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THE WAR, THE FARM AND THE FARMER By Herbert Quick Member Federal Farm loan Board What tbs Imperial German govern <t»r a» a thl < against sbl.h we ment offered the taimers ot Umrtiri could not dvu-nd oursebea in Its ruthless submarina warfare aas We »h >uld have niloaed thl» new not the loas of proflts. but slavery to horror lo bc-tun« a patt of all (ature the saber rattler of Potsdam II« pur- war» and bave bren re«t» nslble (or po»«d to maka us slaves by murder lis lwcv»t poraltow lato In'rrrust tonal lag the people who took our product» law. to market. Ry all the laws of civil We should have proved that b» lard warfare, commerce under a neu can»*- the fire which burns up our Ir»! flag was (tea from any hindrance tarma' useCJii, ,» la bevuad the bort- eacept the legal Interference justified ion. we wou,d «ubmil lo the kltrdllng by war. Rut the Germans not only ot It. stopped merchant vessels, they sank 1A •- might bave • I«1 lh,* «ev» them Sauk them without warning, enty cent» tor wbv< and the Ms rents without trac»-the most devilish for ' cottuu, but b*n wc cr»,iId uot have thing war has seen since the savages don« It merely ttecause wc were scalped our ancestors and throw commanded to do II, By ao doing screaming babies Into the flames of we should have arceptod degrada* but nlng cabins. tioa We should have begun, altor The German plan of sinking m«r winning our freedom frsvdom in m our uur osa chant vassela without trace Is ba-,*d revolution and cm ‘ ibllshing a unión on the murderer's mai Im that 'dead on th» found ilion <>f libe rty In the men tell no tales" It was saw- blood and tears of our war between ruled by the massacre ot men. worn the átales, lo ktMickle under to autoc en and children, who, having com racy ' We should have b-i-ely yielded milted themselves to small bail* in up our birth right *«■ American« the open sea after their ships were Such a thought !s Intolerable l',*a< a torpedoed. were marcllsMly rak*d at such a price would not b* ■ pesca, with gunfire, and eatermlnatsd to the i futura l.ist unprotr-ctr-d unpltled soul' These but only a pr«t>sration for a r sublugaiion. ara the murders that stain the hands revolt against to e » er. ot the Kaiser, hl» advisers »nd mln any sort of war. better war Ions Thrse outrage» were perpetrated that that Whenever the time corn ex tor new on neutrwi veasel» when all that civ ilised warfare gave tbe Germans a sacrifices let ua r« member that we right to do even with the men hant tight. mu f!,r our libarti«-» tomorrow, vessel under a hostile flag, wa» to or next year or twenty years from Not stop it at sea and make It a prise ot now. but for our fr»adorn today for the right to live in th« luture, but war. To kill the civilians on board, even for tbe right to make a lolng this under a hostile flag, was nothing but year u IO German oppression had b unmitigated murder. And these inur dars were committed tn order that we pim h us before »e ecu r«,l t‘ <■ war. might be enslaved! Having lhe If we had not d<< l»r«d «ar b il »d ut I < i -I- ' *d right to take the »«a with his fleet, ' accepted the coodlUc but being afraid to do so tor fear be Í for us by the Kaiser we »ho i>d today <>ur might lose It. »nd being unable by be a povertv «tri- ken peop •• »hut dowe. o«»r fair means to atop the »elllng ot our ’ factories wO'ild our p«-opla products to bis enemies, the Kal»«r ! workmen u», utployed declared that be would do it by the i starving, our («mi t-, rulncd by ttio foulest methods ever resorted to In I imverty of those for who**« '1>ll»>ltU|» war He declared the sea cloaed tlon they grow th. Ir tre •* Ther, is and that he would keep It closed, not i loss and sacrlflce In the war. but i there would have tw-en far more of by war, but by murder < ritlce In *•> tlng tbo To have submitted would hawo cost J loss and We shoot, * ave k»*t us dear in prosperity but that would German terms more tn money than we b- '« l*nl have been the least of our Io»» hould have lust We should have had to grovel be In the war. but We »omethlng far mure prweb-ua. fora the German government We should have had to accept mur should have los I our soûls. (This Is ths second of three srGctea. The third to be published tie»» week ) THRIFT SHALL WE SEE IT THROUGH OR QUIT? AND The Government la finding It nec laut year at thl» time the great cry esaary to call upon ua three times was conservation This year It la within a year to provide by subscrip thrift lkx»t year the nation was tlons to Liberty Loans, sums ot money urged by the Government to conserve hitherto considered of fabulous pro the natural resources and th« produ* ts portions Theoe tecta should Im of the farms and fields and factorlea. press up*>a ns as no mere »ord* Greater crops were urged, and canning could do. the Intense seriousness, the«, clube*atui city gardens were lhe ord«r stern nocesaltlea. of the situation of the day This y«ar tbe nation is Continued acquaintance with tb,- being taught the lesson of spending more eeiloua aapecto of life la apt to ;ita m-*nc. wlselv Th,- nation ¡« being breed indifference, and to distort oar .shown the Impurtam-e <d putting every nental viaion As the soldier a hud cent »her« It will do the moat good. d„rs with horror at bis first sight (*oo»«rv»tlon and thrift go hand in of carnage, but later beenmes hard hand The fact that tba farmer ts *-n«d eo are we apt to be< ‘>me com Mug told thia year to be thrifty does placeut under conditions which cal' not meal! be la not to plsut weary actually for Increasingly stretmou» acre available ami till his rropa car» effort. fully and harvest them when they arg The Liberty Ixvan with IU original ready for the reaper il means that ««ompanfmento of novelty and note« he must Invest wisely the m,u>ey t.s Appealed to our national love ot a gats for the splendid crops be has new sensation In the Third Cam demonstrated be Is sbte to raise. sign much of the novelty will be Tbe farmer, aa a rule. > an find som* lacking, but the swto*«» purpose be thing for which to spend almost every hind the campaign will have crown dollar be get» There always 1» ma, Our money was needed when bott chinery to be bought ar repaired, the First and ffeoond Uberty Loans notee to be met. fertiliser to be put* • ere floated but u will be more than chased, harness, lubricating oil and ever needed »hen the Third Ixrnn groceries and clothing to be paid tor Our army baa frown In the neigh lairing town la called for But In the our national pay roll has grown, the last few years meat of the thrifty needs of our allies have grown, the farmers have been so well paid for nw-eaaily ot forever banlaMng the un their produce that they ar« now 'on «,>«akablo menace of Prwanlaniam ha- iheir feet." or more nearly so thaa ,-rown No longer can we hope that ever before. the entrance of this country Into th* This country haw been good to them, struggle win Induce an early peac- tor the/have lived In pea*« and have More arrogant, more deeper»!« than been provided by th« Federal l**<n even the Gorman Government puts Bureau with cheap money with which forward Ito impoaaiblo claims upon the io parvae tbe arts of peace Any rights and life of humanity econoinles they <an practice at thia , Our Government In Its growing need time will give them additional money Is calling upon ua to give up our wjth which to lend financial aid to the luiuries. Is conscripting the liven of imeni tn Ils «real a ar for right G< our «xu. la controlling trade, labor, MHtsnesa and fair dealing and price*, with an over Increasing Every dollar loaned to the Govern ■arneolnesa aad firmness of pur ment Is a practical protest against the pWM. plans of a greedy, unscrupuloua. souk The test of our pereonsl strength les« power Intent on world conquest, of character »nd determination Is at and every dollar thus advanced serves hand Your Government pleads with to shorten the peJod of war and bring -ou very ssuneatty to prsneb and nearer the day of universal an4 .<nctlce both before aad during the enduring peace nest Uberty Iatan Campaign a stead factoca» of purpose, an unselfish pa -Who will dare to weaken our Week trlotlam. which shall reflect the spirit ern front by a single troop or a Single of a maa who bavin® ent hb hand ¡jun’“—Geocge Clemenceau, Premier to tbe ewscution of a necessary tank If you fell -srould rather lose that hand than of France. Dec M. Ifilfi- draw It back This la the eplKt of to buy Liberty Bunde you will woahea the front I ------------------- - - ------------ - r—— — aptx'titing odor of steaming totiikto soup « tw - k M tbetu. The cabin waa a cosy, tworoomed affair, bachelor In api-dntmeiita. but with books and tn .mines everywhere Amy dn-w a lung breath After flvv homesick months away from Iter kind lu the narrow laolnthm of the Perkins borne. It was g>«ol to be in a boukdovlng I By CATHKRtNB HOPSON atm<»|>herv again. Tn <lo b, r hotxtr. he spread a clean white cloth over the little, oilcloth (Copyright. ISM. by lire McClure Newspa covered table, and served the steamlug tomato soup They were as merry as yer Syndicate > two children while they ate. Laasle "Want a lift?" called out a cheery ■at beside them In grarlou« forebear- Voice, an Jingling »high bells stowed auce as they talked and laugbyd. Both ■fk were surprl*«-d when lhe clock struck Amy thivanant. tra her of the Fine one. Quickly they enter«d the cutter Grove sctioad. st,-|*p«i ««1 In in the rood ■ ml drove back to the schoolhouse, at the approach of bells, and then where silence sgalu greeted them. turned with a slight pucker between "We needn't have hurried ao after her snuMith brow» at the futility of all." protest«! he. the question, iief heed of a "lift" was "Rome of th«» pupils may come yet," obvious since she was floundering through fourteen inches of unbroken answered she. lie brought In more w«w>d for her, ■now. Bold«-». sb« fell piqued that and with advice alwut keeping up the Ihincan Alden, unlike the other young people in the community, had mad» flr,- well, went away. The afternoon dragged. No one came. n>> effort tn get acquainted Mn«*e her Rhe finished lhe odd Jobs wrhlch ««ecu* coniine among them. "Oh—it's you. Mlaa Ihtvanant," Al* pled her during the morning, and time den said when be aaw who it was. hong heavily on her hands. The storm, Then he Jumped out tn help her lu the which bad abated at nram. Increased In fury The air «eenied full of snow, sleigh. "1 don't wonder you didn't rwcogolae and smooth unbroken expanses of me. I*n> so wrapped tip," »he laughed, prairie stretched out around her for miles and mile*. ■a he tucked the robe around her. Nbe had no assurance that Mr. Per "Why In the name of common «•<>«■> didn’t the Perkins«*» lake you to school kin« would come for her at four on a itay like this?" he asked, wbro o'clock hr never did And Alden had not said anything about coming back. the jingle of bells began »gain. She laughed. "They seldom think Her »plrits which a little while ago it's necessary. Their daughter. Ame were gay and carefree, slump«! to aero Ila. oner caught this school wbcu »he point. "How shall I get hornet How can I was a girl, and walker! back and forth every day of the term. Stu- set an ever go alone through thia stormt" Rhe did not wish to desert her post uncomfortable precedent." “it's hard to live up to some one t-rfore four o’clock, and during the last hour rtf»«! at the window watch else’» reputation. e»i>«-claliy In a win Ing each way of thx> r<»d for a passing ter like thia." "Maybe the paragon Amelia didn’t team that might help her out of her have so much enow to wade through. difficulty, Hut none came try. Above nut In moat ways the I'erklu»,-« are the noise of the storm, she could very kind to me," she amend«!. Ir«t »onirUliH » catch bowls of coyote*. ■hr should «•■••m to dl»|>erag,' Ihr good Tears gathered lu her eyes at the dre olation of It all. people with whom she boarded. “I can’t stay here all night." her "Yes? But It must be pretty dull for you there— just those two old prop' lie." quivering II;» whl»|wr«L “lih. why Be glanced commlseratlngly at the ! didn’t I ask Mr Alden to take me back tn the Perkins,*« at noon, even bright-eyed girl beaMa him. “It Isn’t exactly exciting." ■be ar- If I lost my position by ao doing! Surely they would have forgiven mo knowledg«!. When they reached the district for missing half a day—when none of *,h****llu>u»,*. the unbroken »n**w and the children came." She was nervously putting on her smokeless chimney told them that wrn|*, when a knock sounded at the they were the flrat arrivals. "Oh. I'm afraid Ted |»n't there," «he door. She had heard no Sound of ap- elrlalnred In dismay. “Hr's th«* boy I pros, hlng sleigh tvells, and for a mo ment »t-«-<l In terror. What If It wars hired to build Area for me." “Allow me to be Ted this morning." some tramp «-«-king shelter? Thru, laughed he. “!'m a good hand at Are summoning h,-r courage, she went to building. A rase of practice making the door and found Duncan Al-len standing there. perfect, you know." "Oh Tin ao glad - Pm so glad to ere Rhe protested, but hr had hla way. and soon had a glowing Are In the som, one," »he cried, her face pale, rusty stove. This dAue. hla glance and li r brown ryes under the tumbled traversed the typical country school curls pitifully glad. “Why you poor little girl." His room back to the dainty, city bred girl laugh was shaky. "This must have before him. been a horrible day for you. I'm Genuine concern waa In his face. Thia hllazard's made traveling afraid we folks who're used to It mighty bad. I doubt If any of the pti haven't rvalliu-d what a prairie blls- pile get hm* this morning. Most of gard must mean to you.” "Oh. I usually get along well enough them live ao far away. What'll you do —but today—" If they don't nswF “Thia Is th« limit. I telephoned to “Oh. stay out th* time, I’ll have to on account of the salary you know, Mr. Perkins to s,-e if hr waa coming The director» aren't very lenient In for you hut he «aid hr wouldn't think of taking hla horse* out In this blis- the matter of lost time." “That*» so. Hut It's a pretty dreary aard. Nome p«,pl<> are more <on»ld- proposition. I'll dr> > In at Dooo to crate of their horses than anything are how you're making out." With a rise, you know. And I’m afraid you’ll few last laughing words of advice, hr put me In the same slasa when I tell Irft; and the merry sound of bells died you that I couldn't drive my bora« tonight. He cast a shoe going home away In the distance. Hr was right about the pupils. No this nmm. and for some reason la ter one came. Atny put In the morning ribly la urn. I’ve been working over correcting papers and finishing pie,-«-» him—that's why I'm late. I kept hop of work she had larro obliged to neg ing fo could make It; hut he »imply I ret In the stress of regular routine can't go. However, I’m here with a All lhe time, though she would not ■now shovel." "But can we walk over to the Per* acknowledge It to bernelf. the thought of Alden's promise to drop in at noon kina«-»?" »he faltered. "No, but I phon«! to Mrs. Tnlan; was a cheering factor. However, when twelve o'clocdl came they’re the p«>ple who live In th« he did not appear and «he was setting > abln Just beyond me. you know, and out a cold lunch from her lunch hoi ithe wants you to stay there tonight. when »hr heard brjls again. Rhe ofwined It's threequartrra ef a mile from the door. Alden st,w*1 there, fur coat here, but with a snow shovel and a strong right arm. I think we can ed. fur-capped, his dark eyrs shining. “I'm afraid I’m a bit late. Mine make It." Ro they started forth. The snow had Du vena nt." Ills keen glance took In the forlorn, empty school room. “I see drifted over the path made by the sleighs earlier In the day; and the my proph« y proved true.” ahovrl was n«-,*«sarlly brought Into She laughingly nodded. “!'m glad of it." he »aid naively. •ervlce the «rester part of the way. "For It makes *p«,*»«ltde the wish I've The 1st« afternoon wind Increased In been harboring that you would do me fury, aitd Amy waa obliged to hold her the honor of taking pot-luck dinner muff against her face to keep It from with me. I'm not much of a <-ook. but frreilng. Nevertheless, despite their 1 can make bully soup; and I've ■ exertions, they found lime for merry whole kettle full on the stove Io my talk. At last they saw shining out before cabin." < Her eyes brightened, but hesitancy tb<-m the welcoming light of the To- Ians' cabin. Before ascrtiding the little shone In their depths. “<>h. I know It may be a Mt uncon hill on which It stood, they ; mius «1 to ventional. But surely this billiard catch their breath. T m mighty glad the storm came to might allow us some latitude In that direction. B*-d,lra. we have luiaaie. day and gave me a chance to know here, for a chaperone." he nodd«-d at you." declared the man. “Pve thought you were a city product who wouldn't the gentle-eyed collie at his fret. Khe laughed. "It dors ss-em as If care for pioneer life and people—that's the storm might make some enure» why Pve avoided you. But you've shown yourself mighty Moos. Hut can you get back by one certainly Something In bls o'clock? I might have some pupils plucky today.' kern eyes made her own drop shyly as by then, you know." He gave hearty assurance, and be he added: ">*lvw months of your fore »hr could change her mind be stay's been wasted for me. but—I'm going to try and maks up for lost bundled her Into for wrspa. Again the Jingling carter made the time." tatf mile trip to bls <sl*ln. where the. Tbo srtnd howled, aad aaa—ff Jkl • Wine of Life I * strv-tchc-l the desolate, snow-covered prairie; but It ml«ht have bass a rose «arrien for all the two yerno« ino pie heeded. f<»r their eyes were bright with youth and Joy and wine of life. How Glass Industry Shifted. The ancient Romau glass works shipped to all parts of the civilised world; and specimens of their produc tions are today foumi throughout Ku* rope. and cveu lu Ireland. When Home ounmenev-d to d«'Hne and her great people fled to Bysantlum. they t,»>k with them their glass Industrie«. and Constantinople became the great est glass mauufacturlug city lu the World. This prestige It held U|> to the tenth or eleventh century, and when It enter«! u|»>u Its d«*llnr and fall the gla««blowvra tl.-d to Venice and there establish«! what afterward grew luto the celebrated Venetian glassware. Never make a bluff at pilfering a klaa unless you are prepared to go through with It—Louisville Courier- Journal. We have often quoted that old verse. "Gather your roses while ya •ay." and we can wall now change It to ' gather your vegetables.' far hy so doing wo can accomplish great good "Wo stand behind our boys In France and we will not call It a seen flee but a privilege to du our bit to ward feeding them Over There. "— Emma V Milliken Conserve. reserve ssd preserve all of these tine fruits end vegetables that are now within your reach, you will need them the comía« winter DR C. F. CHAPIN Dentist OREGON SCIO. I‘hone 277 Railroad I ime I able Arrival anti lh-|uirture of I'aiuw ngt-r Trama Woodburn-Snr ingfii’iii Branch WEST SCIO North South 7:56 a m. 6:19 p.m. Corvallis & Eastern MUN KERS To AI tuny To Detroit Motor service <li»c<>ntinu<-!| Linn County Officials District Attorney . Gail «. Hill State Hcnatora, S. M. I,»rla*d and F. D. Cusick for I.inn and Lane. Representatives, < harirs I hilds. W I' Elmore, F. II Porter County Judge D H McKnight Commissioners, J. D Irvine, and T. J. Ilutler County < lork ... I! M. Russell sheriff. ........ D IL ihsbnc Treasurer W. W Francis Recorder Vrlma (J. Davi» Asas ssor ... IS. t'. Fieber Sc fool Supt. l<l» Cummings Coroner ....Wm. Hirtmill,r Health Officer Fruit Inspector iltocl. Inspector Mayor Dr W II. Da«!» I> W Itumbauglt I» i»y|<>r CITY OF SITO .........F T. Thayer J S. ‘-tic ha Rec« rder Man hai W A. Cr** * Tren surer ... Roy t halloo Cuuncilmm. N I. Murrumn, It I «In, Fred Bilyeu, W. E tru- Id. W. J t hruti’h. J. M Lindley. School Directors. F. T. 1 bayer. Prill, J. L. Calavan J. F Weedy, Clerk. H. B. CHESS Attorney •» Law St. Francis Hotel ALBANY. ORE. Meals 35 and 50 cents Room 50c and Up GRANT PIKT1X Proprietor
