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New Britain herald., 1915-02-18

forces planned to substitute com- promise ship bill for the Weeks bill in the house, pass it and then put it through the senate. It seemed certain that this compromise bill would provide that the government should go out of the ship owning business soon after the European war is ended and that no interned ships of belligerent powers should be bought by the government It seemed possible that if the compromise bill is passed there will be no extra ses- sion of congress,
New Britain herald., 1915-02-18
PUBLIC WORKS HEARINGS.

Hearings on the following subjects will be given next Tuesday evening by the board of public works:
 Whitman street, laying of walks be- tween Kelsey and Rutherford streets.
 William street, laying of walks be- tween Kelsey and Rutherford streets.
 North Sheffield street, change of name to Cliff street, between Chestnut and Park streets.
 Grove street. laying of walks and sprinkling north of Broad street.
New Britain herald., 1915-02-18
in the French Chinese

contraband in the French Chinese
 war:
 The measure in question:" Prince
 Bismarck is quoted as saying, has
 for it's object the shortening of the
 war by increasing the difficulties of
 the enemy and is a iustihable step in
 war if impartially enforced against all
 neutral ships"
 The British note here remarks:
 His majestys government are dis
 posed to think that the same view is
 still maintained by the German gov ernment. Another circumstance
 which is now coming to light is that an elaborate machinery has been or ganized by the enemy for supply Of 1 foodstuffs for the use of the German army from overseas. Under these clr- cumstances it would be absurd to give l any definite pledge that in cases where the supplies can be proved to be for ] the use of the enemy forces they should be given complete immunity by the simple expedient of dispatching ] them to an agent in a neutral port. No Clear Division.
 1 The reason for drawing a distinc- l tion between foodstuffs intended for 1 the civil population and those for the
 armed forces or enemy government 1 disappears when the distinction be-
 tween the civil population and the | armed forces itself disappears.
 'In any country in which there eN- 1 ists such tremendous organization for | war as now obtains in Germany there l is no clear division between those l whom the government is responsible | for feeding and those whom it is not. 1 Experience shows that the power to 1 requisition will be used to the fullest i extent in order to make sure that the ] wants of the military are supplied, | and however much goods may be inn 1 ported for civil use, it is by the mill l itary that they will be consumed if 1 military eXigencies require it, especial 1 ly now that the German government have taken control of all the food- 1 stuffs in the country
 Transfer of Eneny's Ships. After giving statistics tending to show that supplies are reaching neu- tral ports from the United States to ''an unprecedented extent and recit-
 ing efforts on the part of his govern
 ment ito deal as lenicntly as possi- ble with neutral interests" Sir Ed ward points out that Great Britain has recognized the transfer to neu- tral flag of enemy ships belonging to companies which were incorporated
 in the enemy country but all of whose shareholders were neutral even waiving objections to companies in
 corporated in Germany which were
 subsidiary to and owned by American
 corporations" the only condition
New Britain herald., 1915-02-18
SUNDAY sCI

The second { Britain Sunday night was atteI persons. Followi Rev. Henry W. series of lectur
 the Making" hl tory Books !" M ture on The \ Job, the Psaln1sl
New Britain herald., 1915-02-18
TELLS OF (
President of C1
 lures Bcfor(

An exceptionI on China was \ First church url Won1an's socief president of tn Canton on "Cll
 Outlook. = The | with lantern sl
 Mir. Graybill \ batical year in | lecture tour a1 story of the pr1 the education d Chinamen that China to the UI edly the worst \ manhood, he sd Of the better cid both mentally
New Britain herald., 1915-02-18

Brown hens, white hens, red hens and grey hens. All laying for Russell :. Bros. Native eggs, 33c dog. 3 1-6 dog. for $1.00.-advt.
New Britain herald., 1915-02-18
Safety First.

Buy your eggs here and you're sure to be safe. Natives right from near by farms. 33c doz. Russell Bros., 301 Main street.-advt. ..
New Britain herald., 1915-02-18

obtain adequate satisfaction for any invasion of their rights which is con- trary to the law of nations, the only course which is consistent with sound principle is that they should be re- ferred to that mode of redress and that no diplomatic action should be taken until their legal remedies have been exhausted and they are in a po- sition to show prima facie denial of justicc''
 Policy in Two American Wars
 The British government recalls that it followed this course with it's own ships during the American Civil war and the Spanish-American war.
 In connection with the subject of detentiOns. Ambassador Page is re- minded that he has now been sup piled by the British foreign office with particulars of every ship under American colors detained and of every shipment of cargo in which an American citizen appears to be t:-- party interested not only in the fact of detention notified to your excel lency, but, so far as is practicable. the grounds upon which the vessels or cargo had been detained are also communicated to you, d concession which enables any United States citi- zen to take steps at once to protect his interests
 Question of FoodstuTs.
 Turning to the question of condi- tional contraband and foodstuffs. the note says: d a., ,.i.
 No country had maintained more stoutly than Great Britain in modern times the principle that belligeront should abtain from interference with the foodstuffs intended for the civil population. The circumstances of the present struggle are causing his maJesty's government some anxiety as to whether the existing rules with re- gard to conditional contraband framed as they were with the object of protecting so far as possible the supplies which were intended for the civil population, are effective for the purpose, or suitable to the conditions present. The principle which l have indicated above is one which his ma Jesty's government has constantly had to uphold against the opposition of continental powers. In the ab sence of some certainty that the rule would be respected by both parties to this conflict, we feel great doubt whether it should be regarded as an law"
New Britain herald., 1915-02-18
BisnIarci>'S Position.

Sir Edward then quotes Prince i3ismarck's answer to the Kie1 Cham Der of Commerce in 1884 in connec- ton with the treatment of rice as
New Britain herald., 1915-02-18

Native eggs, 33c dog. Russell Bros -advt.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1915-03-04
Rantist Church.

When the Titanic sank the name Of
God was on every lip and the heroic
musicians went into eternity playing
a hymn.
Many persons go for months and
even for years without giving any
serious thought to religion. Then, of
a sudden, in the hour of calamity, the
mind turns naturally to God. Why
wait for the hour Of trial to bring the
blessed ministry and fellowship of the
church? The Church of Jesus Christ
stands for the one purpose, !. e. to
lead men to think on things heavenly.
Don't fail TO hear the address next
Sunday evening on the topic, "The
Way Of Life" Morning theme, "The
Manifold Ministry Of the Holy Spirit" :"
These addresses will be of interest
TO all people.
A hearty invitation is extended to
one and all to attend these services.
d. +. BAKER, Pastor.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1915-03-04
Boulevard Items.

Mrs. c. II. Sargent and Miss Rene
Eldridge of Fruitand were the guests
of their sister, Mrs. Bingham, for two
days this week.
o. w. Porter Of Weiser has been here
several days looking after his sheep
and went down to Emmett to his ranch
Miss Dorothea Cox closed her school
near Huntington and came home last
Friday.
Clifford Dunger and family from
Tenant, Oregon, are visiting his par
ents here.
Mr. V. b. Wood started five fine
horses to the Caldwell sale this weel
and when they got as far as Nyss'
one Of the most valuable ones died.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1915-03-04
THE COUNTY FAIR
BY Peter Radford
Lecturer National Farmers Union

N''
The farmer gets more out OF the
iair than anyone else. The fair to a
city man is an entertainment; TO a
farmer II is education. Let us take a
stroll through the fair grounds and
linger moment at few OF the points
OF greatest interest. We will first
WISH the mechanical department and
hoid communion with the worlds
greatest thinkers.
You are now attending a congress OF
inc mental giants in mechanical sci
ehce or an AGES. They are addressing
You IN tongues OF iron and steel and
in language mute and powerful tell an
eloquent story of the worlds progress.
ih' l"Fe't.-' sen.uses are the most
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1915-03-04

Portland's 1915 Rose Festival has a
unique poster-the most artistic ever
used and II is the work OF an Oregon
boy, Fred @. Cooper. now one OF the
worlds foremost artists. His father.
J. c. Cooper, OF McMinnville. Oregon.
wrote the winning slogan. THE Whole
World Knows the Portland Rose" At
his fathers personal request young
Cooper donated the poster TO incorpor-
ate the slogan. Portland has CO.
operated with Seattle. Tacoma. Walla
Walla and Spokane in securing con.
ventions that will bring more than
100000 visitors TO Washington and
Oregon.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1915-03-04
FARMERS, ATTENTION.

Now is the time to get cement tiling
and head gates for irrigating purposes.
Built to your specifications. Phone
1l-2 X. Claude Bingham. Ontario Ore
gon. S-3tpd.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1915-03-04
WHY Rate INCREASE
IS NECESSARY
BY Peter Radford.

Lecturer National Farmers uhH"
The recent action Of the Interstate
Commerce Commission in granting an
Increase in freight rates In the eastern
classification of territory; the applica
ton OF the roads to state and inter
state commissions for an increase In
rates, and the utterances Of President
Wilson on the subject bring the farm.
ers OF this nation face to face with the
problem OF an increase In freight
rates. II is the policy OF the Farmers
Union TO meet the issues affecting the
welfare Of the farmers squarely and
we will do so In this instance.
The transportation facilities OF the
United States are inadequate to ef-
fectively meet the demands OF com.
merce and particularly in the South
aud West additional railway mileage
Is needed to accommodate the move
ment Of farm products. II In the wis
dom OF our Railroad Commissions an
increase in freight rates is necessary
to bring about an improvement In our
transportation service, and an exten.
sion of our mileage, then an Increase
should be granted, and the farmer Is
willing to share such proportion Of
the increase as Justly belongs to him,
but we have some suggestions to make
as TO the manner in which this In.
crease shall be levied.
Rates Follow Lines Of Least Reslst.
anee.
The freight rates Of the nation have
been built up along lines OF least re.
slstance The merchant. the manu-.
facturer. the miner the miller, the
lumbcrman and the cattleman have
had their traffic bureaus thoroughly
organized and In many instances they
have pursued the railroad without
mercy and with the power OF organ.
ized tonnage they have hammered the
life out of the rates and with unre-
strained greed they have eaten the
vitals out OF our transportation system
and since we have had railroad com.
missions these interests, with skill
and cunning, are represented at every
hearing In which their business ia
involved.
The farmer Is seldom represented
nt rate hearings, as his organizations
have never had the finances TO ON.
ploy counsel 10 develop his side OF
the case and, as n result. the products
of the pillow bear on unequal burden
OF the freight expense. A glance at
the freight tariffs abundantly proves
this assertion. Cotton, the leading
agricultural product OF the South, al.
ready bears the highest freight rate OF
any necessary commodity In com.
merce. and the rate on agricultural
products as whole is out OF pro-
portion with that OF tho products OF
the factory and the mine.
We offer no schedule OF rates. but
hope the commission will be able to
give the railroad such an increase In
rates as Is necessary without leyying
a further toll upon the products OF
the plow. The instance seems to pre-
sent an opportunity TO the Railroad
Commissions TO equalize the rates as
between agricultural and other classes
OF freight without disturbing the rates
on staple farm products.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1915-03-04
Prices Reasonable
Not Necessarily an sootIst.

n man Is not necessarily an egotist
~nen ne tells you that he can marry
any girl he pleases. That is the only
Kind OF girl any man can marry
Richmond Dispatch.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1915-03-04
ANNOUNCEMENT

We wish to announce to old customers and the
public that the undersigned ready for business
W, are NOT strangers many of you, the senior
meubcr OF this An u company with Martin establish
d., Obi. business ayo years ago under the 0u name o c. A.
Martin Hardware Co. Mr. ~. N.Bmucy afterwards purchased
Mr. Martins interest and the changed 90 McBv-
uey-MeNulty Co. Something year ago sold nay iu-
tcyest TO Mr.. McBIamey and retired from the firm.
Mr. McBramey having decided to go ont of the hard
ware business and devote his time to other lines, company
with McCrelght have purchased the hardware stock
aud we are restocking and filling in with goods which
have now commenced to arrive,
Wo expect to do practically cash business thereby
lessenng the expence of running the business which will
customers
We want to say that not OF the Get Rich Quick
Type willing put in and time to serve
you asking only respectable living for ourselves and
families
Trade with and will treat you right and save
you money.
Yours very truly
McNULTY & co
Ontario, s,~ Oregon
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1915-03-04
Truth Badly Expressed.

A dentist In Longton advertises:
Them old. broken and decayed teeth
arc . ruination to your health"
eilsses In Sewing Alley.
A noisslsss bowling alley 10 .
Preach novsliS. one having bsen In
vented in Paris In which the ciaaA
" falling pins 10 sfisncsd.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1915-03-04
Wooden Vessels passlns.

IL Is still customary for the poorer
glasses In India TO carry homo water
on 'ne head. Earthenware vessels
nsve hitherto been In use. bet a slv
mNnam vessels are bsoomins cheaper
tney a.: rsDlacias uhss bssasss g
sssstsv iisAtness.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1915-03-04
pseseeb.l An>ssnoo~n.

osessefsl ApVsssNNesA
Minister (calftnS on inmate OF psts-
oa)-"Rsmsmbsr. M Ksnnsy. that
stoas va'h Do not . prtson make. nor
iron eers . caSs" Ksaney-"wsli.
they've sot me hypnotised. tAss:
that's al. Dallas News..
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1915-03-04

Loyalty u isa.
!hs sneossAt loyalty q lasa b u
essse dsfenss of nstioss ss.-Bsrks.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1915-03-04

The great mus submit 10 the
dominion Of prudence and virtue or
none will long submit to tho eominion
Of the great. This Is a feudal tenure
which they cannot alter.-Burke.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1915-03-04
Not ON That Coeaalen.

Net on That Ceeaslen.
Distance lends cnchantment-but
not when you're taking your girl
home In a taxicab.-New York TrIb.
une.
The Washington times., 1915-02-04

proceeded through diplomatic chan
nels. An important London news
paper, noting the danger Of German
submarines driving British shipping
away from home waters, observes
that it "will not b. an unimportant
fact that great neutral country
possessing a mercantile marine of
its own can send it's ships into our
ports unmolested and unafraid."
This is wide DETECTION of British
opinion from the course it was in.
sisting upon few weeks ago. But
nobody bothers about consistency in
the face of such conditions as the
war has brought. The Germans may
next be found, preferring not to sell
their interned ships; taking the po-
sition that those ships would better
be doing nothing rather than feeding
England under the protection of the
American flag. In a starvation con-
test Germany can defeat England
easily; she can live within herself
for months where England would be
hopeless at the end of weeks.
The Washington times., 1915-02-04
WANT SOCIETY TO
NEUTRAL|zE SEAS
Business interests Seek to Es.
tabIish International Neu-
traIity Commission.

The establishment Of an Internationa
Neutrality Commission. looking to the
naturalization Of the seas. trade routes
and cables In times Of war. Is a project
backed by large business interests in
the United States which are seeking to
enlist the support Of the Administration
and South American republics in the
plan.
Roger W. Babson. secretary of a COM
mittee. who has been sending out circu-
lars from Wellesley Hills. Mass. urges
that one Of the aims of the plan Is to
keep battleships OF helligerents away
from this continent He says:
Not only would such a move at once
limit the area Of the present conflict. and
thus hasten its end: but tho neutrallxa-
ton Of the seas should give both Ger
MANY and England much for which they
claim to be fighting. Germany could
then really know that her foreign mar
kets and ships would never be taken
from her by unfair means; and England
could In this way be insured greater
security. at very much less expense.
than under a continuation OF the present
arrangement wherein she attempts cne
to control tho seas"
The Washington times., 1915-02-04
Car Rejects u. S. Plan
For a Relief Commission

The Russian government has rejected
the American plan to send a relief COM
mission with supplies for German and
Austrian prisoners In Siberian prison
camps.
In note to the State Department
this Government Is informed that the
distribution. Of food. money and cloth
ing to Russia's prisoners would be left
to Russian military authorities A list
Of Russian con,mandants to whom re-
lief supplies might be sent was furn-
ished the State Department. 1t was
added that while money may be sent
to officers. 1t cannot be sent to soldiers.
A relief expedition from Peking, with
supplies and 81 100 in cash. furnished by
the American Red Cross. has been held
up In Manchuria by Russian authcri-
ties. Whether 1t will send the cash
and supplies to the Russian military
authorities on their promise to distrib-
ute them among the prisoners has not
been announced. The United States has
been acting In this case as representa-
tive Of the Austrian and German gov
ernments at the Russial capital.
The Washington times., 1915-02-04
BULL MOOSE STATUS
UP TO REPUBLICANS
Democrats to Leave Matter of
Recognizing Progressives to
G, 0. P. Members.

Whether Progressives will be recoG-
nized in the next Congress as a distinct
party will be left to the Republicans.
This was stated today by Democratic
leaders on the eve Of the Democratic
caucus tonight to organize the next
Congress. Many Congressmen-elect are
here for the caucus.
Tonight the Democrats will nominate
a Speaker and complete list Of House
officers-all certain Of election-members
of the Ways and Means Committee. and
a caucus chairman. Speaker Clark has
no opposition. Congressman Foster OF
Illinois and Saunders OF Virginia are
ceed A. Mitchell Palmer Of Pennsyl-
vania. Foster seems the best bet for
election.
For the six Democratic vacancies on
the Ways and Means Committee Con-
gresham Allen Of Ohio will succeed
Casey OF Pennsylvania will succeed
Congressman Palmer; Congressman NC
Gillcuddy of Maine will succeed Con-
gresham Mitchell of Massachusetts,
and Congressman Helverlng of KAN
sas will succeed Congressman Ham
mond Of Minnesota. For the vacancies
from the South. by retirement of Con-
gressmen Underwood and Stanley. there
is a three -cornered race between Con-
grssman Oldfield Of Arkansas. Barley
of Kentucky. and Crisp of Georgia
Whether Democratic committee repre-
sentaton shall be reduced and more
Republicans given places because OF the
greatly decreased number of Democrats
in the next Congress. also will come be-
fore the caucus tonight. But the Re-
puh!icans will be given discretion to
decide II the seven Progressives shall
be recognized as a distinct party and
given committee assignments.
The Washington times., 1915-02-04
THE DYNAMlTER'S DUE

Anybody that tries to make a
grave international complication out
Of the crime of the Vanceboro dyna-
miter will have his pains for his
trouble. No thinking brain would
conceive that the attempt to wreck
the bridge on the border line be-
tween the United States and Canada
was an act of war justified by any
rule or practice Of war. There was
no more a condition of war at
Vanceboro than there was in Cen.
trail Park. Under the circumstances
there could be none. What was
done was no more political act
than poisoning the soup of a villager
at the boundary could be political
act.
No thinking mind could conceive
that there is any difference, political
legal or moral, between that attempt
to blow up the railroad bridge at
Vanceboro, with the chance of MUIR
"SiAhS oiCSPAhS PoooChSC1o XII
train, and the work of the dyna-
miter destroying citizens in a news
paper building in California, citizens
il a mine in Idaho, or policeman in
the streets of Chicago.
The dynamiter is one breed of
assassin that nearly always gets his
due in this country. If the Vance.
boro dynamiter confined his crime
to American soil, as he now seems
TO set up in his defense, he will pay
the penalty none the less than if he
had made his attempt at murder on
Canadian soil. On this side or the
other, the status of the assassin
will look just the same to courts
and juries. There will be no ques.
ton in any event about the dyna-
n,iter getting what is coming to him
The only question will be in what
jurisdiction he will get it.
The Washington times., 1915-02-04
COTTON AFTER WHEAT

After the enormous exports of
wheat which Europe has drawn out
g. this country to swell our foreign
'"de balance by hundreds of mil
! MS it is not possible that the re-
cent record in that particular ex-
port can go on. When the outward
rush began we had the surplus to
supply flow of as high as million
bushels a day, and some days even
two million bushels. But the sur
plus is pretty much gone by now;
and, for the matter of that, our
whole wheat crop of last season is
either exhausted or held hard and
fast for home consumption.
In the next several months, there
fore, we cannot look to wheat to add
as it has been doing, a million dol
lars day, million and a half a
day, two million, even three million
to the. value of our exports. But
as wheat must go down, cotton
comes up.
We are sending abroad more cot
ton now by a great deal than we
were sending abroad this time last
year. For Monday, Tuesday, anc
Wednesday of this week our export.
were some 24S,OOO bales. For tn,
whole week last year they We're onl!
ls6,00O bales. The price of cottol
is not so high as it was a year ago
but as the volume of our export
rises the price also rises.
Export cotton is now not far from
a value of $45 bale. Nearly one
quarter of a million bales of cottol
IL II 4
The Washington times., 1915-02-04
University Club Plans
Banquet for February Is

Speakers of national distinction will
be present Mt tho eleventh annual ban
Quet of the University Club at the Will
lard. February 20.
ARRANGEMENTS for the annual affair
have been completed by the dinner COM
mtttee On the committee are: Will
liam s. Parks chairman; A. Coulter
Wells. vice chairman: Louis Boyer. jr.,
secretary; William T. Galliher, treasu-
rer: John Barrett. Claude n. Bennett,
William w. Bride. William l.. Brown
ing. Arthur d. Call Alan o. Clephane.
Orvillc y. Drown, William J. F1ather.
ir., Charles T.. Howe, Charles A.
Kram. William P. Metcalf. Joseph H.
Milans. Claude F.. Miller. James J..
Norris, George n. O'Connor. Alvah W.
Patterson, Myron NJ. Parker. jr.. Frank
II. ShultZ, ard James l.. Wilrreth.