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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-04-17

"The Department of "A Thousand
Dramas would be a very literal and
appropriate title for the Children's
Bureau of the American Red Cross in
France.
1t is a surprise, at first, to many OF
the American Red Cross workers, to
find how exactly the children of
France and Belgium and Serbia, look
and act and think like our own. The
happy little ones love the same jokes,
laugh when things please them, and
have the same passionate affection
for mysterious objects that take their
fancy. Ever in very small things this
is so evident.
ne-two-three,ti' our little ones
say. before taking a grand jump.
Un-deux-troisi!," the French
children say with the same deep
breath-taking resolution.
I'm afraid.' says the frightened
American child. clinging 10 its moth
er's skirts.
"J'ai peur!' says the frightened
French child. clinging 10 its moth
ers skirts.
When the Invading armies stormed
into their villages. some Of these chill
dren 50 exactly like our own. we're
killed. Some were lost or torn from
their mothers who we're taken cap
tive. And IN the flight from shat
tered homes many died OF hunger.
fright and exposure. Many OF those
who lived saw violence and wrath m
its most perverted FORMS saw their
grandparents herded and driven. and
their mothers hunted down. And the
appeal that you find in their eyes is
the unconscious appeal Of children too
young 20 know that these things are
not a common part Of life. Some of
them will remain blind or crippled Or
without their mental faculties through
out their lives. Suffering has left Its
enduring mark on most Of them.
And yet b. b. Etill possible 10 give
thousands - these little ones back
their childhood. That b. what the
American Red Cross ls helping 20
give 10 over $4,000 children refugees
in France though the number in
creases By several hundred every day.
a. the trains come into Eyian bearing
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-04-17
SUBSCRIPTION RATES

that the scorpions of triumph
ant Prussian Junkers will be
more agreeable than the whips
of British Tories, now shorn Of
power?
lit has been suggested in Eng
land that conscription in Ire
land might produce disastrous
results also in the United States.
Those who entertain this opin-
ion confer too much honor upon
the malcontents in this coun-
try. The kaiser's Irish contin-
gent in the United States can
not carry an assembly district
politically, and militarily there
are corporal's guards of excel
lent Irish4American soldiers
that could and on occasion
would put the whole aggrega-
tion to flight.
After much temporizing on
the part of the British govern
ment in applying conscription
to Ireland, action now may
lead to regettable disturbances,
but throughout the world it will
be applauded, and by the vail
ant Irishmen, hating slackers
and backsliders, who are al
ready in arms for liberty-and
incidentally for Ireland.-New
York World.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-04-17
CONSCRIPTION FOR IRE
LAND

1tN ROPOSING Home Rule for
- Ireland and conscrop-
U ton at the same time,
Prime Minister Lloyd George
dwells upon the justice as well
as the necessity which de-
Imands the enactment of the
joint measure. These consid-
erations apply to the whole
empire. If Ireland is to have
self government as a right,
England, Scotland and Wales,
whose man-power from eigh-
teen to fifty years is now to be
conscripted, have at least an
equal right to insist that Ire
land shall not be exempt.
AS has been their habit, some
of the leaders of the Irish
Party in parliament received
the Prime Minister'S announce
ment with threats of civil war.
Irishmen in England, Scotland
and Wales, Irishmen in Canada
and Americas of Irish birth or
descent in the United States,
have been drafted and have re-
sponded cheerfully. 1t is only
in Ireland itself that conscrip-
ton has been resisted.
Even John Dillon, successor
of the lamented Redmond, was
found in angry opposition, ex-
planning, however, that eff
Irish liberty were at stake" he
would support the policy. If
Irish liberty and all liberty is
not at stake in this war, then
everything said or done since
autocracy drew the sword is
meaningless. Ireland COM
plains, and with reason, of
wrongs long suffered at the
hands of alien rulers. Is it pos
sible that any intelligent Irish
man is more trustful of Berlin
than of London, or .imagines
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-04-17

But it is inconceivable that
the foe can make any such
gains as will give Inn a chance
to make peace on his own
terms. The successes achieved
so far have been through the
concentration of men, under
unified command, against
weak spots in the allied line.
Nowhere have they beaten the
allies where forces were equ-
ally matched.
AS to the general strength of
the contending armies, on the
west front taken as a whole,
the allies have a slight superb
ority, according to the view of
Lloyd George, who should
know. In his speech to the
House of Commons relating to
the Picardy battle the British
premier said:
"The combatant strength of
the whole of the German army
on the western front was only
Iapproxmately, though not
quite equal to the total COM
batant strength of the allies in
infantry.
"They were slightly inferi-
or in artillery. They were in
ferior in cavalry. they were
considerably inferior; and
what is very important, they
were undoubtedly inferior in
aircraft" F"
The chief hope of the Hun
seems to have been placed in
the lack of unity on the part of
the allies. But this danger has
been met by the naming of a
supreme commander and by
the generous placing of the
American soldiers wherever
needed.
No matter what territory
they may have covered already
and no matter what petty
gains they may make hereaf-
ter the Germans are not going
to make good on their plunder
promise.
If the kaiser has staked his
future on victory this spring he
is "biting granite.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-04-17
THE ALLIES WILL HOLD
HIM

T HE substance of a Wash
VI ington story yesterday by
Carl D. Groat is that the
'pan-Germanists have persuad-
ed the German socialists to
cease anti-war agitation for a
time on the promise that vic
tory would be gained on a basis
of stalking all upon a west
front offensive.
If that report is correct, as
it we'll may be. we may look
for the hardest kind of fight
ing in France and Flanders. If
the kaiser is so hard pressed
at home that he must risk all
or fail it may be assumed that
the slaughter of German sol
diery by their commanders will
not cease until a thorough trial
has been made.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-04-17
WILL KEEP CHECK
UPON FUEL ORDERS

PORTLAND. Ore. April 1I'-Al-
though no limitation on the amount
Of fuel that may be stored has been
fixed. Fuel Administrator Holmes has
completed arrangements for register
ing every fuel purchaser in the state
of Oregon.
Within few days every purchaser
of wood or coal will be compelled to
file a declaration as to the amount OF
fuel used last year, the quantity re-
naming on hand and the quantity de-
sired. The statement must be certi-
fled to and any wilfully false declar-
alton opens the way for government
prodsecutlon.
Purchasers will file their state
ments and fuel orders with their deal
ers as usual and dealers in turn will
forward the data to the fuel admin
istrator's office along with their re-
ports.
Consumers application blanks are
being printed now and dealers win
have them on hand in the immediate
future.
Under the new arrangement, the
dealers reports win show for what
purposes fuel is being purchased. by
this method Mr.. Holmes will be able
to keep in close touch with the needs
OF the state and the information viii
be of utmost value in arranging for
wood and coal distribution.
Everybody" said Mr.. Holmes to-
day, should order their fuel now.
Otherwise they are taking big chances
of being caught in a shortage this
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-04-17

Bear in mind that many good men
are doing clerical war work In Wash
ington, who, because of age or infir-
mites, would not be allowed to fight
in the trenches.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-04-17
NOlin Farmer Uses
900 Acres New Land
Helping War Needs

Food Administrator Hoover ought
to grant to McCutchen Bros of Nolin
the right to use the name "Umatilla
Liberty Farm" in recognition OF
their efforts to increase the wheat
supply, says County Agent Shrock.
McCutchens have placed under culti-
vations the largest acreage OF new land
so far reported. Last year they
broke up 900 acree. 500 acres of
which is now seeded to fall wheat
and 400 to spring wheat. They are
now breaking up $50 acres more that
will be summer fallowd an dseeded
next fall. Three cheers for McCutch-
en- Bros.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-04-17

the repatriated from the conquered
districts.
There Is a day train and a night
train there at Eylsn. and each one
brings on an average $50 returned
prisoners. old men, women and chill
dren. returned to France. from Ger
many. Belgium and northern France.
because they are 100 worn out or too
weak 10 be Of further use 10 the
enemy once. "a single train brought
$50 Belgian children. returning after
three years 81 German aubiuEation.
But every day there come between
coo and 900 refugee children tras-
be-, modern Children's Crusadoi
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-04-17

fall. The transportation situation the
shortage of miners and woodsmen
and general conditions are such thar
production for OreEon's needs can
only meet the demand through steady
shipments and fuel storage during the
summer"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-04-17

Librarians, school teachers
and newspapermen should be
loyal to the last degree; where
they are not let them get out.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-04-17

One thing to keep in mind is
that the enemy is probably
more worried than we are.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-04-17

The battle news yesterday
was bad but we will get them
yet, if it takes a million years.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-04-17
% YEARS AGO

(From the Daily East Oregonian
April II. 1890
Mrs Rose Campbell, of the firm OF
Campbell & Wilson, returned this
morning from a successful trip to
Echo and Umatilla in the interest of
her firm.
Mayor Gagen presided at the coun-
ell meeting Wednesday evening.
Councilmen Watson, Taylor, Duprat'
Marshal French. Recorder Carter and
Attorney Fitz Gerald were there.
The corner office in the East ore
gonian building Is being fitted up for
occupancy by the Jackson-Dickson
company.
Owen Mclaughlin has purchased E.
Westfalrs ranch in the mountains and
will soon remove his family there.
H. s. Hexter. through Bentley and
Co.. has sold two desirable lots on
railroad flat to Engineer G. T. KimbaA
OF the Union Pacific.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-04-17

If the Irish put their quarrel
up to Wilson he will tell them
that the first step towards free
dom for anyone is to lick the
Hun.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-04-17

This is still world of individual
ism. but how the individual has
shrunk in the doings of the time!
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-04-17

A man may have plenty of money
and yet be unhappy but it is better to
be unhappy with money than without
it.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-04-17

take care to keep our self-control on
straight
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-02-19

payers expense" he said. He charged
that the average return to the rail-
roads on the par value of their capital
stock, under the government guaraE-
tee would be over eight per cent III
MEANS" he said, that this percentages
shall be paid by the people of the
United States not only upon the legit-
innate issues of stock of railroad car
parotions but upon every watered
issue that has been wrung from the
people of the United States in the
past, we pay in excess of eight per
cent per annum. 1t means that dur
ing this time of crisis and peril when
the supreme sacrifice is demanded
of those we love, and the maximum of
service from those who remain at
home, that we pay on watered stock.
estimated at almost fifty percent OF
the total stock of these corporations
stock representing nothing but the
greed and the avarice of railroad
magnates- this huge dividend
Men go to the trenches today Tor
$50 a month-men whose earning ca
pacity in the past three years has
been infinitely greater than that sum
We do not stop to inquire how much
the human beings have earned in the
past three years. We say to them
your country demands you. You must
if necessary die, and your country
considers not at all your earning ca
pacity of the past, nor your POSSIBLE
tiles of the future In the name OF
patriotism we send these young men.
as is just, to fight the battles of the
republic. We give them the pittance
of $50 a month. If any man on thin
| oil boir 90 in ole.
for the past three years should be the
measure of their compensation in this
time of crisis, he would be laughed ta
scorn."
The Californian drew a compari-
son between the governments atti-
tude towards liberty bonds subscrih-
ers and railroad stockholders. -Four
per cent upon liberty bonds to the pat
riotic, to those who bnswer their
country's CALI" he exclaimed. More
than double four per cent-three and
four times that sum in reality-to
the railroad owners who in the ma
tons crisis have been unable to per-
form their task"
Senator johnson produced a table
showing the upward trend of stockE
and the decline of liberty bond values
The senator concluded with a bitter
arrangement of the private owner
shin of railroads.
I'VE have paid the price of private
ownership" he said I'VE have paid
the price of private ownership in
millions of acres of our best farm
lands; we've paid the price in our
forests, in our coal deposits, our lands
gushing with oil We've paid tht
price in building up over night fab
ulous fortunes used for the undo1nf
of the state. We've paid the price IN
handicapping of people, in distortinE
our public and private economy, in
corrupting our political life and in
tainting the very fountain head OF
Justice. We've paid the price of pri-
vate ownership in the nation, and nc
matter what may be the attitude OF
any of us today, despite barriers OF
Obstacles, the nation is marching
straight to the goal of public owner
} ship and the people at last will come
, into their own"
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-02-19
ssWas Born Lucky, is a phrase oftel

sWas Born Lucky, is a phrase often
applied, either rightly of wrongly and
even the Bible declares that call things
work together for good" to a certain
class of people there designated. The
TIMES is not exactly advised how to
classify Corporal Sidney Graves, of the
United States Marine Corps, now sta
toned at Galveston, Texas; but an in
teresting story of his benefit through
apparent miSadventure comes it's way.
For nearly year prior to enlistment,
Mr.. Graves, one of the best known OF
Twin Falls young men, roomed in the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. d. Aiken,
with whom, as was usually the case,
he became a prime favorite. Conse-
quently, before last Christmas, Mrs. A.
prepared a box of especially nice
edibles and, as it was known that Sid
received his mail in care of the CAL
weston commandry Knights Templar,
himself being a Knight, Mr.. Aiken,
who is all kinds of a Mason, address
ed the box directly to the Eminent
Commander, and wrote him a letter of
explanation which was mailed at the
same time. 1t fell out, however, that
| the parcels post package beat the
letter to it by about five days and
when the Galveston gentleman opened
box of dandy dainties, clearly ad-
dressed to him by some unknown
| friend, he did what anyone would do
accepted the invitation so potently ex-
! tended. The letter from Mr.. Aiken
| finally reached him on Christmas day;
and with contrition in his SOUL he
at once sought out the young man
he had unintentionally defrauded, in
sisted on taking him home to dinner,
and subsequently entertained and in
troduced him in such a way as to
make him thrice glad that the mistake
occurred. In addition to all this, an
other box of similar character was
prepared and sent to Sids quarters.
The latter insisted upon understanding
the situation, that nothing should be
said to the Aikens regarding it, but
Mr. Eminent Commander would not
have it that way and it was from him
that they learned all about it.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-02-19
MUTUAL LIGHT AND POWER
Continued From Page u

Power company, that of December 81,
1916, the gross receipts for Filler for
the six months then closing were SILL
7SS.01. The direct charges for ex-'
penses in Filler for the same period
were $910.12, to which were added
overhead charges, for what reason
the speaker did not know, amounting
to SO, 419.00, leaving a total expense
of $4.329.12, and a net revenue of ST.
45S.S9. The Twin Falls gross earnings
were SAT, 9O8.20, and the net revenue,
after deducting all charges, $18,015.94.
Bull gross earnings were $9,772.67,
and the net revenue Safest.
Mr.. Seaver stated that while it was
true that there was saving up to a
certain point in a large business, yet
in this case where a corporation like
the Idaho Power company maintained
long stretches of wire over desert
places to supply towns where it OPP
Grated at a loss, this loss must be
made up someway from the customers
in more prosperous area and he be-
lieved that line operated from Clear
Lake with confessedly the cheapest
power in the state, could supply Bull,
Filler and Twin Falls at much less
relative expense than could the Idaho
Power company, assuming that it were
trying to make profit on the sum of
$2,000,000 which it was alleged to have
paid for the Great Shoshone company
Mr.. Seaver, said, however, that it was
hard to tell what the Idaho Power
company really paid. The upset price
of the court was two million and this
was satisfied, but powerful companies
had a way of buying up the stock OF
weaker rivals at a discount and turn
ing it in on the purchase price so that
the actual expenditure might be much
less than it seemed. However, he be-
lieved that Clear Lake power would
be very profitable if developed. Mr.
Seaver said that the Idaho Power COM
pany had come into this territory to
freeze-out the Kuhns and regarded the
proceedings as unjust declaring, how
ever, that this was past history and
of no immediate concern. He referred
somewhat sarcastically to promises
alleged to have been made to extend
into the country and declared that the
power company did not want to an
tagonize a telephone company operat-
ing in Castleford, with underground
wires and therefore not only divert
ed the Jarbidge line to avoid that
town, but peremptorily declined to put
in such a switch as would permit the
extension to Castleford of the Jar
bidge line later.
Mr.. Seaver said that he did not be
lieve it would be profitable to develoI
Clear Lake power for general farm
use, owing to extra cost. He saic
that criticisms of the rates of the Ida
no Power company by comparison
with the Burnley rates was unfair t1
the company. because the farmers
around Burley had paid from theil
land for a great part of the expense
of maintaining the government plan
there. On the other hand, the Idaho
power report of the cost of line t.
Jarbidge was likewise misleading al
to the cost of construction, sine
transportation, labor conditions, seas
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-02-19
on and location add added to the cost

on and location add added to the cost
in this case.
Attorney George Herriott was call
ed on and spoke of the possibilities
of using power for municipal plants
calling attention to the fact that all
parties favored municipal ownership
in the campaign last spring.
Mr.. Hazard was then called on and
made a proposition tentatively that
the company buy the site at half of
the value to be determined by repre-
sentatives of both sides after the end
of pending litigation. He charged that
the Idaho Power company instigated
the contests and said he would rather
give away the power to a company of
people here than allow them to get
it the way they wanted to. He did not
believe this necessary, however. He
said that according to the estimates
of his engineers 1900 h. p. would be
easily available and by building a
dam 1900 h. p. could be secured. He
said that Engineer Mcmillan estimat-
ed for the power company that only
1000 h. p. would be available without a
dam, but even this would be profit
able. He quoted figures on construc-
ton, one by Engineer Sturtevandt of
$4,000 and the others varying. En-
gineer E. V. Berg who was present,
thought some of these figures too low.
Mr.. Hazard said $4,000 had already
been expended at Clear Lake.
M. Koppelman and DR.. A. F. McClus-
key, of Bull, and ID. T. Detwiler, OF
Filler, spoke i'll favor of the project
]. A Crom, after a short talk moved
that the idea of going ahead be adopt
ed and after several had seconded the
motion, and Commissioner o. E. Carl
son had spoken in it's favor, Mr.. Finch
suggested that if wholly satisfactory
to mover and seconder, in order that
it might be definite, the resolution
quoted above be substituted for the
oral motion. The resolutions were ac-
cepted and passed, and a committee
to work up the matter will be ap-
pointed.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-02-19
.JOHNSONSCORES administration

views of either official or majority,
the end has come to our democracy
and the congress no longer performs
a full service to the people
'Inefficiency, incompetence and
worse flourish in darkness Truth
and publicity are the remedy and cor
receive. Secrecy between a people
and their government is the most
mischevious element in the national
life. The man who sits supine and
silent with a knowledge of wrongs re-
curing exposure and detection of in
efficiently necessitating correction
the man who, convinced that acts or
policies retard our success and en-
danger the lives of our loved ones,
and yet advocates these policies and
these are the men who really aid
and comfort the enemy"
Senator johnson reverting to the
railroad bill declared himself in ac-
cord with Senator Cummins of Iowa
who launched the offensive against
the presidents compensation scheme
last week.
Il wish to record my condemnation
of the too generous treatment of the
railroads OF the country at the tax
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-02-19
FREE TRACTOR
SCHOOL

All tractor Owners-prospectlve
tractor owners and all interested in
learning the construction, care and
operation of tractors manufactured by
the j. l. Case Threshing Machine com
pany are cordially invited.
A Free Case Service School will be
held at the Case Company Branch
House in Salt Lake City, Utah, Feb.
2Sth to March End, inclusive. The
purpose of this school is to teach all
who are interested about the con-
struction of our tractors, how to OPP
crate them and how to overcome any
and all complaints. Factory experts
will be there to instruct and there
will be no charge whatever for the
course. Everybody welcome. Report
early on the morning of the 2Sth.
Bring a suit of overalls, a screw
driver, wrench and pliers.
For further information see Rey-
nolds Bros. Co.. Local Agents, Sec
ond Avenue South.-(Adv.)
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-02-19

Nicholson Sale After Eats-The big
auction sale at the w. w. Nicholson
place, four miles west and three miles
south of the Shoshone street bridge,
four miles south of Curry, will be
held Immediately after a free lunch
lat noon on February 81.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-02-19
TWIN FALLS COUNTY
PUPILS EARNED MUCH

The following is an estimate of val
ne of the services of school children
during the summer vacation. This
work was purely voluntary and in
cludes what was done around home by
DuDils reDOrting: