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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-01-24
GARDNER STILL ELOQUENT IN DEATH.

The first shining mark claimed by death in our
war against Germany is Major Augustus p. Gardner,
who resigned a seat in Congress that he might take
UP arms for his country.
IN civil life Major Gardner was one of the hrst 70
foresee the needs OF national preparedness; and his ad-
vocacy of them was as vigorous as il was sincere. He
believed chat war was unavoidable, and he labored
necessarily to set our house inorder for it. When the
war-cloud finally burst, it was Inevitable that he should
don his country's uniform; and his surrender of rank
in order that he might be in line for an earlier entry
into the trenches in France was wholly characteristic
OF his impulsive patriotism.
The pits of it is that. if his life had to be sacrificed,
If should not have been given in action against the
nations foe, rather than to fall a victim OF the wretched
conditions which surround our soldiers in cantonment
His death viii stir Congress. where he viii be remem-
bered as so lately in his seat and taking part in the delib-
eratfons Of that body; and it should stir Congress to
= sense of its responsibilities to all the men now in camp
in this country. Major Gardner's death brings home
10 Congress the situation in the mobilization camps
bur before that. in many a household all over the land,
those same conditions have been emphasized by the loss
OF a son. q brother, or a father. For them, as we'll as
for Major Gardner. Congress should now busy itself and
assert itself
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-01-24
WHAT COVERS ROYAL SKIN.

After all there isn't much difference between the
dress OF a queen and a princess royal than there is be.
tween the toilette Of a steel workers wife or the daugh.
ter OF a railway engineer No lonser is it regal purple
and holden grey. as Dickens was wont to write about.
The day OF queens queening it around with a mass OF
jewelry on their head and enough ermine 10 keep a
troop Of Overs and cleaners busy is passe. They dress
well. but simply; fashionably, but Of the gold stun and
rocks they must sport no more than good taste de-
mands- For the benefit Of our readers we set down this
clipping from a London exchange. which tells Of some
of the royal bloods OF the little isle and their tailoring:
The King and Queen. with Princess Mary
and Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone, occu-
pied the royal box al Fridays matinee at His
Maiestys for The benefit OF King Georges Pen
sion Fund for Actors and Actresses. The Queen
wore amethyst velvet and fox furs. and aquama-
rine and diamond ornaments. Princess Mary
had a little wreath of flowers round a velvet
hat, with a dark dress and Princess Alice wore
a string OF pearls, with q velvet gown and a
cherry-colored hat. Selling programmes were
Lady Muir Mackenzie, Lady Price, and Lady La
king.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-01-24

ed UP under the tippIe. Coal is taken
from the vein. put into a mine car. and
run in that right into the railroad car.
That is true Of all tipple mines, and all
biz mines arc Triple mines.
Down in Washington. for weeks. coal
men and railroad men nave been vast
ing time by trying to blame each other
for the shortage. Onc in . while the
railroad men stop attacking the coal
men TO take a shot al DIR. Garfield or
the President. AS q matter Of fact,
they are all. railroad men. coal men,
I Government officials. doing their honest
and sincere best TO provide you with
coal. That is what you want them to
do; you probably aren't interested in
their pickering.
The railroad men say that your trou-
bles began when the Government fixed
prices for the bituminous coal last sum
mer. They contend that those prices
we're too low. aud that the operators set
out less coal than they might have done.
/ The operators don't admit this. But
there is something in what the railroad
men say.
some people saw early last summer
that there was going to be trouble o
coal this winter. The Council Of Ma
tionai Defense got 70 work. The coun-
ell has en- advisory commission. made
~ OF some Of the biggest business men
Of the country, and il WAS created pre-
cisely to save YOU from troubles like
this coal shortage. It put the coal sit
uatiou UP to Francis S. Peabody. a big
coal man from Chicago. and he and
Franklin X. Lane, the Secretary Of the
Interior, %grapp1ed with IT,.
Coal was away VI. Everyone wanted
coal. The demand was getting brisker
all the time. Naturally, prices had gone
up. Whom q product is scarce it's al
Ways Lane and PEABODY
found coal selling ct a basic price Of
about SIS q ton at the mine.
They felt that prices would 60 still
higher unless something could be done
And they felt that too great a strain
would be put upon your pocketbook
Thcy talked 70 the men who run the
mines. The result was an agreement
TO cut the price in half-to make the
basic price SIS . ton. Secretary Lane
said that was a fine and patriotic thing
for the coal men TO do: he praised them
warmly. Everything looked fine. There
was still a good profit in mining coal
At that price, but it was a price you
could afford to pay too. Aud then Mr..
Baker. tho Secretary of War. who was
chairman of the big council. butted in.
lie said tho new price was extortionatc.
He denounced the agreement
Raksr Took Advice.
Mr.. Baker Is not a coal expert. lie is
Secretary Of war-and he used to be
mayor Of Cleveland and a lawyer ~
that city He didn't denounce that
agreement GUY of his own knowledge.
He took advice from men other than
those specifically charged with seeing to
il that there should Be no coal famine.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-01-24
MORE MgArlgss N wHgATLgss DAYS.

Perhaps by the time this editorial is in print the
president will have proclaimed more meatless and
wheatIess days. This has been expected because there
is a grave shortage in the worlds food supply.
In England worklnen the now demanding rations.
Government officials al London point with significance
to the fact that it is going to take hard stretching to
make food last from April 10 August. and should the
coming crops season have the severity for its summer
that has attended this winter there Will be an The more
reason for conservation.
1t is not alone in blockaded Hunland that there
must be sacrifice. Its demands are at our own doors.
Accept whatever meatless and wheatless days that
are TO come with good grace.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-01-24
CUT OUT ITS OWN NEWS

The newspapers compelled to exercise unTaiing
caution in printing war news can still have a good deal
Of quiet satisfaction at times. The Christian Science
Monitor for instance thinks that il is really amusing
how the tables have been turned in France, Tt is now
the turn OF the Government officials 20 get anxious and
worried when a newspaper appears with a sheet which
obviously has been censored. The other day a solemn
official note was issued 10 this effect: An evening pa
per has appeared with a blank in its latest news columns.
It was never asked to delete anything" The mysterious
occurrence vas explained on the following dsy by the
Temps, the paper concerned. It had BANKED out some
OF its own news, having found a repetition at the time
Of going 10 press The CONSERVATION OF government
officials is the subject OF a good deal Of amusement.
but it is also much appreciated. as very clearly showing
the entirely new basis on which the censorship is now
being exercised.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-01-24
WHAT ABOUT THE
COAL SITUATION?

He took advice from William Is. Colver
Of the Federal Trade Commission and
William Wilson. Secretary Of Labor.
who some years ago did have expert
knowledge of conditions in the anthra-
cite neld. The responsibility was his.
But he acted as the m~outh-piece OF men
who were not responsible.
Coal men. who hotly resented his in
reference. sttll insist that ar. Baker
didn't do much real harm. The railroad
men say production was checked. The
coal men deny il. The men in Wash
inston who had made the agreement
with Lane and Peabody got kilograms
from operators all over the country
asking il the agreement was broken. II
il was. they didn't see why They
shouldn't so on charging SIS a ton. OF
more. il they could set it. They'd Of
feTed what they and Lane considered a
patriotic sacrifice. if il was rejected
scornfuliy, all right, But in the end
they stuck to tho agreement and main
tanned The agreed price-untl August
2lst.
The Government was still worrying
about the price you would have TO pay
for coal tins wInter-a price that would.
- [NGtF q rAAEAA Fdu ltiQtf Gully as We'll
by affecting prices Of other things. The
same bin that put food under Hooyer's
control took care Of fuel. And on Aug
"a Mr.. Wilson issued a proclamation
fixing c basic price OF 81 a ton for coal
but without upsettins contracts al
ready made at a higher price. Also Dr.
Garfield was named TO administer coal
and to make eharges. if they proved
necessary. in prices.
That caused the shortage. say the
railroads. The price was too low. The
President could say that YOU shouldn't
pay more than a price based N So a
ton st the mine for soft cosl. But
say the railroads, backed hy common
sense snd economic law-hc couldn't
force anyone TO mine coal and sell il
10 you at that price, 1t was TOO low:
the fact that the Fuel Administration
has increased it proves that contention
Fixing the Price.
But the coal men carried on as well
as they could. Some mines shut down
Others cut down production until they
were getting out only enough coal % I'LL
then high-prIce contracts, vhich weren't
affected by the new prices. But the big
coal mon made heroic efforts 10 induce
the operators to keep up their supply.
Prices will he raised. they said.
Get out the coal. Do it without pront,
if YOU must. for a inc You car make
profit on your contracts to offset
your losses on The coal you have 10 sell
at less than cost of production
There might have been more coal for
your cellars. for tho bins Of your fac
tories, if the low price hadnt been hNed
But the coal operators did pretty we'll
They are producing 10000, 600 tons more
than a year age. in spite of everything.
generally speaking. the ceal men
didn't sulk and auit-as the railroads
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-01-24
WAR SAVINGS.

Thrift Stamps and War Savings Stamps are he most
democratic Of investments and american expects every
American TO show love of republican institutions by in
vestng in this democratic security. The aggregate
amount OF the investments and the number Of investors
in these War Savings securities are in a way the answer
Of the people of this great democracy to the call OF the
cause Of democracy throughout the world and the vim
dieaton of civilization and humanity.
They afford every person. however humble, and
however small his means. the opportunity to contribute
Ills means, the opportunity to contribute his part, TO
do his bit, in this great struggle against The military
masters q Germany who seek to dominate the world
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-01-24
EVERY time We got hitohed up to 90

EVERY time We get hitched up to go
SOME place lately
WE are sure to lose a pants button
and we AVE begun to
SUSPECT that we are the victim Of
another well-timed
DEADLY German spy plot.
WHY is it that when an editor gets
about $40 secretly
SAVED UP for a few emergencies as
Group. heaves. burning eczema and such
THE win always
FINDS that the curtains on a par
ticular pair
OF windows simply viii have to be
replaced
AND that's all there is 70 1t?
NEVER have we been very friendly
to the members Of the mosquito family
But honestly we would be delighted
TO shake hands with one n inquire
what
THE prospects were for a ~good-old-
fashioned summer.
FEW things are impervious to hard
cash.
BILLIARDS not only show up how
badly some people need clothing
But they also uncover the ~nakedness
OF certain peoples souls.
WE certainly are
WITH the president but we suggest
that he
GET a new boy for the fuel job.
N.-YEs. there's plenty Of room
At the top
But a lot of chaps can't stand the
high altitude.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-01-24

TO properly decode the fuel ukase
AND the income tax questionable
IS making reason totter
FOR some people
CUT out not only the red tape
But also the red tone practitioners.
THIS is a nation of a hundred million
PEOPLE with coal enough in it.
BOWELS to keep the world supplied
YET it can't keep its ownsclf
WARM; oh mes amis what a SAD
SAD commentary.
UNLIKE most followers Of journal
ism we
GREATLY venerate other intellects
AND we probably shall never cease
adrniring the man who
KNOWS just what vast sums of
money newspapers
MAKE by suppressing news.
IT seems that King Coal has been de-
throned
OR has abdicateds
OR something.
LADY who writes market hints
SAYS that kippered herring
WILL serve a meal for four or I'VE
YES, if you could inhaIe them
INSTEAD of eating en-
THEY would.
WHATEVER way you look at it
THE war IS proving that 2 man can
SMOKE cigarettes
AND still be 'steen kinds Of . hero.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-01-24

H superannuated Chicago TriD having suggested
that people who shovel snow off their walks put the
snow shovel in the front window as a service badge,
we may now expect it to advocate that the fellow who
carries out his own ashes hang up the furnace in he
front window.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-01-24
OPEN LIE WINDOWS NOW.

English papers arc doubling if the United
States will receive Mr.. Austin Chamberlain in "A
friendly manner, when he comes over wearing n
monocle. Sure we Viii. We would even stand
for spats in an slly.-Minneapoli Journal.
Wen stand anything from an ally except garlic Lord
help any of the diplomats from the Balkans or anywhere
else il they reot of hat invention or the devil.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-01-24

in contempt of justice and freedom and right. without
conscience and without mercy.
Surely every American desires to have a part in the
defeat Of autocracy and the success Of liberty and right.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-01-24
y - - " -
THRIFT STAMPS.

THE TINES is pleased to accede to the wish of
the executive officers Of the War Savings COMMITTEE
in announcing that Lake countyfs quota of the $1,000
100000 War Savings and Thrift Campaign is s~2,917,S20.
This quota is computed on a basis of $50 for every man,
woman and child in Lake county.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-01-24

HONESTLY it Just begins to look to a man up
a tree as il nobody in tins country nor in any other is
going TO amount 10 a damn but the good old common
pooDle when the war is over.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-12-06

the extreme heat. When war was de-
clared with Germany, and the End
Washington was modified at Camp
Lewis, Joe again Joined the colors, but
was transferred from Co. B, in which
he had served during the Mexican ex-
element, and was transferred to Co.
NJ. He sailed with his regiment, desig-
mated as the l61st when incorporated
in the national army, ror France last
December. The 41st Division, to which
the 161st was attached, was assigned
to training replacement troops Most
of the privates of the regiment were
scattered among other regiments at
the front, while the officers and non
CONS were held to do the training of
fresh men. Joe writes that he was in
the trenches for five days, saw little
fighting but was introduced TO that
active little soldiers enemy, the
cootie. The letter was dated November
3, and the writer then predicted that
the war would be over in few days
| Joe is now sergeant. He was
| recommended for the officers training
| camp, but at that time he took his
furlough. made trip down into Italy
and when he returned to the command
the time Of appointment had expired
OF course Joe made a good soldier
but is disappointed that he was moi
able to see more active service.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-12-06
BAN AGAINST PUBLIC MEETINGS.

Word was received at this Office by
telephone Wednesday from Okanogan
that the county health Office had is
sued another ban against public meet
ings in December and all meetings
scheduled have been called of. When
Walter A. Holt was here Tuesday he
left a notice that Farmers Insti-
tute would be held in Oroville on the
18th and 10Th Of December at which
a number of prominent speakers
would be present to address the farm
ers of the surrounding country. He
sends word that the institute has been
postponed until further notice. The
reason for the new quarantine Is that
the influenza has appeared again In
the county apparently more general
than ever before. There must be
some drastic measures taken to stamp
out the dangerous malady. Probably
the best way would be to quarantine
every house in which the disease ap-
pears. The seriousness Of the situa-
ton should arouse every resident OF
the county to the necessity Of guard
ing against further spread of the In
fluenza. A number Of citizens OF the
county have died from the disease and
it is foolish to take any chances.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-12-06
W. s. s. SOCIETY.

The following is the w. s. s. Society
report for the month OF November in
the purchase of w. 8. 8. and thrift
stamps. School children bought
1888 in stamps. making total Of
81 3O2.47 up to date that the w. s. s.
Society and children have bought
since May Is, 1918. First prize Of
$1.0O in thrift stamps given by the
society goes to Eugene Silvernail.
Second prize had to be divided as
there were two who bought the same
number therefore so cents in thrift
stamps went to Eugene Thayer and
so cents worth to Agnes Thayer. Cap
tain Jean Murray keeps the w. s. s.
pennant through December as her
team bought the most stamps. In jan
uary l will give the list Of names OF
those who bought w. 8. S., also the W.
s. s. that we're donated by the banks.
Will your name be on the list?
Mary W. Mitchell, Secretary.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-12-06
BRITISH COLUMBIA VISITORS.

Last Thursday party of merry
makers from West Summer,and, re-
cruited by squad bent upon enjoy
ment at Penticton, drove down to Oro-
Vile in cars, participated in the
Thanksgiving dance. stopped over in
town all might returning home at
noon last Friday. The visitors GER
tainly enjoyed their visit and Mine
Host Grub, of the Hotel de Grub
did all in his power to make their
stay in town pleasant The party
joined together in the big dining room
of the hotel Friday Cor lunch before
their departure and had jolly time
of it, singing number OF songs clos
ing with America Not since the
beginning of the world war has the
town been visited by such large and
happy company of people from British
Columbia. On their vetnrn to Pentic-
ton the visitors dropped a note to K.
N. Grub, bearing the signatures of
the entire party, enclosing $500 and
stating that lin our excitement. on
leaving your hotel we overlooked
thanking your dining room help for
their courtesy. Please accept en-
closed with our compliments and ten
der to them" The party consisted OF
Mrs. C. j. Duncan, e. &. Anderson
Hisse Phinney. Edna English, Mrs. l.
r. Brown, |. R. Brown, r. ID. Darkis
Gertrude Rives, Mrs. A. S. feck, Ed
C. Arkell, Roy Wanless, G.. J Duncan
and Frank Steuart, of West Summer
land, and J. G Curry, Mrs. II. st
Clair. Miss Bryson and Mr. Wanless
OF Penticton.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-12-06
ELECTRICITY FOR TONAsKET

C. c. Hedger, local manager of the
Okanagon Valley Power company, has
about completed installing an electric
lighting system at Tonasket. The COM
pany has plant on the Methow river
and line extending all the way up
the valley, supplying service to the
various towns along the route. 1t
seems rather singular that the COM
pany should skid the juice along so
many miles Of wire from the Methow
to Tonasket, considering that they
CONTROL one of the best water powers
in the state at the falls of the Simll-
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-12-06
At PRAT'S PLACE
COME in AND SEE US

Business in almost every line is
showing a marked improvement re-
Gently, which is a most encouraging
sign OF the times.
Notwithstanding the unfavorable
weather Tuesday a pretty full vote
was cast at the municipal election.
rartlsans of the various candidates
were out Logging TO- their favorites
and II any voter was overlooked II
was an accident.
The following residents of this
place and neighborhood have been
summoned to appear as witnesses in
the Musselman case: Ida Doyle, New
ton Doyle, Nettie Whistler, Geo. ].
whistler, Y. L. Redhead. L. w. Barnes
and DIR. D. H. Lewis
Friday last, P. M. snider, cashier of
the Bank of Oroville. went over to
seattle on business, expecting to be
nome Monday evening. He had no
sooner reached Seattle than he was
taken down with the influenza. The
last heard from him was to the effect
that the case was light and he would
not probably be laid up for any great
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-12-06

Thursday evening Mrs. Emily Ched-
zoy. who is the cook at the Copper
World Extension, met with quite a
painful accident when travelling from
the mine to LOOMS in an auto The
car. while travelling at a pretty fair
speed, struck bump in the road
where repairs had been made on
small culvert and Mrs. Chedzoy's head
was driven through the top of the car
DR.. Elmer was called from Oroville
and had to stitch up an ugly cut
across the upper lip and cheek. The
lady suffered other slighter cuts and
severe bruises but was not seriouiS
hurt.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-12-06

kameen river hardly twenty miles
from Tonasket, but the Similkameen
plant requires much improvement De-
fore it can supply any more energy
than is consumed in and around Ofo-
vile. 1t is the intention OF the COM
pany to eventually put in dam at the
falls, install new machinery and sup
ply most of the service In the valley
from this point. C. c. Hedger VIII
look after the business OF the COM
pany at Tonasket. making trips TO
that place two or three times a month,
or more frequently if necessary. The
people of Tonasket are happy IN the
fact that they now have dependable
lighting and power system.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-12-06
LOCATED IN TACOMA

viii Wentworth came In from Ia
coma last Thursday night and re-
turned to the coast Saturday morn
ing, making flying visit. Mr.. Went
worth went to Tacoma early last sum-
mer and at once secured employment
at the s. F. Harmon F urniture house
where heis still located with perma-
nent job. He is looking exceedingly
we'll. He reports that other former
Oroville residents now in Tacoma are
in good health and apparently pros
pering. He also stated that his SON.
Irwin, has enlisted in the marines
and is now in California in training
It seems but Yesterday that this SOL
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-12-06

der of the sea was a mere child, run
ming around the streets Of Oroyille.
He shot up fast when he started
growing, and in altitude takes after
his father, who stands we'll over SIX
feet. The boy has wanted to get into
the service ever since the declaration
of war, but his youth stood in the way
of his enlistment AS it is he Is
wearing the uniform before he is ~
Mrs. c. X. Stanton was out Satur-
day for the first time in many days.
The lady is unfortunate in being SUP
ject to several weeks sickness every
fall. and she fears that in order 10
escape the affliction it will be necess-
sary for her to eventually seek q
higher altitude.