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SUBJECT TIRESOME BUT OF VAST IMPORTANCE
THREE OF LIBERTY'S FLAGS
The average person never troubles himself to speculate
as to what would happen if the country failed to raise
foodstuffs enough to supply it. . Here in America there
has always been plenty and to spare. The city man knows
he can go to the hotels or restaurants and with a small
sum of money purchase what he wants to eat. He does
not bother himself about where it came from or worry
for fear there is no more. 'He knows the food has always
been there when he wanted it and can hardly realize that
sometime this would not be the case. A short time ago
the whole country was alarmed over a threatened strike
of railroad employes, fearing a famine on account of lack
of transportation. This would no doubt have been a very
serious condition, but it would have been trifling com-
nnrnrl tn WW wniilrl hantr, 4f rko fnrmnro chnnlrl rrr ' wa OUt a snort lime UWU It Was IOrgOU
etriira onj mr.ioa t r.i,MBO,v mn T,t rftM t,or, i retained the respect of the other, , and there was little
death bv starvation. That is the condition that on a
Washington, which in this case means the United
States, gave the French commissioners a welcome yester
day that must have warned their hearts. It was proper
that this should be done, for in the party was that grand
old man of the war, General Joffre. It was he who com
manded the armies at the Marne when in one of the most
desperate struggles history records the conquering hosts
of Germany were checked and turned back. In many
respects it was the most momentous battle in history, for
it saved civilization from being set back a century. Had
the defense failed a chapter would have been added to
the world's history, that future ages would have read
with wonderment and shame. It was this kindly-'eyed
old rrenchman who by his splendid strategy and keen
military judgment, saved France from ruin and the world
from disaster. Another feature of the occasion was that
it was the first time since the revolution when the flags
of three countries, Great Britain, France and the United
States have flown over our territory at the same time.
Then.it was the tri-color that floated with the Stars and
Stripes against the flag of England. The aid given us in
those days has never been forgotten, and France holds a
spot of her own in every American heart. At that time
i he English flag was that of an enemy. At the same time
there is little doubt but that even in those days there, was
a large element of English people that was secretly glad
that the colonies achieved their independence. Anyway
it was a clean hght, and women and children were not
murdered by either side. And when the fight was over
it was but a short time until it was forgotten, for each
;mall scale confronts us now. The farmers are not going
on strike, but they are short of help to get their crops
planted and will be short of help to harvest them unless
help is furnished them from some source. The trouble
with the situation, too, is that every person will feel that
others will furnish the required help, and that everything
will come out all right. Perhaps it will, provided too
many do not take this view of the matter but if they do
someone is going to suffer. In some quarters it is said
the farmers are fearful there will be over production if
they all plant to the limit, and that consequently prices
will fall. This is an idle fear. If the war continues every
pound of eatables that will bear shipment will be in de
mand, and more. If the war ends during the summer the
demand will be still greater, for a hundred million ot
those now fighting us will require to be fed, for they can
not grow sufficient for their own wants for a year at least.
And so it is up to us and everyono of us, to do his or her
part, and to grow as much as possible of the things we
consume. On top'of that it is up to us and each of us to see
the farmers have all the help required both in planting
and harvesting his crops. 1ms is a' rather tiresome sub
ject, but it is one of such vast importance that it cannot
be too strongly impressed on the minds of those who are
non-producers.
Wheat went up yesterday in Chicago about ten cents
a bushel. At the same time the price jumped on the coast,
some sales being made at interior points at a rate equal
ling $2.54 a bushel at Portland, which is said to be the
record price for the Ujiited States. It is claimed , the
prices will go still higher. . This may be but there must
be a limit and it would seem it was about reached. Any
further advance is liable to cause the government to in
tervene and take over all cereals. It is only about three
months until the new crop is available, and with the com
ing of the spring vegetables the consumption of bread
will be reduced. With these two causes there must be an
effect, which will be lower prices. The potato crop will
also be coming into market in a couple of months, and
this will cause a still greater reduction of bread con
sumption, and cause a further decline in breadstuffs.
Yesterday a loan of $200,000,000 was made to England
without asking anv security or eoinff throueh the form
ality of having a lawyer mixed up in the deal. Secretary
McAdoo just handed Sir Cecil Spring-Rice a treasury
warrant for the sum and the latter on behalf of the king
gave the secretary his personal receipt for it. Our
Cousin Johnny's credit is pretty sound on this side of the
Atlantic considering he has been spending' considerable of
his capital lately.
Germany trying to tempt Poland with the promise of a
little government of its own is much like offering Texas
to Mexico; the gift being perfected when the Mexicans
took possession of it without any assistance from the
kaiser. The Poles would rather take their chances with
democratic Russia than autocratic Germany They have
not forgotten a visit' paid them by the Prussian armies
not long ago.
animosity remaining after a few years. Of course we
liked to pull the lion's tail occasionally especially about
election times but that was for local consumption. With
the three flags standing together for the one purpose, to
give the world a lasting peace, there can be but one re
sult, and that is the accomplishing of the purposes for
which they are struggling.
It is said, "The world will be surprised at the moder
ation of the kaiser's peace terms." The kaiser himself
will be astonished at the moderation the allies and the
world will demand of him before his peace terms will
even be considered. As a matter of fact it will not be
the kaiser who prepares the term?. The kaiser once said
to his subjects who wanted a larger share in the affairs
( f government that "Germany would be -...a democracy
when the war ended." - This is what caused Mr. Balfour
recently at Washington to say it would, and the kaiser
for once was right. .
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1 niteil States, anxious to ho able to tiv fur their, oountrv, beiiijr instrueted in aviation at the HhecpKhead Day
racetrack. The women are learniiiff nil nlmiit nornnlHtipa uml nn..r n n, rg.. ..t ,..!.. ,.,.. i. l:h...i
aviators, readv to flv tor the I . S.
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ouuc news in diici
At a meeting of the First National
bank of Ashland trustees yesterday tho
bank decided to advance seed money to
the young people of the eurroum'tiiis
community who will prepare and look
after garden plots during the coining
summer.
Dell Blancett, of Pendleton, suggests raising a regi
ment of cowboys for service in France. With a bunch
of rough riders such as straddle the outlaws at the
Round-up it would be no strange thing to see some of
them riding the big shells fired by The French, across
the Hindenburg line. Anyone who can stick a wall-eyed
cayuse in action, should have no trouble riding a curtain
fire or any little thing like that.
There is talk of cutting out tho Portland rose festival
for the year, one of the reasons being that something
might happen that would spoil it. This oi course is true,
but on the other hand there might something happen that
would greatly enhance the carnival spirit. However it is
up to Portland to decide the matter, for it is her show,
though all of us enjoy attending it.
Champ Clark certainly hit conscription a hard blow
yesterday and his speech stiffened the backs of those en
gaged in fighting it. On top of this Clark asserts the bill
will never pass.
The Felicnn Bay Lumber company of
Klamath Falls, beunn operations Wed
nesday in. their loguinc camp on I'pper
Klamath Lake, and, although the full
force is not on hand as yet, every effort
is being made by the w.iipuuy to secure
tho 300 hands necessary as ouicklv as
possible. .
Eighteen PrirTeville bovs left, Monday
OPEN FORUM
:
THE $6,000,000 BOND ISSUE
Of all the measures to bo voted on
at the June electin'u this one is of
transcendent importance to the tax
payers of the state, and accordingly, it
is leseiving great interest from the in
telligent voters.
This ti.000,000 bond issue is, in truth
and in fact a $7,900,000 bond issue, be
cause it calls tor tho issue of $1,900,000
in bonds under H. B. No. 21 to meet
the federal appropriation for post and
forest roads provided by the Shackle
ford bill. This second issue follows in
evitably upon the first. If 1 were a
thoroughgoing advocate of the policy
of bonding for building good rads I
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with Corpora. Davis,;of the recruiting J' VLTaVilaV tin,"
, a. ' 1 . . "U .There are countless cogent reasons whv
m-my. Jlost of these will join tho Const jwe n1u,u a,t wUelv anJ wcll who vot'
Artillery. This brings the number from ! it ,i.
x line vi lie to neany iv.
The Eugene Fruitgrowers' association
cannery commenced operations Wednes
day with a p'-ospect of a continuous run
until fall. Laige quantities of rhubarb
have been ' delivered bv Growers, and
To outline briefly a few of the most
salient and obvious reasons: We live in
strenuous times when our resources and
energies are circumscribed and iu great
demand in this quarter and in that.
' t for many years has common labor
oeen so scarce, amounting almost to a
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THE SPRING PEST
If I could wield the pen of Pope, or talk
like forty Bryans, I'd hand out much im
passioned dope concerning dandelions. Man
strives and strives to have a lawn the town
will be applauding; at twilight hour, at
noon, at dawn, you see him sowing, sodding.
He sows about a ton of seed of blue grass
and white clover, and then that dandelion
weed just spreads itself all over. And all
those weeds his soul deject; he tries to kill
and burn them; and then in many a dialect
he learns to blank and dern them. He hires
about a thousand boys to slay them where
they're blowing; for every one a vouth
destroys, ten million will be growing. And so for years
he struggles on, still hoping, still pursuing, still dreaming
of a handsome lawn, then sees t here's nothing doing.
And then at last he falls from grace, he ceases all his try
ing; the dandelions take the place, the grass is brown and
dying. And people, as they journey by, observe, and
mutter glumly: "That shiftless fellow doesn't try to
make his place look comely!"
CAPITAL JOURNAL WANT ADS BRING YOU RESETS.
supply the necessarily raw material un
til gooseberries are available.
this crop and broccoli are expected to! dearth on farms and in shop. Not in
years lias the cost of living been so
high, and the cost of all the elements
that go into making good roads is cor
respondingly high. Very wisely and
iustlv does the neuntive
while playing on the track at Rosebursr I this bond issue in the voter, unnu lili.t
.rairmiitY uir.i seriously injured. It IS
thought he will recover.
Glenn Fisher, nine-year-old son of H.
J. Fisher, was struck bv a locomotive
ADVERTISED LETTERS.
Advertised April 23, 1917: Allison,
A. A., Bradford, Mfc Oscar, Cain, B. A.,
Cave, Mr. Milton, Dowe, Miss Hazel,
Dunhip, Mr. 1). O., Fore, Mr. Geo.,
Preden Mrs. Frouin, Grnbe, Mr- Leslie,
Hough, Mr. C. ('., Hancock, Mitts K.dith,
Hutchinson, Bess, Kinnell, Miss Kate.
I.aird, Miss Lucille, Lee. Dr. W. B.,
Lewis, Mr. V. T-, Olenian, Miss Mae,
Datton .Mr. Mathew V., Quebur-j, Miss
Margaret, b'andall, .Mrs. Flntt, Riley.
Mr. J., Smith, Mrs. M., Simonton, Mr
P. B., .Shaw, R. S., Schick, Mrs. Meria.ni,
Terrel, Hiram, Wilde, Mr. A. W.
August Huckestein, Postmaster.
contend: "At the present time labo
is fully employed, vast public improve
ments ought to be curried on at a
time when laboring men need work.
Would it not be best to do part of our
road work, at least, with a state wned
plant, with labor from the state peni
tentiary? At the present time the cost
of materials is excessive. Why should
we do this work at this time nt a great
ly on ha need cost?"
thoughtful conscientious voters oppose
this road bonding scheme arises in their
suspicion of the motives of the men
who fathered it and forced it through
the legislature. We know these gentle
men only too well, know them of old,
and "bv their works." Many of the
laws that they have triefl to foist upon
the people in the past were fearfully
and wonderfully made aye past all
finding out. Let us be wise and exam
ine the label on the goods before wo
part with our good money.
I have listened to the pleadings of
some of the paid advocates who go
about the country persuading the peo
ple to vote these bonds. They do not
impress me as frank or candid. Tho
story is altogether too neahtiful, too
one sided. According to this beautiful
stry the roads are to cost nobody a cent
and the people have only to ride up
and down them and enjoy life and get
rich in what they save in gasoline. and
tires. - , .
Much capital is made out of the per
sonnel of the new state road eommU-.i
sion; Good men doubtless, but how, re
markable that a commission appointed
to build oads for fanners should be
composed eutirely of capitalists, bank
ers and promoters. The history of
bonding for roads in this country has
been very largely a history of graft
and extravagances on the part of tho
"machine," and devastation and ruin
to the farmers and taxpayers. Let's go
slow until we know that the "machine'
has reallv hail a "change of heart."
S. H. VAX TRUMP.
CONCERNING BONDING
Hillsboro, Ore., April 23. Editor
Capital Journal: As a citizen and tax
payer of Oregon interested in the road
bond issue proposition, I enclose here
with an article clipped from the
"Willets News" of Willets, Cal., relat
ing to the bonding policy of Califor
nia. I wish you would publish for general
information at least that portion of tho
article that I have marked.
Our nation is inst ent,.ri 1 .iue t'omo.crs n me road uomunS
foreign war and 'must assume and in-fh(Mne e eertamly pursued a course
cm- vast lwi,i,.ri 4,l.,i,f.i.... ti. : to arouse the resentment and opposi-
sue of this world war is as vet uncer-1 of b'JtmmK 1ass because of
tain for unforseen complications may 1 actl. 89 folows:
vet arise. In such times it behooves I rst Passing the state highway
goo.l citizens to assume no imneces-i r,0mmissl0n blU Wlth an emerSS
sary bonded indebtedness. Let us liuilrt i c'fJ3lse attached.
all the good roads we can on the " pay Second Repealing the laws provided
as you go" plan. Another reason wh'v i "! "
1 (Continued on page six.)
lyHushancland
A DAY WITH VIVIAN MORTON
I had
We'll go anywhere you
( HAPTP.R XXVI if. , watch.
spent uie live dollars inm lito i
gave me for gloves, a v'eil, and white I m t. T , .
crepe collar and cuffs to fresben up 1 1,1 Sl,re 1 on 1 km"' wl'"
my tailor suit, which now looked so go." T replied. "T have only been
terribly countryfied to me
but the
result was far from satifactory. I
was almost tempted to call Vivian
Morton up and say 1 was ill when
the day dawned bright and warm for
the time of year. But I couldn't quite
resist the lure of the promised good
tune, nud was ready and waiting near
ly half an hour before she came for
me.
As I leaned luxuriously back in the
car listening to her clever talk, 1
again wondered why Tom had elected
to marry me when he might ha.ve mar
ried Vivian Morton. She wore a tailor
suit as she said she would, but her fur
stole and muff gave her an air of
elegance. Then too, her suit was of
finest broad cloth made in the latest
style, with a little becoming toque to
match trimmed with the fur.
We rode down through Central Park,
then on down crowded Fifth Avenue
to Washington Arch. I mentioned that
that pnrt of New York was entirely un
known to me, nud she told the
chauffeur to go through Greenwish
Village, and to drive slowly so that 1
might see the historic ami Bohemian
places which she pointed tint.
A Place to Lunch.
"Where shall we lunch?" she asked
after looking at her cute little wrist
to the ilalliloif
"That eliminates that! we 'a go to"
A Delicious Luncheon.
"A clear soup, brook trout, & broil
ed ehicken and some salad, coffee and
a sweet," she told the waiter, then
turned to me: WiH that do?" she
asked.
':lt will do nicely," I replied, &ni
one of the up town restaurants. They it was really a delightful luneheon
are always crowded on matinee day,
and I think you will enjoy watching
the people. "
"I always do!" I replied.
As she had said the place on upper
Fifth Avjenue was crowded. But the
moment he head waiter saw us. he
came forward, and calling Vivian bv!
name said: : niar back.
".lust a moment Miss Morton, I '11: Tom. And
find you a table," and although there
were many others waiting he came
back almost immediately and gave us
a table in the center of the room.
I was impressed more than the
occasion warranted as I know now
with this attention, and looked curious
ly around to see if others had noticed,
while the head waiter stood quietly
while we should decide what we would
eat.
"What would you like, Mrs. Ran
dall?" Vivian asked.
"Oh, you please order Miss Mor
ton," X almost gisped, ashamed to
show my ignorance of the dishes with
the French names, "I like every
thing." "That makes it easy!' she laughed,
and gave the order.
wonderfully well served. But more
tnan my interest m the. food, was my
interest in the crowd of fashionable
people in the place.
"It is interesting, isn't it?" Vivian
queried smiling at me. "But you
mustn't neglect yont luncheon."
suddenly I thought I saw a fam-
It couldn't be it WAS
opposite him sat a girl.
raiHi-r a young woman, wno, even in
this fashionable assembly, would be
noticed for the richness 'and modish-"
ness of her toilette.
I quickly glanced at Vivian to see
if she had noticed the unconscious
start I gave, but she was busy with
her chicken and 1 was sure had not
seen Tom. If only we could get away
without her knowing that he was
there. I do not prefend to analyze my
feelings, but I instinctively felt that,
he had no right iu this expensive
place; no right to take anyone but me
out to lunch with him. And I was
greatly relieved, although my pleasure
in the day was gone, when Vivian said:
"We'll have to go at once or ws
will be late for the play."
Tomorrow Au Explanation-