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About Eagle Valley news. (Richland, Or.) 191?-1919 | View Entire Issue (July 4, 1918)
t i,.-,1'TVnVli'in-i k E. & W. Chandler Tg Different Store Buy Thrift Stamps! Your Harvest Supplies We can furnish you what you need. Try us Summer Drfess Goods v Our stock is complete in all the different fabrics so popular this season and the prices are right Our line of Women's, Misses and Children's Footwear is very complete and priced right Buy Thrift Stamps 19 McDowell Bros. & St. John APIARY - Bee Keepers Supplies of all kinds t Hives, Supers Cards; Foundation, etc."' I All orders filled promptly and satisfaction guaranteed Write, phone-;or call for prices - v C. C. St. John, Manager, - Richland, Oregon THE RICHLAND HOTEL L. S. KELLY,. Manager r Clean and Comfortabla Rooms Properly Cooked Meals Prompt and Efficient Service Reasonable Rates Sunday Dinner a Specialty Your Patronage Solicited UNCLE SAM- Wzu, mmmtmmmmmtmtmt crw a SCRAP oWCR. ' AMERICA JAKES 600D Hiover'a Hopes Aro Exceeded Remarkable Results at End of Food Administration's First Year Prove Voluntary System Was No Mlstak --Confidence That Pcoplo Will Con tlnuo Patriotic Conservation Efforts la Felt at Washington. W. 11. Ayor, Fedoral Food Adiulnts trator (or Oregon, earnestly dlroctH attention to some oxcoruls from u ro cent official summary, nt tliu oiul Ub first yenr's work, of tho I'nite States Food Administration's tUuu methods and results. Thoso oxcorpts aro given Mow; "Whou tho V. S. Pood Admlnlstra tlon undertook tho work of conaorvlnr. mid moblllilug Americas food ro sources, thero wero three mothodtt o approach possible In handling th probloni, thcao methods of control he lnjc ratlonlhg. hlch prlcon mid volun tary effort., Tho Throe Systoms. "Tha introduction of rationing Into this country wwuld luwo resulted In an Inevitable re-iictlon. It would nine mean a tremendous expenditure. On tho basis of tho rationing system adopted by Kuroponn countries for certain staplo foods, it would roquln S4.S00.OCO u year for tint printing ol tho necessary ration cards; It woul demand 0110 official for every 1,000 families to tako cxiro of distribution under this system; In fact, on the European basis, nbout H5.000.000 i your would bo required to admlnlsto the ratlontnc system In this country. "Control of consumption by high prices was obviously too unfair to merit consideration In such a. country as ours, moaning aa it must, consorva tlon for tho rich at tho oxpenso of the poor. "The voluntary system, based upon education and publicity (tho third nl tentative), was sclocted because of the raodoraTo exponso involved, and fcecauso of 'the opportunity It afforded to uso tho -great dealro of loyal Anier ieaas to serve their country. .,: ffeeulU Enormous. ho reiuftK of the' voluntary1 control M rood naf e'oeen enormous. Tho sun fina of the1917-18 -wheat .crop, baaed e normal 'consumption- would have beea 2O,O0O',O0O bushels. If the present rats of saving by tha American people eo&tlnues, we shall be able to deliver to our Allies from this crop possibly 110,000,000 bushels of wheat, ot which 150,000.000 will represent tho Volun Ury savings ol tho American, people This dollvory Ot whoat has enabled the Allies to mo'it the moro Immediate and pressing bread noeds of tholr pco pie, and to lceep tip tho broad ration of their soldiers. "As to our exports of moat, the ro suits of conservation aro oven mors remarkable. The analysis of figures ia rcia.ri to hogs Indicates that we were 8,000,000 to 7,000,000 hogs slibrt whea the conservation campaign was started. Defora tho war, tho average monthly export of bog products wan about 60,000,000 pounds. In March, 1018, we exported 300,000,000 pounds Ad ca sod our way clear, with tho present sating and production, to go forward at this rate for an Indefinite period. Before 1914. wo woro export ing fro 1,600,000 to 0,000,000 poundn Of east per month. After tha 13uro ta W fcagan, there wan an In 4rM to fcfcctft 13,000,000 per month. How, wa assorting at tho rate of IM,0,MO pbufcos of boef por month ft ill, wiib tM bntiauatlon of conncr Wtu bad production, thero in no rsuA l6 atle$te a matorlal reduc tto& Ml tfetst fifupes. Qrsal Offensive" Needed, "Tha wlaafa of the war depends VBoa the deVetppfeent of great offon nn strength Of the part of tho Unltori ttetof. thin Venslvo must include AIM, MOO, atsHllteo and food. With the iaerM 14 tie siso of our Army, feara la a neciNtfary deoreaso in our rodaotlve eaftaelty. Harvests are ossd to try with seasonal condi tions. Te only flafe jirooodUre for us and for the Allies k to provide onormous Jkssrvo stocks ot staplo foods, both we and in BUropo, to moot any omor gency whloh njaj flrle. In a later period of tho wa, to (tve to atrp lu ft critical pliaae bt it tfl Order to iyit Wiuiual emphaaVf up(Q agricultural production, mlgftt Ijo fatal ta our final aucoess. "Thera mast bo no loedo.wh (a tho program ol cotsorutiCii AUJtho ilpw . 1 ' aal by rtfl slHrll "of'ilavoKon nml self aaorlflco shown by tho American poo' plo, wo must go ahead moro than over eonvlnoed ot our rcoponnlbtllty to tttoeo who ttght with us and to thono unfortuuato peoples who look to tin as tho ono source of tho food Riipply necessary to keep them from doatruo Uou. In Franoe and England. "Tho American l,tbor Mission Just home from London, was appointed by President Wllnou to mnkit n tttmtv nt .nli,1lltntia In 10lttii hii.I 1trn,i,tn r lBsSitet Mlltl B SIVMWt ItH nineteen membors, nlno aro from the American Federation of Labor, two of whonj aro women. Tho nthora represent every social element of tho American pwoplo. this ntlasUin mndn a comprehouslvo study or conditions I In tho Alllod coiintrln. mid before kavlug London tor Amnrlcn, liuiued , rlie following statomuitt rogardlug j food conditions: "'Hliico lAndliiK In ICngliUHl, nil mem j bers of the commltteo havo vtitlted n number of cities nd Interviewed n ' largo number ot peoplo regarding tin , food situation, us well us olhor mat tera nrlshij t-or ii." war, nnd w fel . It our duly ti Im.):; ji upon ihv Amor j lean penplu the fact tbnt thy should j endeavor to cotisme food lit a lar... i ! measure, that wo may supply the poo ( plo ot the Allied nouutrleM with tho ( things nocrssarj to their stiatenauce , Thero In no doubt that the iwople of (Irent llrltnlu and the Allied oouutrlcH are making utilnld sacrlflceti, more I than Amerfcii renllxos.' Wheat and Meat Abroad. ' "In 1914 Krnnce produced 82 per cent of her normal consumption ol wheat. In 1017 her production way only 45 per cent. After deducting the amount uucenry for Meed, It was os tlmnted that the 19 1 7 production wouM he but one tltlrd of 1'nuico'n nerds It must bo romeuibered. too, that 1'ranc bus always figured hor needx on a different basis than ours. Tim Trench pcoplo havo uovur wasted food, conso quontly France's normal cousumptlnn has bocn practically ldontlcnl with her actual uccosaltlox, Tho ration of tlm French soldiers has twice been cut. and tho aoldler'n ration Is never low ered until the- danger at home from food shortage In critical. Certain re ports have bocn brought to UiIh coun try that thero Is plenty of meat in Franco. Thoso roports originated In tho fact that at ono tlmo It was neces sary, because of the lack of feeds, to slaughter largo (juaiitltli'H of her dairy cattlo. Tho Immediate result was a temporary glut of meat, but tho final result Is that today Franco Is on n meat ration of ono pound a woek, In cluding horso flesh." Health Suggestions. Cultivation of tin iittltutto of cheer' fuIncHH by nn tiggromlvo proportion of outdoor Himllglit, friwh ulr, renom), Hlcep, work, Htudy, excrclHc, IhiIIih, Klmplo fnro nml wlioloHomo Imblt.i contrlhiite.s to n good end. Tho lielmvlor of cerlnln substance of tlm living Ntruclure.i In tmllty nud (itimitlty nt pnrtlculiirly npproprlnte mnincntn, tho cntraiK'p of these Into the blood xtrcmn, their distribution to tlio ye, which begin to Hpnrltle with tho glow of pleasure, Hpreadliig from the corners of tho llpn to tho lurge muscles of the skeleton, nn a whole, nro all set free by the group of unexpected NcnxntlonH, which ro htilt In the "big Idea" of the comic Kldo of the event. Hint on Physical Culture. Merely to hear tho Bound of music given 0110 tho dancing linpulRi! an In- cllmitloii to move the feet or the hand or the body In tlmo with tho rliylhin of tho nitiNlc. To inako your exerelHc nttrnctivo, therefore, start your iiiiimIc first and then iih you feel the mvlug of It you will find pleiiHiire in going through your exerclHe.s. Make It u part of your dally hcIiciIiiIo. Voti can olOir follow tlio pracllco of inking ordinary, standard eAnrclRCH fo the nccompanlment of mimic or you can 1I0 upeclnl dancing iiiovomentH. All tfnnclng movementH jinrtaku of the ilinrncler of excrclHe. Curl ID. Wil liams in Physical Culture, Church Services at NevV Bridge Sunday school at 10 a. ni. PreachinK at 11 a. rri. Epworth Leaprue tit 7:30 p. m. Pfeachinf? at 8:30 p. rri. Prnvnr mnnHnir nvfifv Thurs day evening at 8:30. Ji M. Johnson, Minister. Amtffica now has over a iVillllon soldlera In France and everyone if? after tho kainnr'a scalp. What You Want For Sale or Trade, For Rent, Wanted lo Buy, tele. Utihnch Insect Powder, 25c, '10c OJc ami $1.00 a can at Hichlttnd Drtitf Store. -ad HEKU1KS!--Kgil KaBphonlos and Hlnclc Cnj;B for .ale at 05 i ts per irallon at i.em Morris ranch or 75 its dfiliveri'tl. An I. O. O. F. pin was found at Now BridKO after the W. S. S. nieetii.K. Pund.iy, June 23. and was loft at thU o.Tiiic, lfit.i shiiiRlus, sash, douni, blinds, v.mi noad -sec liidaon. or FOUND A I'oy of peculiar make. Apply at this oflice. '180 acre stock ranch for sale in Idaho, about 50 miles west of1 Yellowstone Park; will sell cheap for cash, inquire at this oflletJ. FOUN U Gold locket arid chuiri at opera house Juno Mth. Own er my have same on paying for" this advertisement. For Kent Buildinjr suitable fot' bukeryj confoctionc-y or restaur ant, Call on or addroas Frank1 Clarke, Uichland.-ad , . , i. . . ., , L FOUNDA crank for auti) engine, Call at News offiej, pay for this notico ahd get it. FOU-ALIil Thrde largo DW ham-Jersey milch cows,, jusC fresh and extra good milkers, Also elRht weaned pigs. Call orif John W. Patterson, Richland,', f 1