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RAIL INEFFICIENCY
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'" By 01 WWW OAnDNKR.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Autf. it
Owine; to railway inefficiency, the
eiuil famine in becoming worse.
Car shortage, instead of being
remedied, in increasing.
The soft conl situation is now be
ing watched by the government, and
a reort just mode thru the geolog
ical survey, is startlm? in its char
acter; it verifies everything charged
previously hy VV. H, Culver of the
federal trade commission, Who de
scribed the situutioii us menacing the
wnr efficiency tit" tlie country.
Lack of conl cars is the trouble ;
the mine enn produce only so fast ns
the railroads furnish cars lit the
mouth of the mine.
Industries Threatened.
because the railroads have been so
eager to earn high-class freight rates
they luivo robbed the coal mines of
their ears and locomotives, with the
result that while railroad earnings
and dividends are greater than ever,
the industries of the country are
threatened with a tie-iip and tho
homes of tho country with n failure
of their heating supply next winter.
About ten days ago the situation
was brought to the nttention of
President, Wilson, who suggested Hint
tho railroads bo brought under gov
ernment control at' once, so far its
their coal carrying equipment is
. concerned, but the roiids, speaking
thru Willard and Harrison of the
railroad committee of the council of
national defense, begged that they be
permitted to remedy the situation by
voluntary action.
Sit notion (irons Worse.
Whatever they have done has fail
ed. The report .just made shows that
on July 7 car shortage was respon
sible for 11 or 12 per cent of losl
time and production at the soft coal
mines ; on July 15 the loss of time
and production was about 15 per
cent; iind on July 2.1 it wns about 17
per cent.
Instead of getting better, the! siitt
ntion has grown worse.
In Indiana the Inst tune jumped
from .10 to 'Jll per cent in three
weeks; in Ohio from 7 to '2'2 per
cent j in Illinois the loss increased
from 12 to 18 per cent; in Oklahoma
and Arltnnsii, from H to '20 per cent,
and so on thru the bituminous eo'il
mining states. Pennsylvania, nloiie
held its own, losing l'J per cent
steadily.
In the food hUl, which bus been
slowly coming to legislative form,
then- is n section giving power to the
federal trade commission to bundle
this coal situation. It looks now as
if it Were distinctly up lo the fed
eral trade commission to grapple
with the situation, which is almost as
menacing as a general strike.
WHAT lias struck the thoughtful American In connec
tion with our war preparations is native and nat
uralized Americans are being made to bear their full part
in fighting the country's battles, while the alien enjoys all
our liberties and privileges and is subject to none of the
duties. The draft applies to Americans born here or made
citizens, and not to the man who did not think enough of
the blessings he enjoyed here to cease being an alien.. , h
Of course, no one wants alien enemies in our armjes,
and we are read' and willing to acknowledge? international
law forbids forcing natives of neutral countries to help
fight our buttles and thus take part in a quarrel from
which their rulers have refrained..
. . But the same thing does not apply to the hundreds of
thousands of aliens who are natives of countries at war
with Oerinany, If they were af; home at the present time
they would be in the armies of trance, England, Eussia
and Italy. . It is, therefore, no more than right and just
that they be compelled to do their, part 'in this fight for
democracy.
The MeCuniber resolution adopted by , the United
States senate looks to that consummation. It provides the
president shall negotiate with the. .allies for consent to
('raft their nationals in our armies. The government has
already started negotiations, and these should be pushed
to a conclusion with utmost rapidity. ' , ' , . . ' ;
; When millions of men of the allied countries tare in the
trenches and we are preparing to send millions of our own
boys to battle, it should not be difficult to reach fin agree
ment with the allies whereby another great course of man
power might bci tapped for tho common cause, . iSvery
able-bodied young Englishman, Frenchman,, Kussian and
Italian in this country, not naturalized, .should; be avail
able for military purposes, v. , l ) .,'-'- '
We can't afford to ship them across to their t native
lands, so they can join tho home armies, but we can cer
tainly make use of them in mur own military bodies. By
fighting with us they will also be fighting for their native;
lands. They. will be fighting the. kaiser.- They will be
doing their bit... Theywjll not bo in the position of spe
cially favored slackersj protected, iri. their immunity from
service both by America and the allies. Theywil not be
jeft here to take the pick of the jobs, while real Americans
are doing the fighting. They will not remain hero to do
all tlie prospering, while other mcrt make all the sacrifices.
Their phu'e is on the tiring line. .America wants them
there alongside her own sons. ,,And the aliens, doubtless,
want them there, too. The allies' could not hold, a. rod in
pickle for. the, slacker at home and,', at. the same time, en
courage and protect the slacker abroad. .. ,
THE NEW PfiACE : MOVEMENT
10
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NEW YOHK. Art. 11. All the
men exempted from military nervlco
by the local exemption board In Dis
trict 9K will bo lo-exninlncd by a new
'board, the members of which t!over
nor Whitman l expected to mime to
day.
District H9, which Is In one or the
most congealed section ot the Knst
Side, was expected to fill n quota of
213. Out of a total or 12 S men exam
ined, 317 were listed ns physically
quallflod, 3(1.1 were rejected and ins
wero held for reexamination. About
600 aliens romalneil to hn examined
whon thet members of the board wore
removed last night by order of Pres
Idont -Wilson "because of Irregulari
ties-."
ALIENS AND THE DRAFT
THE new peace movement ,agam emphasizes the old
saw about the stranDre bedfellows made bv nolities.
t , Here are a few of the dements playing the gariie the
kaiser backs: , - ..- ,,.'. ''..-, ; ...i , ' , ' .''. .
High finance which wants to quit while the quitting
is good; wants to get out of the game still gorged with
bonds and war profits, before war taxation strips then
away. ... : '" . - xt .
Prussian militarism which wants peace before. the;
war brings an end to militarism and forces an 'interna
tional league and limitation of armaments. . ,- i
The conscientious cowards who fear thctrenches.t
The Germanized Marxian socialists who want peace
because their philosophy of class hatred and appeal to the
lower human instincts is threatened by the ethical triumph
of democratic justice in the war. , , i t
The German socialism is the complement of the Ger
man upper class, "might makes right" philosophy; Both
spring from the same .economic and philosophical roots,
and have more in common than either has with the dem
ocracy of western Europe, springing from.. Anglo-Saxon
political development, the French revolution and individ
ualist democracy. , '
The liussian extrchiists--infliicnced partly hy social
ist dogmas and partly by German money; alo infected
with Orientalism and the non-resistance philosophy of
Tolstoy and other religious mystics. i
Tho luunitions interests who, tyaht armaments per
petuated after the war, which win only be done if au in
conclusive, peace is established, . .
The liquor and vice interests who. fear the extinction
of their business, under stress. of war-time economy.
The general reactionary who loathes the increased
measures of social control over capital and production and
distribution brought about hy the war. t-
The professional alien politician and publisher twho
fears the advance of Americanization.
The professional peace advocate who, must earn his
salary by keeping iip the talk. ...
The peace fanatic who sees War as the only evil and
hates the nation which resists oppression more than he
hates the oppressor.
There are others, but the. catalog, despite its variety,
reveals a striking similarity of motive.
Special interest or selfishness is the keynote of all.
Against them is arraved the great mass of the world's
peoples, who realize that now or never is the time to rid
ihis world of tyrants and the wars which are t-liu stock in
trade of tvrants.
KANSAS CUP WALKS,
:: ACCOUNT OF STRIKE
KANSAS CITY, Aug. 11. Kansas
City got lo work as best it could to
day, the fourth day of the c.-mplete
CHICHESTER S PILLS
stsJj&Jf-Si fill In U4 t"l Weld i".lnAV
I L 2f IMAMtlSn IIKAMt Plt.l.VfvtU
SOU) BY DRUGGISTS IYIRWHLKE
tieiip bf nil streetcar trilffie, which
has resulted from a strike of .em
ployes of the Kansas City Hoilwnys
company, the oHriitiug organization.
The men, according to their spokes
man, have struck because it was al
leged their demands for the right to
organize bad been ignored.
JOHN A. PERLJ
UjTDESTAXIX
lly Assistant
M BOl'TII nARTIJCTT.
Mim M. T ami 47-4-.
Auitomobllt Heart Berrtee,
ambulant BerTlca, Oorantr.
GOLD OUTPUT
OF STATE SHOWS
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. WASHRViGTOJf, Aug.' 11. Altho
the receipts from Oregon at the mint
and smelters at San Francisco show a
falling off In output pf gold (or that
state of some $75,00t tor the first
five monthB ot 1917, as compared
with the corresponding period, of
1910, It Is not an Indication accord
ing to Chas. G. Yale of the United
States Geological Survey, depart of
the Interior, that ibe mines, as a
whole, are less properous this year
than last. It may be stated, as con
firming this opinion, tbat aside from
the Increase In gold and silver In
1916, as compared with 1910, the
copper output of the state increased
794 per cent, so tbat the total metal
yield of Oregon in 1916 Increased
$939,969 or 47 per cent, as compared
with 1915. A steady Increase of cop
per yield is apparent In 1917, and the
placer mines are also Increasing their
gold yield, altbo the deep mines are
not producing so much gold as In
1916. , As the copper output Is aug
mented, 80 Is that of Silver.
'. There are not many changes to be
noted in the mining situation In
southwestern Oregon In 1917. The
old Dlanco, a beach-sand deposits In
Curry coilnty, between Port Orford
and LanglolB Is being equipped with
new machinery to treat 500 tons of
gold-platinum sand dally. The Nel
lie Wright mine, near Gold 'Hill,
Jackson county, was recently sold to!
Salt Lake men, who" are Installing'
compressors and drills. The mine has
a 25-ton Beers mill. The Cheney,
Simmons, - Ray . and Hart group of
quartz claims, In the same county,
bave been sold to Sacramento, Cali
fornia people, who are starting a new
1200-foot adit.
In Josephine county the Grayback
copper group, in Waldo district, has
b'een leased to owners of the California-Oregon
Coast R. R., who also
own the Queon ot Bronze and the
smelter at Takilma, and development
work on a large sale has commenced.
The Queen of Bronze, is this year
working 60' men and producing" a
good grade of copper ore. It Is ex
pected that several of tho old mines
in. Bohemia 'district, near, Cottage
Grove, wlll .be reopened' this year.
The Columbia Gold llines Company,
at Su'mpter, Baker, county, for some
years a large producer and having an
extensive reduction plant, was closed
down permanently at the end of J910
and this partly accounts tor the re
duction In gold output In Oregon for
the tlrst rive month of this year. In
Canyon district, Grant county, the
Empire Gold Dredge Company began
operations in 1916, and has continued
during 1917 with successtul results,
making the third dredge operating In
Oregon. There is considerable activ
ity In the hydraulic mines ot the
state, particularly In Baker, Grant,
Jackson and Josephine counties.
BRITISH. SLOWLY
GAINING
COPENHAGEN, Aug. 11 A dis
patch trom Flanders to the Vosslche
Zitung ot Berlin, under date ot Au
gust 9, describes three heavy British
attacks on that day. resulting In the
forcing and strosBing of the Steen-
beke river at a point where the rail
road trom Boeslnghe and Lange
tharck crossed the creek. It Bays tbat
In consequence ot better weather the
artillery bombardment flamed Up
along the whole army front. ' This
and other preparation Indicate tbat a
renewal of the general attack is im
pending. '
In tbe coast section the, British at
tacked at Mi a. m., August 9, after
drum fire preparation, biit according
to the Vosslche Zeltung's version,
they did not succeed in ejecting the
Germans.
Farther to the soutti the British
were more successful. Here two
hours of drumfire was the prelude to
violent Infantry attacks between
Draaibank and Saint, Julten. The
chief effort was concentrated south
United
BOSTON-, Aug. 11. The
States shipping board recruiting ser
vice, the headquarters of which are in
this city, today announced tbe com
pletion of arrangements for opening
free navigation schools on the Pacific
coast. The school; will be at San
Pedro, San FranclBco, Portland, As-,
toria and Seattle. In a tew weeks, It
was stated, all the thirty schools au
thorized by congress will be training
deck otttcers lor the new merchant
marine. By September 1, according
to officials, the capacity of the navi
gation schools will be about 700 deck
officers a month.
The present capacity bf the engl-.
neering schools in Boston, Hoboken,
Baltimore, Cleveland, Chicago, New
Orleans and Seattle Is 450 students a
month. .
of Boeslpghe and Langemarck" fall
way, where the British established
themselves on the west' bank of the
Steenbeke.
SPAHN
REFUSES
'CANDIDATE
TO BE
'FOR m
EGTIQN
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BERLIN', Aug. 10. Is tbe Cath
olic centrist party receding from its
attitude towurd parliamentary re-
formsf This query has been sug
gested by the decision of Dr, Putor
Spnhn, leader of the party in the
reichstng, not to seek re-election to
the reichstag, to which ho hns been
forced' since accepting the post bf
Prussian minister, of justice. With
that appointment his mandate in tho
reichstag automatically expired by
constitutional provision, but that ho
is privileged to go before the voters
and seek re-election.
In a. section of the press and in
liis own party, it was taken for
granted, ho would continue ns party
leader in the reichstag, ns his re
election was positively assured. Ger
manin; organ of the centrist party,
is now authorized to announce that
Dr. Spahn will not be a candidate.
Dr.. Schiffer, one of the national'
liberal leaders, who, has been ap
pointed under-seeretary of the im
perial finance ministry, also will not
seek re-election to the reichstng. ...
Electricity in War-Tittie is
a Necessary Convenience
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Everybody Is searching for ways to save time and
labor to give to the nation. "Women, especially, are
anxious to help. '?What can I do?" is heard on every
Side. V '-'..; ''('" -
In your efforts to be
useful to your country
in these war-days, do
riotoverlook the fact
that electricity in your
home will save you long
hours of needless ener
gy and real dollars of
unnecessary expense.
Electricity for lighting,
sewing, washing, iron
ing, . cleaning, cooking
will do for - the house
hold what the telephone,
telegraph, cash register
and adding machine
have done for factory,
store or office.
TV o m e n everywhere
may best heed the call
to service for their
country by doing what
they can to eliminate
useless, unnecessarily
expensive and tiresome
drudgery from their
homes. ,
STOP AND THINK!
THE BEST WAY IS TO DO IT ELECTRICALLY.
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Farm products have never been" so high as now, and the tuture, even the many, many years ot recon
struction following the world war, holds forth no hope of cheap food for the consumer. Let us carefully
consider our every opportunity, both present, and f uture, and wisely decide to
Become Producers Instead of Consumers
To start with, a rouplcrof cowsra few pigs and chickens and a -good big garden and family orchard on a
few acres of productive, well tilled land will make an independent living and will cost but comparatively
little on a real good homestead. As you bring more land under cultivation your products will bring you a
big cash price, whether it be grain or livestock or small farm produce. TVe wish to impress upon you that
you are about to witness in the near future one of the i ,-.: . '
Greatest Government Land Openings in All History
Millions of acres of railway land has been forfeited known as" the O. & C. grant. rSoine of t is good,
some poor, some rough and mountainous, but fo our absolute knowledge there arc many thousands of
acres that we have personally cruised very carefully that constitute some of the best agricultural lands
of all Oregon, often adjoining improved farms, near towns, etc.
THE FINDING AND ACCURATE SHOWING OP. THIS BEST LAND NOW IS OUR BUSINESS
Call and see us for particulars of our club plan and auto excursion of inspection.
NO LOCATION FEE TOTAL COST $35.0O-MONEY BACK IF MISREPRESENTED '
un& money talks. Do not deceive yourself gr let others discourage you and ruin your opportunity.
Nine-tenthd of all wisdom consists of being wisd In time, says Roosevelt.
know the facts. See for yourself. Later on it will certainly be too late,
splendid opportunity which none of iis can ever see again.
Act now. Investigate. TVe
Let us tell you all about this
See The Oreqon Homestead Cruisers
; at the Office of J.- C. Barnes, 102 West Main Street, Medtord, Ore.1 .
or D. W. Hodgson, Austin Hotel Block, Ashland, Ore.