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CITAS. II. FISITER,
Vice-President.
DORA C. ANDRESEN,
Sec. and Trcas.
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OUR DISTINGUISHED ROBBERS
Stories come from Europe of the wretched denizens
of certain countries subsisting on herbs and grass. Yet
while awaking our sympathies for these unfortunates,
some other fellow is telling us how much more healthy
and happy we would all be if we abjured meat and lived
upon a strictly vegetarian diet. It may suit some folks
but the Nebuchadnezzar stunt never appealed strongly
to the balance of his family, nor to most foiks since. Still
he is said to have lived on pasture seven years, but un
fortunately the sacred pages are silent as to whether he
took on fat on that diet.
WAVA'.VA'AVi" V.V. V.V.N0. V,"iA.V.V,.V.VlV'"JY' V A",
With prices at the present altitude, the "back to the
' farm" movement should begin with a rush. A man with
j an acre of beaver-dam land could start a bank in a year
or two. The trouble with that proposition is that these
j prices are entirely fictitious and will soon get back to
normal. We fancy thev will, as Kelleher has sometimes
. , , . , said take "a steP in tne 'ight direction," soon after Henry
i It was Tope who said: Man s inhumanity to man gets at work investigating the cause and the causersr
niakes countless thousands mourn." Or if he didn't say!
it, some one did, or something like it; and he said it be- Among the last acts of the legislature was the passing
Pore man had perfected that modern gang of highway ofa hl Pacing all measures on the ballot that were sub
robbers known as "trusts." The food riots in this coun-j !mttefd g J, g Tthe PJ.to 1vot,ed on at a sPecial ele
try, and in its metropolis at that, show the effects of the to held June fourth. It looks as though we are to
system. The pirates of former years robbed and plun- ,Ve( ,hot -campaign over the bonding issue, as un
,Wl fW ahmo ;,nrl tr- uorM wftd wn,. nn and PY. ( "ubtedly there will be strong opposition to it as well as a
. ..... I nn. nfff.l.t rvl,,v J 4-
The robber bands of a few centuries I""1" ""rcu CiiV" uu ,MC 1U a
CHICAGO WHICH
FEEDS COUNTRY IS
mmmn
Sugar Jumped by Retailers
Without Advance by
Refineries
IfiSHF
'aHB"T 'HIV.
I MIL- SMOOTH
CABBAGE YESTERDAY
13 CENTS IS TODAY 17
Milk Advanced 35 Per Cent
Prediction Prices Will
Be Higher
terminated them.
ago who held up travelers and made little better than;
honest wages in doing so, have been driven from every
civilized country. In their place we have gangs of organ
ized robbers who would not accept as a gift the paltry
sums their distinguished forbears, the pirates and rob
bers aforesaid, considered rich plunder. The sugar trust
with head quarters in New York City can with the ex
Figures given out by the Lord of the British admiralty
show the loss of ships since the renewed activity of the
submarines, is increased only about 50 per cent over that
before it began. Another statement made by him is that
eight million men and nine million and a half tons of ex
plosives have been moved across the channel up to
penditure of a few dollars for telegraph tolls raise the! vLUUtl WILU um """"8 iusses-
price of sugar over night, dip its spoon into every cup of
coffee or tea, slip its fingers into every cake or sweet-
nuHif anl nitrify tirifVt fVn oiyw.11 Katt lial- ifo fniirrna
the candy held in his sticky fingers. They can do this and! Whether this is due to increased British activity, or grow-
turn millions ot dollars into their cotters, without taking
Chicago, Feb. 23
tinned their sten.lv
flay. I'riics. ivhieh j
considered prohibitive-,
of the market toilav sh
i Ron of declining or e
; their sky rocketing.
: Condition! in the ere
I districts and among the
described ns serious, for
aye regarded as critical,
guiiintinns report acute
ent relief measures we
THE
.EST
'SMOKING TQBAOOO
F you paid for
things accord
in' to the pleas
ure they gave.
tobacco an
books would cost
a lot mo' than
diamonds.
JUST fill a
pipe with
VELVET
draw in the cool,
mild smoke
that's so fragrant and
rich that
But what's the use trying
to describe a taste ? Take
our word for VELVET
long enough to try a
pipeful. You won't need
to take anybody's word
after that.
-Food
11 1 iv, ar
1 tr
idav
004 Ck J) I
md to-
wei
aay officials
tions.
The loss of ships m the danger zone has steadily de- 'wn? wardens,
ovDoonrl fiAin tViii otnvf n-P fVin mqut tMiKmoiinn nrtfixyifTT nmoilif the itci'dv
1 I V - t ' in mi .'mtt vJ. nil 1 IV VI .l UIIIU1 II IV. tVVl.ll 1 V V
u tne opening
nvi'd no indies
en stopping in
ivded tenement
I'mirer elasses,
the paat week,
Charitable or-
suffering. l.'rg-
4g taken li
pendeil,
ity to
d charitable instihi- Tw
sh. confiscated by
9 being distributed
ing scarcity of submarines is the puzzling question. Ens
land is not making any loud claims, but is gleefully hint
ing that she is rapidly eliminating the dangerous divers.
any risk of personal injury as did the robbers of old.
Standard Oil can say to gasoline, "go up," and it goes,
while the millions it "earns" by its arbitrary decree,
comes in trickling rivulets from every nook and corner
of the country, swelling into a vast stream as it nears the
great maelstrom, New York City where it is sucked down
and disappears.
The clothing trust can make two suits of clothes grow
from the wool that only sufficed for one before; and the
leather trust can make us walk straight and step lightly
in shoes for which we must pay it whatsoever price it
demands, while the paving trusts stand in and make evefi
the walking cost double what it should. The hog that is
i.ent to Chicago to be assassinated by his brethren, brings
eight, or ten cents a pound and is sent out to the consumer
in :'.() cent bacon or ham.
So it goes through the whole list. The great Amer
ican consumer is held up and robbed scientifically, and
r;ilisfactorily to the robber, at every turn. Water and
food; warmth and light; fuel and ice; every thing that
covers and protects us from heat or cold; all that satis
fies hunger; all that contributes to our pleasure or com
fort; everything but the air we breathe is cornered and
controlled by these gangs of modern pirates of the busi
ness world.
Is there a remedy? The answer is yes, two of them.
n rh warring mHau of Enrona. and which With onions at 18 cents and hmburger cheese at 29 the
necessity of another' kind is foreine on us in America, latter maJ? be the cheaper as a breath perfumer, as less
The other is anarchy. There is a third remedy, but so cf lt vvul 8 considerably further.
far it has seemed powerless, or has not been tried, and
The German idea of mixing potatoes with the flour in
making bread would not work here. With potatoes at
four cents a pound and wheat at only about two and a
half cents, it may be we will have to reverse the plan
and mix good wheat flour with our mashed potatoes to
reduce the cost.
The country's oil sources are said to be about half ex
hausted, but as they will last until John D. has secured a
competency for his declining years, he is not worrying
over it, and if he can view the situation calmly the balance
of us should not lose sleep over it.
The size of the cranberry box is now fixed by law, but
as none of those teeth sharpening globules of concen
trated acidity are grown in this vicinity we refuse to
mention what that size is. With sugar at nine cents the
simple mention of cranberries is soul disturbing.
A very common advertisement in the newspapers of
the country reads "Dodge Brothers' Motor Car." This
is good advice but why not also suggest dodging sister's
car and mother's and all others?
lhe reports of relief workers, gather
ed together last night and toda" show
that Chicago', poor are lacing one of
the most critical food famines in the
city 's history. The food scarcity in it
self is not so evident, but- exorbitant
prices make it practically prohibitive.
'I visited eight families," one report
reads.
''They are living on oatmeal alone.
1 his forms breakfast-, riiima. .nj
per. .Sugar and milk are ,, i.-,,,,- m Jl
"Mother of family of three lives on
two bananas nor da v." reads nitnMia.
owing to the railroads inubil
move grain. Grain oneraotors
and elevator men, at a Conference, urged
government seizure of trunk lines until
the present crisis is broken.
Three of Chicago's largest grain
users, among them the Corn Products
Hefining company., threaten to close
their doors for lack of raw material.
bum' mills at GarT. Ind., are run
ning on a two day supply. BWvatWej
nave puuioeKoii uicir doors.
Several conferences of officials, gov
ernment investigators, manutait urers
and board of trade members are sched
uled for today- Thus far they have
been powerless to remedy the situation.
ADVERTISED LETTER LIST
Advertised February 20, 11)17.
Adams, Mr. I). C.; Barton, lion. .1
8.J Bennett, Mr. W. L.j Bacon, J. I.;
Barry. T. K.J Bush, Mill Lillian: Brown
f. D.; nanfiuth. Mr. J. B. : Em-
burn, Miss R. : Frav, Mr. James K.;
Giluer. Mr. W. P.: Grav. Mr. Warren:
SHIP ORLEANS
(Continued from page one.)
Tucker. Of her crew of 3o men, are
Americans. She carried contrabraml.
In her cargo were automobile truck
and parts, contrabrand under the Ger
man interpretation.
Tlie Oreleans only recently came un
der American registry. Heretofore she
Had been an Argentine vessel. Her
ing was delayed while oaners trans
ferring her to this port were made out.
The Orleans did not conform to Ger
man instructions for American ships.
The American flag flew from her mint
and she had the Stars and Stripe paint,
ed on her sides. Otherwise there was
nothing to distinguish her.
The Oriental Navigation company
declared when the Orleans left, that it
would continue to operate its ships
across the Atlantic, ignoring the right
of (iermany to prescribe a danger zone.
report.
Hanks, Mr.
Bice, oatmeal and hmni nvn i.:r T-i Hawl
M.; Kenney,
that is a vigorous prosecution of the trusts and punish
ment that will fit their ciime84f such can be found.
This has been, is still, the hope of the common people and
if it is not applied now when these trusts have their hands
on the throats of the whole country, when they have
placed food beyond tlu reach of the toilers, then all hope
from that source must be abandoned and the country can
ielect from the two remedies remaining that which will
most quickly bring relief.
Iinf Rhombs1
The legislature having the six per cent limitation
hanging over it remained inside the law, but it used every
dollar available. What would it have cost the state if
that six per cent law had not been placed on the statutes?
No one can answer the question, but that the sum would
have been large is shown by the cutting and slashing the
ways and means committee did, in order to stay inside
the limits.
LIFE IS SHORT
The span of life is much too brief, the years
too fast are jumping; we're in the sere and
yellow leaf before we've started humping.
But yesterday, it seems to me, and pastry
I was making; and now I'm old as I can be,
my bent limbs feebly shaking. But yester
day I went to school and scrapped with
vulgar fractions; and now old age begins
to cool my zeal for useful actions. If !
could live five hundred years, my funeral
would find me a household word in all the
spheres a name I'd leave behind me. But
The Oregonian made a bulls eye when it suggested! just when one is getting wise, in shape to cut much clover,
that Portland should not only build ships for others but his works get bulky and he dies, and his career is over
some for herself. She should load them, too, with Oregon
products, and send the Oregon made goods, the Oregon
grown products to the markets of the world in Oregon
made ships. It was a pertinent question it asked: "Is
Portland no match for Christiana in enterprise?"
LADD & BUSH. Banker
Established 1868
CAPITAL $500,000.00
Transact a General Banking Business
Safety Deposit Boxes
SAVINGS DEPARTMENT
Man lives a youthful score of years, in which he's merely
growing; a score, before he disappears, m which hes
merely going. The years in which he puts up grass are
but a fleeting thirty; fate takes him from his task alas,
that fate should act so dirty ! And yet it's useless to re
pine, or halt in our endeavor; let's try to make a job as
fine as though we lived forever.
Ml. i i 'j.J! , jmaL . - 1 . '"a
until a 9hort
the couutry i
aincies ot diet ot the poor. Many fam
ilies have not tasted mm r.,- ,.,in. ..
weeks. Scores of cases of malnutrition i ?all,h; IV ,"1S'
have been reported to city hospitals. :Jan,ps; Nelson
A tour of the market today revealed j '
i ae roiiowinjt conditions. Thev Wj?l be
accentuated by night, dealers' declare:
Potatoes Retailed yesterday at 80
cents to $1 per peck.' Today' thev are
91 to $1.05. Will go higher before
night.
Sugar Retailed yesterday at eight
cents per poud, the day before at 7 .1-2
cents. Today at 8 1-2 to 9 cents.
Cabbage Retailed vesterday at 13 to
15 cents; today at 17 cents. Will go
higher.
Milk Representatives of producers'
association w ith a membership of 12,500. j
at conference here last night raised!
price of summer milk from $1.55 to $2.12;
pee hundred, to begin April 1. Means
12 cent. milk
Sweet potatoes, apples, onions, car
rots, eitrus fruits and all vegetables
"stronger and firm."
Hggs Wholesale price vesterday
reached 44 1-2 cents. Retail,' 53 to 86
cents. Dealers predict higher
tions today.
( heese Increase from
per pound wholesale.
Beef, pork, poultry All slightly high
er on wholesale market. Retailer's shift
ing burden to housewives.
Today the Chicago grain market, the
largest in the world, -was practically sus-
S.; Peterson, Mr.; Bedford, M. V
Romane, Mr. Johnnie; Savage, Jim;
Shultz. Miss Adn (21- Sh
Robert; Hansen, Mr. Kdw. G.; Slode, Mr. E. P.j Smith, J. A." BcmJ
Mr. Clean: Howard. Mr. Sullivan. Mra. TfoWflt. ,, 1M..
C.; Hunt, Mrs. E. A.; Janes. Mr. S. Mavme: Tavior. O W ThnmT..Im -rv.
Kuney, Mr. Frank; Tinier, Mrs. Carrie. '
: La Cross, i AUGUST HUCKESTETN.
Peate, Miss ) Postmaster.
Mr. M. J.;
Mr. Andrei
Mrs. C. V.
Cet the Round Package Ask For and GET
jwca mi 3 ventury.
Caution
void Substitutes
HORLICK'S
marw sh Ml
quota-
1 to 2 cents
Iv J
(pSMALTEDMtlKC0'
SL "AC,,WISm.8.A.
THE ORIGINAL
MALTED MILK
Made from clean, rich milk with the ex
tract of select malted grain, malted in our
own Malt Houses under sanitary conditions.
Mont s and children thrive on it. Agrees with
the weakest stomach of the invalid or the aged,
needs no cooking nor addition of milk.
Nourishes and sustains more than tea, eoff ; etc
trit,w1 .i?1 hmt or when Raveling. Anu
trmous food-drink may be prepared in a moment.
W At M bere "tiring induces refreshing
weer . Also in lunch tablet form for business men.
Substitutes Cost YOU Same Prk
Take a Package Home
1 . -
-Jtene Phelpsr
THE ARRIVALS
CHAPTER CLV.
The following morning we received
message from Zona.
,with people because its guiding spirit
had departed.
j Clifford left immediately after the
"Start imme,litelv Invw i .!.,. I Norton Levering, who had
- come, on also left
Zona." And another from Clifford until he had had
saying: !
"Will come tomorrow. Have im- Zona and Curtain
nortant business, if Mrs. Sutton im- the old home until
pro es, wire so win not start. Clif- was read and
rora.
ttist day, but not
a long talk with
Who
were to stay at
after the will
'ertain necessarv affairs
nttendivil t.. All .V... l : . .
v . , - . v. . w. jui mu -ii . 1 1 1 1-' uaa io
Aow as 1 ook back across the years! be looked after if Elsie were to go
I see that Clifford message was a home with me. the honse closed all
perfectly normal and sensible one for t t),., i.U.Cll .: ... v r'osea' Vi
a business man to send; esperially in I leave in charge of the old house
W of the fact that he had onlv so keeper
wT'VE1 S m-iCh ''me witn" us.; Elsie made no objections when I
Hut at the time it increased the bit-'tnM hr ,.., ; v.,
, , T - . ... , . I ' v hiii HI VII 111 I tt TT 11-11
terness I felt toward him that he she .hnnlH nn nA.ii. .ai. :.v.
could hesitate a moment. Zona hadn't did ho Rhr.- nnv r-,v.;..i.. ' i
T tl,,in.-)-t ni . ...... , v i1. oav. ... . I . 11 J' fauun.
AGED GATE KEEPER DEAD
Villtuuiua, Ore., Feb. 2?.. William
I Hi. ii i. pioneer of the Willamette
I valley, aud for 30 years a resident of
the Little Nestucca at Oolph, died j
iWcdueitduy last, and the remains were
brought out lust Friday by a sou, Pe
ter, and buried iu the family lot iu Sa
lem. The trip to Willuniiuu vvus made
by team, and the rest of the wv to
Salem by automobile.
Mr. Baxter had toll gate at Dulph
tie ago. He went into
the early days, took up
.'laim and developed one
ttums iu
enough to recognise- the difference
Mother showed no improvement so
I did not wire him. Zona came be
fore mother became unconscious.
"My baby!" she whispered as Zona
Zona, was too
our lost to feel
utterly crushed bv
interest in anything.
When the will had been read we
found that mother had done
THE WELCOME
Clifford left he asked me to
wire him when I started and he would
meet me. But for some unaccountable
reason-then, 1 decided not to, but as
the train steamed north 1 knew that
I had not wired him because i wished
to catch him unawares. I had fought
against the practical acceptance of
Clifford's women friends, yet always
there lurked the desire to know more
of them; more of his relations with
them.
1 had been forced to sacrifice manr
most of my ideas since I married
Clifford Hammond; I had seen my il
lusions slip from me one by one until
if any were left I was unconscious of
them.
Elsie had been very quiet ever siies
we left home. Bn T noticed that she
Tl.lrii.anOn u. 1 .... , .
....,,,., ,ruu ,eTier sne hart re
ceived tne day
Tillamook
a government t
of the finest
county. y- !
Mr. Baxter leaves two daughters,
Mr P. S. Fwuier, of California: Mrs.
Margaret Meador, of Uolph, and three
sons, W. E. Peter, and George. His
wife died some. years age.
left- ant Ik.,. Qli
as she mAiled nn nix., tv ' -.- . -
tnld ..v . ... v . ' : w ror
bent over her. She knew fWtU HZi . " i H" " one or oar P
also and aw in told him thT Se i " . ' ' 17 k le" I 3u.esnon8' T "issed she would eo.
trusted him to be good to Zona, We mainder of the not inconsiderable
never knew whether she reeogniaed fortune father left was to be evenly
Clifford or not. She passed away a divided between the three of us. She
few moments after he eame. wished the eld home kept by one of
GOD 'S ACRE us; and all the servants who wished
I can scarcely write of that sad to remain she advised u to keco.
time even atter the lapse of years, i We lingered on in the old plaee for
ueni un'iurr u ctai urMuo Two ftr
. TRY JOURNAL WANT ADS
i
father
where
buried.
empty house; empty although filled me.
in the quaint old
11 the Sutton's
Then we returned
. ..- - i nt
nde in me. I was positive the letter
was seat to Morton Levering. Bator
day I felt the stirrings of my jealos
nature even as regarded this man whs
was nothing to me in any sense. 1 real
ly was delighted that he had turned
to Elsie, who loved him. 1 had liked
him. and th tW v. k.A ij
,- . ' - - - .ww. .v u.ll i.liUI-1
weeks longer. Then Elsie, i me, and wanted me flattered me Per-
lVj i " " r I "7"ru nwneainaps l we bit piqued that ht
- " 1 ivniT Vlll-'-'i'VI,
it a r,vure-" it waiuag ioc were oy rjie
to
e though it
Tomorrow Loose Knife