that we should tall to measure up to the ' opportunity now knocking ut our door. sea every I weiity-four hours, an ab solute waste, without Hie slightest benefit to any one. Ily II II Wind sor, in the February Popular Mec banlcs Magailno. Tin: TIHMMINHS" OF LIKE ASKS hi li M. OF 64MKACRE LAW Human activities have from time Immemorial i roughly dirid ! into (wo claaeeii commonly desig nated bj the plain ' oken ut the "essentials" and the "trimmings " Tho division Is an arbitrary one, and like most arbitrary definitions Is frequently unfair. It Implies that the one i vitally necessary while the other Is superfluous. This is far from being Hie truth Many centuries ago a great Toach- trated in this article. By K T llronsilson, In the February Popular Mei haiiics Magazine. o HOLY FAMILY CHI IK I! (Catholic) Cor Miller and ('. Sts. Siindav High Mass at 10:00 o'clock Week days Mass at 7 o'clock. Instructions for children Satur days at 9 A M. Ili'v, Father Francis, O. F. M. Hector. XAZAItK.NF, CHURCH they enter on additional tasks. o KAK.M LABOR is AMPLE RIGHTLY t TILIZFH By utilizing every liii of (he avall--ijle farm labor supply In Oregon il Will be enough to plant, care for and harvest big war crops called tor by the Government, says j. w. Brewer. (arm labor agent for Oregon. Cooperation and sacrifice b) farm ers, laborers and business men are necessary. To Hie usual labor force,. must be added retired farmers, capa ble farm women, high school boys. ierks ami office assistants tempor arily relieved by substitution of wo men uud older men, and men about own. BXJ liange of belli in local communities and .shifting of reserve forces to points of emergency will iilso be necessary. Il Is ulso ex peetod that business men will stand ready to throw off their coats and belp the farmer out in theh pinches. Mr. Brewer represents the I'. S. office of Markets, bnl will correlate his work with that of the state coun cil of Defense, the stale Labor Com missioner, the Agricultural College Service, the Portland Free Bmplo) meit Bureau, and the local county agricultural councils or other local bodies. Only by tho closest unity of I itll of tbOM tones will the plans suc ceed. This Is assured, Mr. Brewer thinks, and farmers are encouraged to go ahead with their plans for max- iiuum crops o A special dispatch lo the Boise er declared that "Man shall not live .Statesman from Salt Lake savs: The i,v bread alone " This truth has importance as resolutions committee of the Amerl- lost nothing of Its force with (he can National Livestock Association 'passage of time. There are many submlKed a report on the (140-acrc vital Interests in life besides that of homestead act to Hie afternoon ses sion, strong condemnation was giv en the ad for Its disastrous effects Ion the slock Industry and urgent i -. iiiiiniind.il inn, were made for Its II a mere subsistence These Interests are they which mark the dividing line between man and the brute crea Hon. They are the demands of Ills nature that grow out of his higher repeal. The act Is claimed to be '. Intelligence, ami they are Just as es- partlcularly disastrous to sheepmen m-ntall to the completion of the and stockmen of Idaho and Wyom character as are the demands of sub-lug- Isiatenoe tO the development of the Other recommendations were: purely physical That (here lie no Increase In grazing If we are lo reap the Hill reward of fees; for the issuance of i 0-year per- our service we must not set aside mlts; no reduction In penults and not the social demands or life. It Is more than In per cent reduction in untrue to say we have no time for one 10-year period; that all permits such. Time devoted to the cultivation with established preference April 1. or the social lire In reason is nev- 1010, be transferable without re r Wasted. L Is really a period de- slrlctlons; that no permit be Issued voted to the storing of energy and with a ;40-acre homestead as a basis; resources thai Hhall aid us In the. that the right to graze cattle In the more material tasks. An Intimate national forests be attached to laud knowledge of the characteristics of on or adjacent to the forest ruther our fellows Is a valuable knowledge. than to livestock; for tho fencing of Brushing up against the ulms and allotments; that no permits be grant- aspirations or our neighbors and id to beginners on allotments thut friends gives Impetus to our own have been used in tile past exclusive- aspirations and sends us forth to the ly for breeding; Hint no permits be contest with renewed lone and vlg i iued on account Of leasing ol mil- or verslly lands; (hat If a ten year per-' And in fad mod or il tounatlon i ' mil be granted, no homesteader who of hiv can !' successful!) pursued has not eomplted with theh present without losing sight or those higher tula Ho hi be granted permll for Interests thai mar:-, the man or the more Stock than his homestead will woman of an upward vision. I he support for a period of rive years; i ibanlc can as easily be a gentle thai no distinction be made between man as a lout. ICven the crossing range improvements on private lands sweepi r need not be a boor. Cook and government lands. iug and dish-washing need not bar Sheepmen .Meet the iiilml and heart Horn things' Recommendations r o r lower above and beyond the human task, it ' Height rates from winter to summer Is as easy for the farmer to incdl ranges. 00 operation of sheepmen 111 lute on Hie great philosophies of Id-v Lyman Brough. Pastor. A cordial invitation is extended to you to attend our services . The hours of the service on the Sahbath ure as follews: Preaching at 1 1 A. M. .Sabbath School at 10 A. M. Young Peoples' meeting at 6 P. M. Song service at 7:30 P. M. Preaching at 8:00 P. M. Prayer meeting Wednesday at 7 P. M. Hoys' and girls' clubs In north ! il and western Stales pledged for ar service In gardening, canning, ullry raising, and other emergen enterprises have more than X00, 100 members. A fire proof solution for treating airplane fabrics Is a thing which may be realised In the near future ex periments In a private plant having already developed a com.iaratlTely successful solution. Hiwl The Grip Threr Weeks. With January comes Lagrlppe, Lingering colds seem to settle in the system causing one to ache all over feel fevelsh and chilly, tired, hear and drooping. Mrs. Lizzie Tyloa Henderson Ky., writes: "My dauglu ter had lagrlppe for three weeks. I gare her Foley's Honey and Tsr and now she is alright." Sold by Heed Bros. 45 30, WHAT REEK CATTLE WOltKFHS Hie matter of uniform wages and op- earth as upon Die virtues or fallings mi. Field agents in beer CSttlS exlen- ' siou work, according to the annual report of the Bureau of Animal In dustry, United States Department of Agriculture, in the last fiscal year HAH.VFSS OUR WATER POWER. SM suecilic advice to r, 'ton farm- . rs; addressed 600 meetings with at- In tha eurly days of Ibis country tcnrlalice of fS,7S(l people; were in- tho grist mill wus built where there iruujontal in placing with farmers was water power, and in time oilier I.'J'Jl breeding cattle, besides 060 iudusiiies ulso located there for the hogs, a number or brooding man laflM reason. Muny of our largest iind i,c:l' feeder rattle. Direct at manufacturing citiiH have grown up en in building 180 around thou grist mills. Bui man) nd 28 additional livestock of tbS best water powers were no in organizations were formed, Demon- aocoaiblo, and the surrounding conn -drations given included OS in baby try ho until for agricull ure, that no seof, 160 In steer feeding, in egl Kills and towns have ever taken ad He pasturing, and over 1,000 In hog I vantage of Hie cheapest mill power raising. known. position tO the government fixing the of a politic tl candidate In abort, price or wool, WON the Natures ol achlovement may have lor its end Hie thi' president's address at the open higher things or lire as well as the Ing ol the Utah woolgrowers' annual baser. convention bora Tuesday, Keep tho flroa burning brightly on 0 Hie social altera, it i tor tho high er development of bumanlt) that we are now struggling, and ll would I surely be a perversion of our efforts did we lOBO slghl or the golden grain i Willie contenting ourselves Willi the in, its oi life, DODGING " 1HCHIE" AND rfAaV ING "inn ;,. "Archie": The name given by the i-: cardriiie Lafayette and the Etoyal Plying Corps i" autlalrorafl sbrap not, "Fritz ' The oame of every (ieiinan soldier according to the OROl WBBR OVER THE TOP! Uncle Sam hh- we must, put our boya "Over The Top," To do tins we who HtHY nt home mu8i do our part, which is CONSEIlVATION. .lust now we eve especially Hiked tn conserve fuel. The only way to conserve fuel is to Hurn Lean, Thie is a difficult matter with the old fuel-eatiDg StOVtS to bo seen in ho many lioiiics. You don't have to make any spsc'sl effort to savo fuel if you are usinp; one of our famous Charter Oak Stoves and Ranges. They juut naturally I've and thrive on less than others, and gives you every ounce of heat energy there is in your fuel. You need a Charter Oak Stove and Range! Come in and see our attractive prices. I. S. GEER & CO. J. J. Donrgun, Pre. Achie McGowtn, Vice-Pre. G. N. Jameson, Secy. J. E. I.oggan, Tress. HARNEY COUNTY ABSTRACT COMPANY (Incorporated! 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