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HEEDING THEIR COUNTRY'S CALL
Marshall Field, the third, Mir to fifty million dollars,
enlisted in the ranks of the Illinois National Guard as a
private, yesterday, and went into camp on an equal foot
ing with the other young men from all walks of life.
That was a manly thing to do but not an uncommon oc
currence since the nation called its sons to war. Scions
of the wealthiest families of the country, Vanderbilts,
Astors, Armours, and others not so well advertised as
millionaires, are serving the colors in the ranks by hun
dreds and asking no special favors or privileges. We
talk of classes in this country now a days, that is many
persons do, for the land is filled with agitators who rail
at conditions and revile our laws and the officials who
administer them, but when the days of peril come and
national honor and security are at stake the class distinc
tion, so-called, disappears as by magic and we behold one
hundred million Americans only ready to fight, to die if
need be for the flag that symbolizes the greatest nation
and freest government on earth; a nation where every
citizen walks erect in the knowledge that his rights of
citizenship are not abridged and where no man need to
doff his hat unwillingly to one of higher rank or nobler
birth; where liberty is so common that it is sometimes
unappreciated or else is interpreted to mean license to
abuse the sacred heritage of citizenship.
We have been told by certain individuals that wealth
should pay the cost of war; that the toll of blood and
treasure will be taken from the poor. But already we
know that this charge is untrue that if our soldiers are
called upon to man the battle trenches of Europe before
peace comes to the warring world the millionaire and the
poor man will pay the cost of the conflict alike and die as
comrades side by side. Rich men, a multi-millionaire
publisher being a notable example, are asking that the
financial burden be placed upon their shoulders and man
ufactuers of the country are tendering their dividend
paying plants to the government at its own price for any
purpose for which they may be of service. The wealth
o the nation will pay the bills and pay them without a
murmur, because it is American wealth and realizes its
origin and its obligations..
The people of the Unted States have been sneered at
because. in fancied security they have stood for peace and
taken the peaceful proiessions oi other great powers in
London is worrying itself ove.- the situation between
this country and Mexico. It is feared Carranza may place
an embargo on oil, which would be a severe blow to Great
Britain which gets a large part of her oil supplies from
Mexico. -There was a time when most people in the
United States were strongly against war with Mexico.
They are so no longer. . Our patience has been exhausted,
and the majority of the American people would be rathei
glad if Carranza would come out in the open, and show
his hand. If he is disposed to act squarely, and treat
foreigners in his country decently, we can do nothing.
The really bad feature of the situation is that he can do
just as much nothing as can this country. Ostensibly at
the head of the Mexican government, he is in fact in con
trol of but a small part of the country. A half dozen
bandit leaders challenge his authority in different sec
tions and defy him successfully. It is for this reason the
people of this country are beginning to feel that Car
ranza's open enmity would be the best thing that could
happen just now. It would result in a thorough cleaning
up of Mexico and the establishing of a stable government.
Bandits would be done away with, and the Mevican peo
ple assisted in getting' on their feet. Once Uncle Sam
undertakes the house cleaning of that country its troubles
will be practically over. London need not worry about
Mexico, so long as Texas and the border states are not
turned over to it by the kaiser.
The Southern Pacific Company, according to the of
ficial report of its officials just filed, broke all records for
business in 1916, increasing gross earnings over $20,000,
000. And still the company is too poor to build a respect
able passenger station in the capital city of Oregon !
APRIL EVENING
Now fades the quiet April day, and dusk
enshrouds the scene; I hear the children
laugh and play, upon the village green. The
early bullfrog clears his throat, and strikes
a note that's fiat, and by my gate Bill John
son's goat is eating some one's hat. It is a
sweet and restful eve; the world should be
at peace ; it seems a shame that men should
grieve, or send for the police. It seems a
shame that wrath and fear should mar this
little life, yet all around me I can hear the
sounds of war and strife. Jim Wiggins
have reached an
evil pass, since Samkin's cow, with glutton
greed, devoured his garden sass. Si Harris . says that
, tongues and pens his woe cannot describe ; he's ruined by
the neighbors hens he 11 shoot the whole blamed tribe.
Sim Hopkins has been seeing red Mnce Wigmire stole his
pump, and now he's punching Wigmire's head, hard by
the village dump. It seems an evil thing to me that in this
vale of tears we men can nevermore agree, but pull each
other's ears. The solemn beauty of the night appeals but
to a few; for men will fuss and fume and fight, while
there are rags to chewT.
jwwni yeus that things, indeed,
A commission has been appointed to revise and sim
plyfy the laws and legal procedure. It might be a good
thing to repeal all laws and start over by re-enacting the
ten commandments.
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OPEN FORUM
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BLAMES THEMIDDLE MEN !
Editor On ji tnl Journal : Xnt onh
this year 1ml for n number of years the
sumo old dope comes through the agri
cultural papers nnil all other papers urg
ing the fanners tt pet luiay, plant till
the crops you ean, learn how to lmihe
two bushels of wheat grow where one
grew, tell the old woman and kids to
milk the cows, make butter, raise chick
ens, ducks and geese, grow onions, pota
toes, etc., and ron, good Mr. Fanner,
must have more cattle, more pigs and
more everything, prices are going to be
the highest this fall that were over
known. So Farmer Jones Brown and
nil the rest of them, commence to or
der seed wheat at ,2..")0 per bushel, seed
com at $5 to $8, seed potatoes at to
15 and everything .else in proportion,
count uii the bin pile of dollars that
they will rake in next fall and look)
down the road ovorv dnv for these -wise !
guvs to conn
contract for delivervt at these high
prices. Hut say, Mr. Wise tiny, you
don't need to come, stuff is coin'' to be
irir ti i i
VHUSDanaana
" By Jaine JNieHps
CHAPTER XXIII.
I had almost forgotten Miss Morton,
the friend of Tom's we met in the sub
way the night he took me to the theatre,
so that I wac- genuinely surprised when
upon answering the bell oh. how I
hated that, never knowing who was
waiting on the landing to see Vivian
Morton,
"Aren't you going to ask me in?
she queried smiling, I
nig my surprise,
An Invitation.
'Taidon me for laughing, but New
York seems just the easiest place in the
world to get around in. But I'll tell
you what I'll do. You be my guest some
dav next week and we '11 iust eo around
! together. I'll come after you in the
I car about 10 o'clock, or perhaps half
' past ten and we'll ,inst ride around un-
had stood gap-11'1 luncheon time, then you lunch with
! me, and we'll go to a matinee or some-
"Certainly, Miss Morton!" and I
ushered her into our living room wilier
never before had seemed so small and
mean.
"1 don't wonder you weresurprised ; s'10
to see me." she bcunii. "T hnve heen .had
so long coming, but I rather waited
4', AT..' "Rvr.,..., o,l
V """ V-," "" . "'to find an evening convenient for both
so I
thing afterward.
"Oh. Miss Morton, I"
"Now please don't refuse me. I
shall be so disappointed if you do,"
interupted- Then,
read my thoughts,
as tho she
after a little more desultory conversa
tion, she left.
Helen Is Curious.
Scarcely had Miss Morton left bo
fore Helen rushed in.
"Who in the world was that call
ing on you, "she was simply stun
ning. ' '
"Ji .Miss Vivian Morton, an old
friend of Tom's," I answered, glad
to have the opportunity to talk over
my guest, also my coming outing
with Helen. "I am going motoring, to
lunch, and the matinee with her next
Wednesday."
I had scarcely finished telling Helen
ill sincerity 'and have no great military establishment!,,
eh this fall.
Hut. what really does happen? Oh,
lr. Vnrmer insr has to sell for what he
- ' . . . . . . , . r , , j . , . ...
or ocean-( ommating navy struggling at tne leasn to meet m he owes the bank and
. .. , i i Za i. . Mr. Hanker has told Inm he is verv close
the alien foe; it has been said that we are not a nation jlip tl,r im,y !nK, w fa,t ossi,,ly
but a mob made up of all peoples and lacking in national;" ait o.. m... any longer than unm i,e
' ., 1 , , , ti i i i i lean get his crops to market. So the
character, pride and patriotism. Already these slanders.' mmP m iH repeated from rear to vear
have been refuted. The thrill of patriotism fills the land ; i-i' j;;;; - ;
today; it pervades every home and rules every industry. jr1(,u.er getting 35 per cent of what
, If it comes to the battlefield and trenches there will bej!" -nsm..or py fr ami the hue
, u iw w-.ntu w rich go bet weens get the other 0 per
no hyphenated Americans manning the guns and carry-.u,d what happens from one years
intr the stars and stripes to victory. Irish Americans and"n'V i"l0l" rf
j, "I"1 f " "K t v "v .1 , I 'i lie producer cusses the consumer
Scandinavian Americans and German Americans and all! because he doesn't pv more ami the
the other hyphenated citizens of our political campaigns-;:!;-';" ZruuZ
will be plain Americans then with a common work to. repeated from year to vear and ovorv-
do and a grim determination to do it, . ;!!;i11;na;ol!s;n1,e;;r
The nation is being tried as by fire and it will emerge j rinse enough together to get cqtmi..t-
from the test stronger in all respects and more firmly
welded together by the sacrifices made upon the altar of
a common country.
awtm siioerco aim prices nigner on oiii , i-11
Hnndle s back. Whoop 'or up to get 1 kt' '., i .. i,. ...,.,.!
"what a cozy place you have here, and
it is so sunny. ' '
"That is 'why Tom took H,"Ire-
joined, at a loss to say to such an
exquisitely dressed creature with whom
x had nothing in common.
up, 311st wear a tailor suit and then
we'll be nil right no matter where we
go. That is one thing about New York,
decided to come and call on you : J'ou can (to s 'ou P'casc."
anyway." 1 llfu' nee'1 about to stammer a re-
"You are verv kind," I murmured fusnl of to. excuse, as old as woman, of
1 nothing to wear. Hut I couldn't resist
tho allure of her invitation. A motor
'Don't dress 1 this when I remembered that I had
nothing to wear. Miss Morton had said
to wear only a tailor. suit. The only
suit I possessed was so hopelessly eoun
tryfied that it would 'be impossible to
wear it beside a woman as smartly
pressed as was Miss 'Morton. What
should I do? The tears came into my
eyes, and I completely forgot Helen iii
my distress.
"For pity's sake what's the mat-
ride, luncheon, and a matinee! so I re
turned:
"It is verv kind of you to ask me, 1 ter?" she' asked
and I will gladly go." 1 "Why Helen I can't go! I haven't
I knew my acceptance sounded stilt-1 a decent thing to wear!" I blurted out.
ed, and commonplace, you must renietn-ias I brushed the tears of disaimointnicnt
' ' How do von like New York ? You 1 ll0r 1 had never been a 'society girl, that i away.
well with Tom's friends, that I was em-lit somehow."
1 I v, asn 't much comforted
said you were from the West, I be
lieve." "It is wonderful! Tierfeetlv won
derful I think." I enthused "nltho I barrassed, and awkward,
don't, see much of it. Tom is too tired! "That is. fine! then if that day is
to go out, often in tho evening, nnd I convenient, 1 '11 call for you at ten-thir-am
too timid to go wandering about .V npxt Wednesday morning. That is
alone even in the daytime." j matinee day yon know."
8I10 laughed merrily. ' "That will suit me," I replied and
the amenities ot polite lite were strange j "ion shall go! the verv idea of
to me, and that I so wanted to stand . your saying you can 't fo. We'll manage
I couldn't
see how Helen was -going to manage to
make me look presentable in my un
stylish duds.
(Tomorrow Concerning Tom.)
' ed ;
Some one please answer-
MKS.
I). A. JKXSOX,
Ha stein w, Ore.
The water company of Bend. responded quickly to the
request of the governor that special terms be given byi
wntor rmrmnrips In rhildiwi nlantintr vacant lots in the!
. " . t - "p - - . , j
cities, me ieim company wneu uu? guvfinur uuu ju
would furnish water free to all children cultivating lots,
and would also furnish them seed if they were unable to
buy it.
will follow Bend's example so far rs furnishing the water
is concerned, and that in this way a material addition U
the supply of vegetables will be secured.
State News In Brief
lfa ni.fthol,1i mod of 4-V.a Vvthm ivoffli' nnnmonioc Astoria, containing ItW.OOd.OtiO feet
The Crown Willamette Taper com
pany ot Oregon City has purchased a
r, .near
f
timber, paying fur it 1 "o.HOO.
tract on Lewis and Clarke rivi
America has not had many wars but eveiy time she has
gone to bat she scored a home run. She has never lost
yet." Her batting average is 1,000. ' "
LADD & BUSH. Banker:
Established 1S68
CAPITAL - - - - - $500,000.00
Transact a General Banking Business .
Safety Deposit Boxes
.SAVINGS DEPARTMENT
Tinker slockmen are gloomy over
weather conditions. They claim the sea
son is at least -10 days late, and that
in consequence they have not fat cat
tle to turn off at present high prices.
The Western Land and Irrigation
company of "Pendleton, has offered the
use of a targe tract of its lands free to
those who will grow potatoes on it.
Three men broke into the jewelry
store of Krnest Hoffman at Hubbard
yestordav and carted nwav the safe.
jThe barking of n dog waked K, M.
j I'ierce, who investigated and was held
j tip at the point of a revolver. When
released he used the telephone to such
j purpose that a pursuing posse caused
t lie rohoers to abandon the sate.
T.n Grande is wrestling with nn or
dinance requiring that bells be placed
on all cats. This is proposed as a meas
ure to protect birds.
Delicious
Sally Lunns
in fifteen minutes!
(Report No. 5T By the man, who limed them
Petitions are being circulated in '
tinker county asking for the recall of
Comity Judge Monitt and Commission
er Hitter. ,
One Friday last Win
ter, 1 purposely went
home early. I found
my wife at the piano.
She asked me if I still
wanted the Sally Lunns
that night.
''Yes," I answered.
I had gone home es
pecially to get posted
011 Cottolene,
'Allright,"she said.
"Come along. Watch
and you may learn how
to do it yourself." .
. My thoughts ran
ahead. fFould the crust
be crisp? That's the
real test of Sally Lunns
with me.
Of course I don't remem
ber c,7 my wife did. But
I do know that she used one
third less Cottolene than we
usually use of butter.
She was pleased to sec how
easily the Cottolene mixed
with the flour. I fidgeted and
waited.
She took them out of the
oven in fifteen minutes. I
had been timing Cottolene.
The Sally Lunns were ab
solutely light and delicious.
I wish you had seen their
tempting golden lor! And
crisp doesn't begin to describe
the crust. It's something you
would have to tasts to really
understand.
If you have never tasted
Sally Lunn muffins made with
wholesome Cottolene, - take
my advice do. .
From H. T. H.
FREE! Cook book containing
239 recipes by famous cooks sent
free. Write to The N . K. Fair
bank Company, 1 H West Wash
ington Street, Chicago, 111.
Yrs ! Cottolena i lso superior
tor Srying tmi tor all cake-making
Makes Good Cooking Better"
At grocers in tins
of convenient sites
Chambers
and
Chambers
467 COURT ST.,
That advertising and win
dow displays pay "when yoa
have the goods to backup
your advertising" was proven
yesterday in results from our
Mattress advertisement, for
we sold more mattresses yes
terday than we have for the
last ten days. Six days more
at the special prices. If in
need of a Mattress do not
miss fhis chance, for it will be
a fomr time before vou will
buy Mattresses at the price
we are making at this time.
CHAMBERS & CHAMBERS
For two days, Saturday and
Monday, April 21st and 23d,
we place on sale Fifty Steel
Beds; two-inch posts, either
in white or vernis martin fin
ish, at the remarkable price
of $8.75 each. These Beds
are made by the largest and
most reliable manufacturer in
this country, and we will
guarantee every one we sell .
The price is a get-acquainted
price. Considering the very
strong possibility of another
advance in beds inside of a
month, you would do well to
fill your needs now.
When you need a
Vacuum Cleaner to clean
your carpets and rugs
you can rent one of us
for 75 cents per day. One
of the very best electric
cleaners on the market.
Hardly necessary to in
vest twenty to thirty dol
lars in one, when you can
rent at the above price,
and we keen it in repair.
Chambers & Chambers
When in the market for
Rugs, Linoleums, Congoleum
Rugs, Window Shades, Drap
eries,. Go-Carts, Baby Car
riages, Ranges, Stoves, Oil
Stoves and Refrigerators, do
not forget the new store in
the D'Arcy building, 467
Court street. We have such
an up to date stock of the very
newest things in our line of
merchandise it is a real pleas
ure ta show customers thru
our store.
CHAMBERS & CHAMBERS