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AN INTRICATE PROBLEM.
One of the most important things in the public mind
just now is the so-called "Russian dtuation." Properly
speaking there is no such thing. It is so varied, so com
plicated, widely separated that it can only be spoken
of in the plural. There is one situation at Archangel; an
other at Vladivostok; another at Petrograd and still an
other at Omsk. In the Caucasus is another, and still an
other in Ukraine, while along the Alanchurian border a
revolution separate from all the resi. is in progress. The
bolsheviki, so-called, government has its seat on board
a German warship fat Kronstadt, and throughout Russia
and Siberia are still other local governments of more or
less authority. It is with this multiplicity of factions that
the allies have to deal, and the problem is such that none
inow how safely to approach it. The Germans had their
chance to retain power in Russia proper at least, but
their insufferable arrogance has forever destroyed that
chance. No matter how much they may differ among
themselves as to what they should do to work out the sal
vation of their country, there is but little difference
among them in their enmity of the kniser and his minions.
.The Russian people enslaved for centuries, ignorant most
of them, suddenly given their freedom knew no more what
to do with it, or how to govern themselves than did the
black slaves freed in the south during the Civil war. They
have not yet learned, but amcuig the masses is an earnest
desire for liWrty, for the right to live at peace with the
world, for the ownership of the land they have so long
tilled for others, and an uninterrupted dream of a Kussian
nation strong and free, such as they have pictured the
United States to be. It is this desire for national unity
and strength deeply inrooted in the Russian mind that
makes the masses turn hone fully and trustingly us they
can, after their abuse by the Germans, toward the Unit
ed States. It is for this reason this country more than any
other should take the lead in trying to bring order out
of the chaos into which the great nation has been plunged.
Whatever policy pr policies may m adopted, the United
States is making no mistake in relying on kindness and
good treatment to weld the Russian people solidly.to them
and to the allies. To extend the helping hand, to provide
food and assist the wretched peasants in getting once
more on their feet is the task at present being under
taken. It is a huge undertaking, but it will bring results.
We have the problem of a people of nearly two hundred
millions, without a government, without leaders, no
guides, no lights for their path as they struggle through
the difficulties with which they are surrounded. If the
masses were educated, they could be dealt with much
more easily, but then if they weiv educated they would
not have found themselves in this condition. As it is the
Russian situations are probably better known to the pre
sident than to any other American, ;md he, if anyone, can
find the way to solve the intricate problem. lie may make
a mistake, for dealing with so many factions it is not pos
sible that all will be pleased, but this country can well place
iU reliance o tithe good sense and calm judgment of Pre
sident Wilson.
There are enough evergreen blackberries going to
waste west of the Cascade mountain? in this state to sup
ply half the United States if they could be gathered, The
trouble with this especially good berry is that it wears
a coat of bristling spikes that makes the picker feel the
need of a coat of mail to tickle it. If Luther Ilurbank
con do for the evergreens what he did for the cactus, he
"will make the picking of them more of a pleasure and less
of a punishment. He will also make available a magnifi
cent berry that under its present armament is rattier
unapproachable.
: For an army that resorted to liquid fire and poison
ous gasses, and to bombing hospitals and torpedoing hos
pital and relief ships, the horror of Uie Germans at the
Americans using the sawed off shotgun as a weajmn
seems a trifle far-fetched.
Those, congressmen quibbling over the drafting of
young men of 18 and 19 are raising an unimportant issue.
The department has announced that the younger men
would not be used until the other ages had been exhaust
ed. As to those of 19 they-will be 20 and subject to draft
under the present law by the time they -will be wanted
to go to France, if they are so wanted. If they are draft
ed they will be drilled and prepared when the call is made,
that is alL Apparently the principal object of those op
posed to the drafting of the younger men is to cause de
lay. That is apparently one thing that many congress
men consider an integral portion of every bill passed.
However both houses are speeding up in a race to see
which can get the bill passed first, and the hurry to do
this will perhaps cause the passing of the amendment
cutting out the younger men. The majority of congress
men realize the necessity of haste, of the sending of an
overwhelming army to France so that with the opening of
another season the Americans will le able to bear down
all opposition simply by the preponderance of numbers.
Jt will cost more money than a slowt : plan might perhaps,
but the toll of lives will be less, and after all that is the
one overshadowing desiredatum. Money does not count
with the lives of our boys in the other scale.
The weather clerk deserves the thanks of all Oregon-
lans for the splendid variety of atmosphere furnished the
Old Boys in Blue. They have enjoyed' themselves the
more because they were not oppressed with heat, the
warmest thing they have run against on their trip being
the hospitality of the Portland people who have done
themselves proud and the state at large an honor. The
balance of us take off our hats to the citizens of the met
ropolis for rising to meet the occasion in every possible
way. They have made the visit of our guests one they
will remember always, and have given the state a warm
corner in the heart of every veteran.
FBENCH PAY HONOR
Continued from page one)
Peaches command a high price and yet the markets
seem to be abundantly supplied wi them. Anyway just
now the display at the stores is such as is seldom seen in
Oregon, and never outside of it. California never grew
such magnificent specimens as are in the local market
now. Besides they can be eaten without overstepping
that two pounds a month sugar supply, for they furnish
their own sweetness.
, ' Ludendorff insists German soldiers 'be careful of
their lives. He does not want them killed now, because
he may need them for cannon fodder later. He wants
them saved for future slaughter in order to keep the mil
itarists in power that much the longer.
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ii Rippling Rhymes
by Watt Mason
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GERMAN EFFICIENCY.
I hope this country of the free will never know effi
ciency, as Germans understand it; for it has made its
sponsors' name a thing of hissing and of shame twas
surely Jonah planned it. Efficiency that doesn't heed the
treaty or the written deed, the solemn pledge and promise,
may be a great and useful thing as viewed by oil anoint
ed king, but I'm a doubting Thomas. And this efficiency
that made of f rightfulness a ghastly trade, and rioted in
fury, may be a stately thing and wise as viewed by Kron
prinz Friedrich's eyes, but I am from Missouri. Efficien
cy that's built on lies that tries to blind a people's eyes
with cooked up fact and fable, may suit the bonehead
Teuton race, but as for me, you'll have to place the blue
prints on the table. Efficiency that boasts of power and
falls down at the 'leventh hour in every big endeavor,
may please old Hindenburg and those who hypnotize our
foolish foes, but it would suit me never. Efficiency that
has no soul has put the Prussian in the hole, has made
him banned and hated, until; we hear the cry of men.
"This world will not be dean again until he has been
crated."
mouth to mouth fouid be heard tkc Uis- J
por, -"Gi-neral Pershing, General Fer-
Sure enongh, there he aat tn hi limo-'
uUinc working hi right arm like a punip '
handle, aaluting and bowing and jiruliug
n an almost vain effort to do hij dun
to U.
Pershing Given Oration.
"When he stepped from hii tar 1he
whole asatmbly buret into a deafeuiiig
applauw a, hata and flags were waved
uiadlr above the crowd. The baud
struck up "The 8tar fpangld Banuer"(
and re U pwd at aalute. The general
wa met at the ear and again half wir
down the aile by the dignitaries, eaU I
oeeaMon tailing for formal salutea and I
inije and bows. But the eivilians ou-j
tinned to cheer until he readied the '
stop and bowej his acknowledgment to
them. After the colors were-placed the'
American buglers gave our General's
call.
"Beveral couples of children of six
or 0-vva years of age preaeuted Genf ral I
Pershing with great bouquet of flowers
ana the i.eneral stooping, kissed each on
both clunks Bt which the crowd sliowid
its approve! by vigorous applause. The
7t There b No Economy J
iH in Cheap Coffees W
kin
how I am going to
iiianazo it vnur
xo"ig. i mean, tiver since you spoke
of it I have wondered how I couM
?ot the 'money- But it eot-fi n everv
wnt T earn, to live. It will take fif
ty dollars, at least, for such a trip.
I urn afraid, deur. von will I,.
give it up. I'm aorry, hit I don't see !
how enn manage jt, unless," he i
aweil wlMinwcalll.-, " 1 tui second
story man."
"Oh. Hrian, T Ml'sT go! think
what Aunt. would believe if I didn't!"
''What do you mean?"
"Why, she would aav riirht awav
you couldn't afford to let me and"
Ruth stopped short. Never had she
eonfensed to -Brian her aunt 'a feel
ing that he could not autinnrt her-
that she would miss the luxuries to
whieh she bad been accuatomed ws
soon as the newness wore off.
Ami whatf Whv dont von fin
ish!" ' '
Oh. nothing! onlv I shoubl hat to
nave ner think we were so poor I .
couldn't visit her." I
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If M JJB. Coffee costs you more
per pound than the coffee you are
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Coffee w31 cost you less per cup.
You can make more cups of good
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general then made Wg speech and ivas
I would maiiaaA it Aooe if T
u ...... i ti . . ' enven an nvatinn. A. we anv. vn miicr
" u iww nitti i iHit uniortun- " "
me to ua it to the rench Tor they accorded
us the highest honors. They almost wor-
atelr Inele Sam tloenn't alien
coin the long green. "
. .. . - i n - f i .
imim, rriun. i Know vou -i r i.
do all vou can.'' H, i ;, 'n l,"CTU r eming.
she could do, In plte of her love for' "TUt' I""h unnd playing stirring
her husband, her faith in hiin, Kuth
could not help a sinking fueling as
she wondered if lie never would be
able to let her go home. Kepapering,
better apartment, all such tltinua
receded before the thonirht that she
could not visit her home, she so loved.
march but it has nothing on Sousa'a
"Star, and Stripes Forever" with
which our uiusiciuus replied. I was
startled as a wave of enthusiasm and
uproar passed over the crowd. There
on the balcony was General Pershing
with a beautiful little French .girl in bis
whenever she wanted to. Her aunt arms, the mavor's daughter.
had told her she need expect nothing I "You may be interested to know that
irom ner- toiii tt in such a manner the wide street leading to our headquar
Kuth knew he meant it. But at the ters has been renamed the 'avenue d'
same time Mrs. Claybornc had taken Etat 1'uit" or translated the aVenu.. nf
it for granted thnt Kuth would often the United States."
visit her and had so expressed her-1
S,'V In ' "mji . r
Kuth aid nothing more, neither did UICLUIl S ITtUIIUl UlOYCS
ti ..... I
tmun ntfawi men nun the mH't. lint
Will Be Inspected
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THE WIFE
By JANE PHELPS
IXAtrUL BOTH MAT NOT COME,! home,
that it satisfied him. Tirlau a
lover, bat a a hunlaml
far too eaov-fHiinf to awtistv
aa amibitiiiiM women, a woman a .
LADD & BUSH, Bankers f!
ALL TOE THIRD LIBERTY BONDS ARE NOW
HERE.
THOSE INTERESTED TLEASE CALL
AT THE BANK
ril.MTKK X1U.
Kuth eoul.t. scarcely think nf nv
thing else but what she would do to ! to luxuries, which, ik felt, ha
make the old living room Wly. hc J e ppty K a trie 1
ja .UMit minded U, day. after he; ""en' ae yr .Mt want . H
ireiHHWd her aont b-tler. and Uiiait loHm-f " ltriaa ashed,
iuften pk ti-e before he n.eivdj "Oh. she hasn't aaid! Whea die
an aer. lgot ready tu have the work do., 3
i Tw r three times she had started aui;Hwe."
t durtu her idc with her hut- j "What am I tu fa while vou are
ltd, but he avemcd hU'c latere- away!"
ed she had debated To Ml th truth, I " Whv,. I hadn't Ihtvht of that!
Brum ll. tell a emu for! able, to, I should ihvp home if I were ywi.
happy in that he had wua Kuih. that an,, get wv meals wherever I waited
he cared very little for estraacua to. "
thinu. Their home was to hi Blind, 'tm"
, comfortable; altao it seemed o pout j 'i g, t Mart hv to stake -voor
to Rulh. Khe had aiade it aa attract bel. and Veep the hW dinted."
;n aa -.itd.s and it w so different.) "Kuth, 1 aav a well tell yon be
in it plaia nfatfulne, frvta hia a for you pUa aav further, 1 dia't
lit Mep onee hi re in
hauiber, to have her bath drawn, her i
breakfast served to her daintily as it'
ustsl to be. iSlie longed to see what .
while Brian dismissed it from his mind,
there was aeareelv an hour of the dnv
that Kuth did not think of it. That Corvallis, Or., Aug. 23. Inspection of
"hu tint uut tunic in so nonie. Rue uim., .if irom,n .i.;.,.t .n...,. .in i..
wanted to see her aunt, her second conilnete.1 tw thi win vi(
niiither, and she wanted her matiimy. :.: 4t ' w on ti... ,,..,..
She lunKed to be petted and made of. J in ,.uir( of , fXrvtiin whkh ,,,aV(.1
.P ...iar ib smtill ilVrflun, at 8 n'cl,lr Mnndav nntniM
lis composed of the following wulnnt
growers: K. W. Matthews, Amit : K.
'I'rtr.... fc..l...... C T I a .
.....1. 1 .!, -Hi. k. i.i - i i. licwia, u. a.
that had not been redecorated when r'nV T"m k', Grou"'
.1.0 rest of the hn,e Had been done "''r";
over. It had enormous possibilities: !' 1,'"!,u' i' 'ville; I'lul Matocl.cn
it was so big. and her aunt would let i 1 ml ,A' F" W 1h,' 1'"r,lal"1-
her do aa she wished. I omf nwmhm ot the party will be
But of all this she breathed not a ,m" ;",''l ' the nut industry, sov
word to Hrian. Sh, loved him dear- '' A K M,,,TI now holding their re
ly, was happy in her love. Even the . " rm''H". a group of Agrirul
lure of all he had given ap, could , u"nl eoll.-e men, and such of the gen
make no difference in that. Hut oh, ;ral P"die a, enn enlist a 'nr for the
how she ilid want to have both! Jtrinn , journey. lutiinate talks by orchard own
and all he meant to her; and ntonev ir n"f' others qualified to speak will be
to do, and live, as she had been ae-Klv, nt siiitnlil,. tiaies.
customed, . ,-liedult. provides for a visit to
Then one morning came another let- j F red lironer's Grov$ at Scholls Fern
M L . ... Wi j ! 9 .11 ...I 1 . . '
"T i rum uer aiiiii- nnrii sue openeu ; t"iioeu uv nnuier at -ewiierg.
ii, at I lie nrcnKiast tame, a tnin muc
aier fluftered to the floor. With a
little soncal ot delight she picked it
up. It was a check for. seventy-five
dollars.
' Your eipense money." her aunt
wrote, "If 'I emragrd a professional
decorator. I should huvc to pay his
exeses down here. A I like your
work better than that of the profes
sional I happen to know, I am sending
you your expenses."
Kuth jumped up from the table and
did a little dance around the room.
"Xw T caa go! Oh, I am so glad! "
"Yc, you can g. Hut 1 can't pre
tend to be glad. 1 shall be horribly
lonely. Then I hate to taiuk jsaur i
aunt had to send you the mener for
your fare."
"Yea, I know. Hrian- Put I could-i
n't have gone if she hadnt. you said (
so younself. Hut don't look so for-i
lorn. I'll stav home if vou want me!
to." " ' I
"No. go aUmg!" but Brian felt like j
a aiartvr, juat the same, and Knta
knew it
Dundee orcliards, the qldest in Oregon,
T
0 HELL With
the KAISER
will be iuapeeted in the nfternon, supper
and lodging at Mcldinnville. Tuesday
morning the Eola Walnut grove, said ta
be the largest seedling tract in tiia
world, the LaFollctte Whealand poaok
farm, and the Senator AlcXary walnut
tract, will be inspected before dinner at
Salem. A longer trip by way of Sky
lino, Jefferson a"d Albany will take na
the afternoon, ending with a reeeptiua
and dinner in Eugene. Next morning
the visitors will inspect the George Dor
ris filbert grove, the largest bearing
trees in America and some of the other
prize orchards of the district. The jour
ney will be concluded by way of Corval
lis, Independence, Monmouth, and Dal
las districts, where some of the most
successful groves are located.
About the only time some men never
overrate themselves is when tho tax as
sessor raps at the door.
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Inrrwaaa welt-ht and atrenrrh f thtn.
dellrate, nervous people, tt ta the-
onlr diireatil.le form o( phsaibate that;
fteda the nerr dtrart, tke cbeniicnlly
pur form of phosphate naturally
rouna In tmlu ami aerv cell.
Koifl Bf dniKKlata oiioer a nara
taa of aatisfaclioii or money naefc. le
mand the cenuiae Bl 1 Ku-t'hnsnbnlf
tks kind that ptgraiciaaa preavrlUal
For Thin People
Tomorrow Huth 1 very aappy
be back ia her senthem htame.
to
THAT ANNOYING.
1'EiiSlSTENT COUGH
Witv Wnl t; ariHi - tum- -. r
wan it ttia rtttMti.- ( airaarty
la r-i.-.ird. I n tiuwr calk, trr
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