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GILLIAM COUNTY'S LEADING HOME PAPER l VOL. 29 CONDON, OREGON, FBJDAY, JULY 1918 SMALL MACHINES WILL SAVE LABOR IN FARM DISTRICT Gilliam county farmer win uso this year CO or mora of th mall labor Having combined. Imriy aeven havt been sold in the county this year. This will bave a wiving effect on the labor aiiuutiuti which hu caused some aleeplesa niichta through th grain growing sections of the atate for othr counties are buy ing these combines as well 'as Gilliam. Estimating that each machine in the county will save the labor or five men and the total labor of 300 men will be aaved to be used by other farm era who have not these machines and the sales this year will effect the saving of 185 men. In erMI. tion to the conservation of labor, these men who own these ma chines in Gilliam county will aave for themselves tha sum r.r $1200. figuring the average wage oi me men saved at $4 each. 13 LEAVE TOMORROW FOR FT. M'DOWELL Gilliam Will send another draft quota tomorrow to th country'a isrv'ce. Th-re will be thirteen in this party and they to to Fr. McDowell, California. Those who will go are: W B. Moore, John Gruber. J. A. Cooper (transferred to Hood River). Guars v Zintz. G. C. Pollen, Earl Bryan (transferred to Portland). J. T Burkl. M. W. Potter. Vernon Chronicle. A. H. Judkins. Ii. W. Hull (transferred to Moro), Harry Koland and M.H. Robertson. ENGINEERS ARE ASKING FOR RECRUITS CHAUTAUQUA WILL BE BACK NEXT YEAR J. H. Bishop Loses Tee John Bishop suffered a very painful injury this week when a heavy iron dropped on his foot and completely cut off his big toe. He is using a oair of crutches now but is getting along as fast as can be expected and will soon be back at work Council Will Meet Soon " The council did not meet Mon day night which was the time for the regular meeting. One councilman said the council would not meet so long as the chautau qua was in session and maybe not until toe Germans were licked And he seemed to feel that it would not be so very long at that. Jacob Larch and family of Clem are all Chautauqua boosters. They were in attendance at near ly every session. Condon'a chautauaua closed last night It was the best nro- gram Ellison-White have brought on mis circuit and was greatly appreciated by the people of this vicinity. Many have said that they got the worth of their sea SOD ticket from one numher nlnn and, although no vote was taken. the general opinion seems to be that the best number was Dr. Evana or Elsie Mae Gordon or Mrs. Zehner. with little choice between these three. The tickets were not all sold and the com mittee which guaranteed the ticket sate have to make up the deficit Two business men who were not on the contract showed the real community BDirlt b? irlv ing cash donations to help out, with the idea that it should not be up to a few to give Condon the best entertainment and in struction ever brought here. To bring the Chautauqua back next year, 103 people have atoned the contract and ic is desired to bring this number up to 110 so that should some move away the com mittee will still have 1(H) mem bers. Very few refused to saa and this is clear evidence that the peoph appreciate and want the chautauqua. REPORT OP THE CONDITION OP TEE CONDON NATIONAL DANK CONDOM. OHKOOM At the CIom of Btulnee. Jon 29, 1918 Troops of the Engineer Corn. though seldom mentioned In the diHpatches from the front per form duties of the very highest importance in any camDaien The main dutit-s of engineers "is to apply engineering and science to the emergencies of modern warfare to protect and assist the troops. In the present war th duties of the Engineer Troops are so varied that a man who has been trained in civil life to "do things" can be so placed in the engineers that his trainln will be of value to himself and to his country. Engineer units wer among the first American soldiers to go to France last year. Sev eral new regiments of the United States Engineers are now being recruited In different Darts of th country. The 604th at Vancouver Barracks, Washington, and the 470ih at Camp Fremont, Call tornia, other regiments are being recruited and organized in the middle west and eastern states. Qualified men can enlist nt n Army Recruiting Station and get special assignment to an of these organizations. Men outside the draft age who have not passed thefr 41st birthdav - are urged to join one of these ""'."iiuuo. i ULUUMOn Will be rapid for those who show (pedal adaptibility and force. Application for enlistment should oe made to the nearest-Atmv Recruiting Station or nearest Postmaster. AMERICA MAKES GOOD; HOOVER'S HOPE IS EXCEEDED Remarkable Results at End of Food Adminiatration'i First Year Prove Voluntary System No Mistake; Confidence Felt That People Will Continue Food Conservation Fourth Is Quiet Here The national holiday. Julv 4th was quietly observed in Condon. There was no celebration nh. than the chautauqua sessions but almost everyone displayed the red, white and blue at their nioa of business or at home. RRsomcB J Loam St DiicounU - J26l.872.74 Gov. Bonds ft Securities 49,318.87 Real Estate, Furniture ft Fixture . . 12.825.24 28,491.26 9362,008.11 LIABILITIES Capital Stock ... $ 60,000.00 Circulation ...... 12,600.00 Surplus 13,146.27 Deposit 287.862.84 Bills Payable ... S9.O00.0O 1362,008.11 j?BSelnWfiBH Is Your Watch Sick? Didn't kno-v watches got sick? Well, they do. The balance wheel of a healthy watch makes 18,000 vibrations every hour. Put it must be heanhy to do this. Dirt in y,nr watch make it sick. It loses energy und so loses time. I AM THE WATCH DOCTOR If your watch is not fully up to its work, bring it tome. It may tinly need the fraction of a drop of oil, but it must have that or become disabled. A little speck of dirt in a pinch will make it very ' ,sick. BRING IT TO ME. I CAN CURE IT. E. W. Hutchinson South Main Street Condon, Oregon A big 4th Of Julv .plpr.ro t?A was held at Parker's Mill vpoIp,. day and a numner of i v pie drove there in their cars early yesterday morning. Mrs. W. G.NeVill lft wa noa - - - vuiitg day morninar for Omnia r.i. U)lorado, having been called there by the serious illness of her mother. W. G. NeVill went to Portland Wednesday. .Mr. and Mrs. A. M nrilir and family of Clem Wcrfl in Pnn. - we- don this week to attend chau tauqua. W. B. Arer. Federal VnoA Aitmltiia. trator for Oregon, earnestly directs attention to some excerpts from a re cent official summary, at the end of IU flrt year's work, of the Vnlted States Food Administration's alms, methods and resulu. Th are (lren below: i "When the U. B. Food Admlnl.tr..! tlon undertook the work of coneerrinf and mobilising America's taaA r. ouroes, there were three methods of epproecn possible la handling the prooiem. ueee method of enntrni h Ins rationing, high prices and volun tary euori The Three lyeteme. "The Introduction Of ratlnnlnv Intn uis country would hare results in M Inevitable reaction. It wonM aim mean a tremendous expenditure. On the basis of tha rationing v.t Am adopted by BtrODean countries for certain staple foods. It would require et.siu.ooo a year for the printing of ine necessary ration cards; It would demand one official for rarv 1 Ann families to take okre of distribution unaer this system; In fact, on, the European basis, about ts oon nnn a year would be required to administer uo rationing system la this country. "Control of conaumntion b hih prices waa obviously too unfair to mem consideration tn such a country as ours, meaning as it must, conserva tion for the rich at the expense of the poor. "The voluntary system, based upon education and publicity (the third al ternate), was eeleoted because of ine moderate eipmse Involved, and because of the opportunity It afforded w us ui area i cure or iovai A mar. jeans te serve the', country. Reoult riermoua. "The' results of te voluntary control f food have been enormous. The sur plus of the JI171S wheat orop. baaed on normal consumption, would have been 10.000.000 bushels. If tha nr..M rate of saving by the American people continues, we snail oe able to deliver to our Allies from this crop possibly 170.COO.000 bushels of wheat, of which iu,vQu,vgg win represent the volun tary savtnas of tha Amartoan hannl. This delivery of wheat has enabled the auuee to meet the more -Immediate and pressing bread needs of their peo ple, and to keep up the bread ration of their soldiers. "As to our exports of meat, the re ulta of conservation are even more remaraaoie. The analysis of figures tn regard to host indicates that we were 6,000.000 to 7,000.000 hogs short wnen ine conservation campaign was started. Before the war, the average monthly export ef hog products was aoout eu.ow.ooo pounds. In March, 191, we exported 300.000,000 pounds' and can sse our way clear, with the present saving and production, to go rorwara at this rate for an indefinite period. Before 1914, we were export ing from l.MO.OOO to (,000,000 pounda a V at .. f w seei per monrji. After the Euro pean war began, there was an in. crease to about SS.000.000 per month. Now, we are exporting at the rate of 130.000,000 pounds of beet per month and, with the continuation of conser vation and production, there la no reaaon to aatlotpate a material reduc tion in these figure. Great Offensive Needad "The winning of the war depends pon the development of great often alve streatth .! jart et the United States. This offeaalve at net Include shlpe, men. suDDUee and food, with the Increase tn the else of oar Army, ure is a neceeeary decrease In our prodegttve capacity. Harvests are bound to vary with seasonal condi tions. . "The only safe procedure for us and for the Allies la to provide enormous reserve stocks of staple foods, both hero and in Europe, to moot any emer gency which may arise. Ia a later period of the war. ta kara to itnn a critical phase of It la order U gut unusual emphasis a son agricultural production, might bo fatal to our final success. "There mutt be no let-down in tka program of conservation until the new harvest Heartened fcv and by the spirit of devotion aad self- eacruice snowa by the American peo ple, we must ao ahead mors thin aar convinced of our responsibility to wmo wao ngnt with us and to those unfortunate peonies who look tn n. M the oae eeuree of the food supply B-oeosary 10 seep uem from destruction. In Franc and Enatand. "Th Americas Lhor ifbuinn in.t home from London, wss annotate t President Wilson to auk a study of condition in England and rraace. Of I It Bintn maaiBers. nlna ... rnn I u American federation of Labor, two of whoa arc women. The others represent every cociaj etemtnt of the American people. Thle mission made a comprehenalvc study of'condiUon In th Allied countries. anA hafnr. leaving London tor America, Ittued th following UUmnt regarding food condition: " line landin In EnrianA- ait m.n.. bcr of th committee have visited a number of citlee and Interviewed a large number of neoole rsrarHin tt.. food situation, wU a other mat- vmim KTismK rrom Me war, and we teal It our duty to Impress unon the inn. lean people the fact that they ehould endeavor to coneerve food In a larger measure, that we mar auoolv the can. pie of the Allied countries with the things necessary to their suatanmr There I no doubt that the nsonla nf Great Britain and th Allied countries are making unto'1 sacrifices, more than America real. sec' Wheat and Mast Abroad "In 1914 France Brndncod it m cent of her normal consumption of wheat In 1917 her production was only 45 per cent After deducting the amount necessary for aeed. It was aa. tlmated that th 1917 production would DC out one-third of France's needs. It must be remembered, too. that Frama haa always figured her needs on a uuierent puis than ours. Th French people hav never wasted food, eonaa. quently France' normal consumption ha been practically Identical with her actual necessities. The ration of the French soldiers ha twic been cut, and the soldier's- ration is ered until the danger at home from food shortage ia critical. Certain re ports have been brought to this coun try that there 1 plenty of meat in France. Thee report originated in the tact that at one time it waa neces sary, because of the lack of faada tn slaughter large quantities of her dairy cattle. The immediate result was a temporary glut of meat but tha final result 1 that today France is on a meat ration of one pound a week, in cluding horse flesh." If Up to U. "Germany's war of atarvatloa la V challenge most of all to America," y a Food Administration BulletUu "Against Germany' lost for dominion, Aminos porpo m uj astabllsh th oclty of nation. Against destmo- . tion, America's alas I keeling. Against BMtrr. America's ideal 1 service. "W cannot surpass th stead (a t aM of Britain, th erarag of Italy, in ezaiuiuoa of rraacc. Wai MRaal avaI w. a tia. s a I, la aduranee, U fortitude. Our tore In battle, though it assy be de cisive, will not be as great as their. " "W can hop to contribute most t) th common eaus from or larger' resource. To relieve desperate pri vation, America can suoolv fan "airing up wheat Is little) thing compared to their death struggl u which our tfoldtero ar splendidly . "A little thlnr-yet w eaa do ft tth greatceis of eplrit Bnpportlng ; cur army and adding whole hearted r ervice to hunwiBKy, it I la America power to defeat forever the peaelou cf conquest "Now is th hour of testing. Wheat ' -la tt tost" It I not enough to take off your bat to th flagtak off your coat and roll up your sleeves, and having mad tan preparation, do something u ful tor America and her cause. MIHMIIMHIIIIIHIOI) I RESULTe FIRST YIAR OF I f FOOD ADMINISTRATION ' Preliminary Work ega May ! ! tl. 11T. Food Control Act paaoed Augut T . m isir.- WHEAT EXPORTS flac Jly Z 1): Estimated surplus for expert. Z se.voe.o Mshela. Actual shipments to June, 1M,- oea.ooo bushel. BEEF EXPORTS: Ordinary rat on to two mU- X lion pound monthly. T Largest aiagl month this year, Z S7,DOO,000 lb. PORK EXPORTS: Ordinary rate. SO.OM.SO lb. Z monthly. . Largest month this year, 101,- 1 euo.wo lbs. PRICI OF FLOUR (Uinneaa. f On year ago, $n.7l a barrel wholesale. Present price. 19.10 per barrel PRICE MARGIN (between farm r wheat aad Qur mad from it): On year ago the difference was IMS. Pressnt dat a dlffereace U 4 eeats. IK GENERAL: T th farmer t ..... w MrtH, ii pr ent f more than last summer; to T th housewife buying la mar- X kt, IS per cent lew than last Z summer. . . x And the Allle have been . Z uineo. . i"i I nmf Get your War StamDs. Oc Strictly Fresh Fruits and Vegetables are to be had at this store. We endeavor to give our customers the v best that can be purchased in this hne. :: :: :: :: Our stock of groceries is complete. Cleanliness and satisfactory goods are our objectives. :: Men's Clothing Call and see our display of furnish ings for the men. New effects in ties, shirts, sox, hats, caps, ets. FRANK SMITH o Cor. Summit and Main Condon, Oregon o Compare Values We invite you to compare our Ed. V. Price suit values with any in town. " , .. We are not afraid of any compari son you can give these offering's as we know if you give them a rigid test it will only bring out their merits more clearly. The spring samples and styles look good to us. They will to you. Come and see. 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