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The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-11-08
GLOOMY OLD FRONT PARL0R'
Mid-victorian Furnishings Served to
Remind Bchoiders of Particularly
Solemn Mortuary chapeis.

The mansard sheltered the accumu-
lations OF two or more Garland house
holds Of mid-VictorIan tastes. 1t was a
debauch Of black walnut and halrcloth
In twilight OF heavy lamhreqnIns and
large figured wall paper. Never In all
my twenty-five years had ] beheld so
many marblc-top tables gathered under
single roof. There were three In the
parlor alone. One bore a Rogers
group-"Coming to the Parson," 1t was
called; another stereoscope with
views OF the Yosemite and the CEN
tennial of 1876; the third served as
pedestal for case of pallid wax flow
ers. On the walls hung "oils" Of noun
tain scenery which 1t would have
crazed geologist to classify.
THE sitting room across the wide
hall was even worse. It was bullied
by the ugly bulk of n secretary with
vicious rams heads carved on it's low
err doors. Second In massive gloom
was black marble mantleplece
crowned by black marble clock with
llmping tick and an asthmatic chime.
Tables filled the spaces unclaimed by
haircloth sofas and chairs, and what
not bestrode corner. ] was now pre-
pared to find The Naiden's Prayer
and | did, poor maiden, neatly done
In best female academy style. There
was also bronze plaque of Washing
ton Crossing the Delaware 1t was a
bad crossing. None of the pictures
were inspiring, but one at least was
appropriate. 1t portrayed the youthful
Victoria In her nightie receiving the
news that she was now queen OF Great
Britain. defender of the faith ans high
sponsor for art."-Woman's Home
Companion.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-11-08
INCREASE IN POTATO YIELD
Average in This Country Has Risea
From n to 81 Bushels
Since 1894.

Washington yield of potatoes
per acre is gradually increasing. tie
records of the bureau of crop estl-
uates show. During 1S66-1S74 the
nverage wns 81 bushels, but it declined
t. Tia bushels In 1S75-1S94. Per-
rentfhle recovery was made in the fol-
loving ten-year period and Il much
larger recovery. rising TO n new high
later mark. was reached In 1905-1914,
~lih its average yield of 81 bushels
Ter acre.
This increase is due to various
causes, among which are greater spe-
'allzation of production. more inten-
sive treatment and higher fertility OF
he soil. The ten-year average Yield
4 81 bushels per acre In 1905-1914 was
followed by 1858 bushels in 1915, sos
ushels in the very low year of 1910,
nd 100.S bushels in 1917.
Compared with population the Yield
ar nofntoes per acre declined from
lsGe-1s74 to 19o5-1914 The gain uf
production per capita in recent years
has been more because of increased
acreage tnan because of increased pro-
s.ncfion acrA
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-11-08
Time and Tide.

During the War Savings stamps
drive in Brown county, Indiana. Will
liam l.. Coffey, county chairman, APP
pointed William VaWter, the artist, as
chief solicitor for the county. At the
time of his appointment Mr.. Vawter
each morning was walking two miles
to paint the picture of an old elm
tree, which was surrounded by wild
flowers and beautiful foliage. He
readily accepted and for two weeks
he put forth all energy in the stamp
drive. When the soliciting was com
pleted Mr.. Nawter took his painting
outfit and walked to the old tree, but
the scenery had changed so much that
the picture will not be completed UNI
til next summer, when the wild roses
and other wild flowers will be in
bloom.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-11-08

writer says In the American Maya
zine: ut Is good phrase we have
for describing women, partners of our
joys and SORROWS l know not how 1t
may be with other men, but 1T is thus
with me: In the regular routine Of life,
when nothing much is happening, when
the days go by one after the other
filled with their monotonous rounds of
duties. ! can, IL necessary, exist for
long periods without the company of
women. In such days and weeks they
are sometimes, to be sure, a pleasing
distraction; but they are not food and
drink and shelter. / can, IL need be-
survive. But let success break through
the mohotony of the daily grind; and
l must have woman to share it; half
ITS sweetness Is lost otherwise. And
failure without their God-given chat
ter and unquenchabie optimism is
utterly intolerable. l say | know not
how 1t may be with other men, but 1t
Is thus with me-"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-11-08

All sailors are superstitious. but
none is so completely under this in
f'nence as the old deep-sea fisherman.
lie puts the deepest faith In "signsr
and omens Of all kinds. Nothing would
induce a skipper Of the old school TO
sail on f, Friday. One intrepid unbe-
lever who dared TO leave the docks at
Grimsby, England, on a Good Friday
was hooted through the lock gates by
the scandalized populace. In spite of
thus challenging the fates, however, he
returned safely with ship and crew.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-11-08
Tracing Use Of LIahtahlDs.

The first iightsiip, the More, was
established In England in 1892, at the
mouth of the Thames. The first in
this country was stationed in 1920 In
Chesapeake bay, off Willoughhy Spit.
sandy Hook, now Ambrose, light YES
sci was established in 1923. A light
vessel was placed of Cape Hatteras
in 1924 and was driven ashore in
1927, and a ship was not established
til 1897, after unsuccessful attempts
bad been made to build a lighthouse
on Diamond Shoal.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-11-08

gun bullets that would have clipped
me had I raised on my elbow.
I'D gone perhaps so yards when
heard a rustic in the grass behind me,
and there were two of Hurley's boys.
They said the captain had sent them
to carry me back If anything happened.
Now listen to the rest of it. l sent
them chasing back 10 their company
and crawled ahead. lust as / got to
this ridge the bullxt got me. My
wounded man was across an open
space and knew couldn't get to him.
! was afraid If l waited till dark I'd
bleed to death, so ] put tourniquet
on my leg and started back.
Forgot About Wound.
"Now all of this Ia just preliminary.
They got me back to hospital day
later and I'd hardly got settled in my
cot when who should they put down
in the cot next to me but Captain Hru.-
ley himself. He was badly smashed
up In the leg. too. The leg had been
dressed at the dressing station and
when they got him settled they started
to take off his clothes. AS they pulls
ar his shirt he let out a howl
1.-THE shirt was stuck to his ches,t
with blood. He Ind wound there
that the doctors at the dressing sta.
ton had never discovered
"Why, captain said the doctor
looking puzzled at the. casualty tag
it doesn't say anything about the chest
When did you get this oney
"'What day is thisT asked the cap
tain.
Wednesday, said nurse.
"'Now, let's see,' said the captain
Chaplain, you were up there yester
day. l must have got this ON Mon
day.
"All the time he'd >een sending mer
out to take care of me he'd had that
hole In his own chest and the shirt
frozen over his big heart with his ovf
blood.
you're a captain | said to him
You're always cautioling the boys &c
report wounds and get them cared for
You stayed up there two days and yen
never even told me about It.
"'Honest, chaplain, he replied, 4
forgot all about it. You know we had
orders to hang onto that dinky hill
And we were awful busy"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-11-08
Accounting for the Taste.

"Those pigs feet | bought OF you
didn't taste right" said the fat Gus
toner.
'What was wrong with 'em?" asked
the delcatessen man.
Don't know exactly, but they had a
flat taste"
well, you see, sir. there's been quite
an epidemic of fiat feet in town late
ly."
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-11-08
STORIES OF BRAVERY DISPLAYED
BY OUR FIGHTING IRISH AMERICANS
Boys Of Ninth Massachusetts and Fighting sMynnth Of New York
Die Fighting With Smiles Their Lips, but Huns Pay
Yank, Taken Prisoner by Three Huns, Drops Gre
made and Kills CaptoFs and Self

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ANYTHING like fhis. And when those
three Gernans e,lclyed If come through
my mind a lot quicker than can tell
if fhaf three dead Germans and one
da,d American wac . lot moro an ON.
side of the score than three live Ger
mans and an American as good ms
dead in Berlin. SO | let her CO.
"le tried to raise his head and
look around.
"'Never mind, boy, you got them
ALL | assured him.
Any-any chance for me, docY he
said.
II didn't answer and he knew. His
remaining ha d crept beneath his
blood-soaked tunic, gripped something
tight and stayed there. After mo-
ment he spoke again.
doc he said, you know all the
boys around our square. | wish they
could know I was game.
"'And, doc his voice was weaker,
will you-vill YOU tell nv mother (
had-I had this when-I went
"Slovlv his hand came ont SLOWLY
II onened that hov's hand strangely
old and worn with the bloodstains and
| CRIME. Slowly 1t opened and there In
the blackened palm glistened a tiny,
bright silver crucifx. He was dead"
Want sion Einhtinn.
It,s Chanlo;n 1lanlev who tails tha
story of tho sixtv-ninth rrhev refer
"a tba chonloin &c hold,pa tho c,orical
record eor ,,i,aogo IN No Nf,,,s ,snd
Thev can,t ,yoen hin, afr ,o+ro1s Chan.
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M tho c,sua,t;as Of tho sixtv-nintb
10 e,,hsto,,,iotas tha sto+a,,an+ t,,ot
MT = ma, h,s hao,, ,,ulad or ,uo,ndoa
nv cer,nan hovonat notu,thst,ndi,.,
tha rae.in,ont hos enonnntorad IN ,itoh.
oil and onan bo+t,e throo NJ ma fvo
ai,iv;cns ae tbe prnss;,n Guard az ono
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-11-08
superstitions of seamen.

If man is Ill at sea, his most crit.
lead time is when land Is first sighted.
IL he survive an hour sitter the sight
Ing of land he viii recover. On some
tFawlers whistlIng is forbicden--it
scares away the fish. Other skippers
believe that to wash your face in the
middle of a trip viii break a spell of
caim weather.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-11-08
Great Man Yielded.

'What'll you gimme for an interview
with Senator Wombat?"
'I'll pay you we'll If you really got
an interview. But everybody knows
that Senator Wombat never talks"
II got an interview, though l raised
my eyebrows and he nodded his head"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-11-08

It's exceedingly odd,
But 1t can't be denied
~ To have money ahead
You must put 1t aside.
Not LadyIike.

This vaudeville performer is sup
posed to be giving an impersonatlon
of lady protesting to the janitor be-
cause there isn't enough heat In her
apartment"
Il understand that much. The plot
of the piece is simple"
'But l think there is a flaw in her
impersonation."
II hadn't noticed It,"
AT the end of her remarks she said !:
DO you get me?' "-Birminghnm Age
Herald
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-11-08
lunortant to kyothera
Many-Sided.

II didn't know the Hun was SO
many-sided."
ole isn't. He's blockhead and a
brute"
Il agree with you, but the dispatches
say that he is being attacked On four
fronts"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-11-08
Shoppino.

"A man builds castle in the air."
swell r.
''But 1t takes woman to go down
and pick out furniture for such an
edifice."
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-11-08
No Lite There.

No Lite There.
Patience-Where is Peggy living
now?
Patrice-Philadelph
us she married YETI"
"Not her"
We'll. you know while there is life
there is hope
''But she says there is no life in
Philadelphia"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-11-08
rarIa.--aNynI the IrIsh tighlg"


The same old answer may be niadc.
They WILL 1t can be made on the rec
ords of two famous IrishAmericnp
regiments in France. 1t Is q record
that makes men Of Irish blood hold
their heads high. II Is a record that
hetters the brightest pnge Of Amerl-
cas- most glorious military annaAi.
These two regiments Gone used %
be the old Ninth Massachusetts and
the other the Fighting SIXlynlnth Of
New York; we're IN every bad scrap
the American army has been in The
tales Of their prowess are just now
Offering back to.paris They may be
told because the censor at hcadquar-
ters has now ruled that regiments may
be named for their part in such fight
Ing as preceded that on the River
ycse.
The Ninth ana the Sixty-nintll were
In almost all of it. The story does not
come from Official reports. II comes
from tie lips Of two men, one Il doc
Tor in the Ninth and the other q chap
lnin n the Sixty-nnth, who saw whit
they relate. These two have seen
many soldiers die. They know what
bravery ahd courage and cheeliulness
are.
Lieut.. Simon Kelleher Of the Ninth
was in Paris the other day. He tells
the story of his boys. And most Of
the time he Is either laughing, or tears
lnvoluntarily creep out the corners of
his eyes and drop unashamed down
his Drowned cheeks.
Lieutenant Kelleher's stories show
that the Irish boys Of his regiment.
the boys of Boston, South Boston, Rox-
bury. Cambridge and Charlestown.
fought with the cool courage that held
the fire OH Bunker Hill until those
Americans of an earlier day saw the
whites of their eyes" They show that
mere boys-died face to the 'front.'
grim smile on their lips, fighting. doing
their soldiers duty to the last breath
of ebbing life. Each heartbeat of the
all-too-few left throbbed but to one
purpose-to fight. No man of the
Ninth died, says Lieutenant Kelleher,
without tok,no toll and mora nf on.
envy lives Win him
One for Each Shot.
lust nov the names of these heroes
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The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-11-08

''Why did you give up your bache-
Tor quarters"
Because I'm going to marry dol
lars"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-11-08

Always aim little higher than the
mark-lf the mark is dimple In her
chin.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-11-08
Speed.
Case Dismissed.

John" said the new judge, 81 have
know you for years. l am sorry that
my first duty is to try you for being
drunk. What was your reason, If any.
for getting drunkT'
ITO celebrate your election, judge"
What could the judge do?
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-11-08
Don't Worry About PImples.

Don't Worry About Plmp'es.
On rising and retiring gently smear
the face with Cuticura Ointment. Wash
or the Ointment In Avs minutes with
Cuticura Soap and hot water. For
free samples address, "Cuticura, Dept.
x, Boston" At druggists and by mall.
Soap rs, Ointment 25 and 50.--Adv.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-11-08
The Reason.

"What croaker that old fellsw is"
mo wonder. He just told me no had
frog in his throat" =
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-03-01

Wednesday, February 27
President Vingen called the Coun-
ell to order at 8 D. m.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-03-01
TRADES
COUNCIL.

Wednesday, February 27
President Vingen called the Coun-
ell to order at 8 pm,
Mooney Resolutions
The San Francisco Chamber of
Commerce "Frame- Up" to punish
five innocent persons -four men and
one woman) for the crime committed
in July, 1916, during preparedness
day parade, bomb explosion, at the
corner of Market and Stuart, which
killed and injured many persons, has
and is being vigorously fought by
organized labor. These cases have
aroused industrial and political feel
ing in two hemispheres to an extent
never before known.
The Council unanimously adopted
the following resolutions:
Whereas, in San Francisco, on July
%, 1916, an explosion occurred dur
ing the progress of a parade, killing
and wounding many spectators; and
Whereas, The corporate interests
and the Chamber of Commerce, then,
as now, attempting to crush organ
lied labor with million dollar slush
fund, subscribed for the purpose, i'm
mediately caused the arrest of War
ren X. Billings, Thomas j. Mooney,
Mrs. Rena Mooney, Israel Weinberg,
and Edward D. Nolan, all prominent
union workers of San Francisco, and
charged these brothers and sister
with responsibility of the explosion;
and
Whereas, The ensuing contradiction
of evidence and the uncovering of
perjury plot against these union
brothers and sister, said plot in
cluding the District Attorney, his
assistants, heads of the police de-
partment and all material witnesses
of the prosecution, clearly proves
Continued on page. four)
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-03-01
PORTLAND SHIPYARD WORKERS
NOT SATISFIED WITH THEIR JOBS
Governor of Oregon Flag and Msrepresents Labor
Conditions in Portland Shpyards- Metal
Trades Council Answers

labor and capital should bury their
difficulties for the salvation of the
country and the saving of life. We
wish to draw the governors atten-
ton and the attention of the people
of the state of Oregon, that the gov
eminent, organized labor and the
employing shipbuilders signed an
agreement in October, 1917, and it
is the intention of the organized
workers to live strictly up to that
agreement, but we also contend that
the shipbuilders should be made to
live up to ito the letter.
Now, it is not our intention, in
making this reply, to scare the peo-
ole of Oregon into the belief that
we are on the verge of a strike, or
tho stoppage of work, as every
means is being used by the repre-
sentatives Of labor to settle griev-
anees and adjust matters of wages,
and we have no hesitancy whatever
lo stating on behalf of the Metal
Trades Council of Portland that ev-
cry means at our command will be
used TO continue the work of build
ing ships without any stoppage
through strikes. But some pres
sure must be brought to bear on
the employing shipbuilders to force
them to pay the wages that the men
are rightfully earning. Until this
is done, we are not in a position
to guarantee anything in the fu-
lure
We note the statement reads that
labor leaders of the country, includ-
ing the president of the American
Federation of Labor, have entered
into an agreement with the several
departmen+s. We want to say that
the agreement that was signed in
October, 1877, in the Columbia River
district has been kept with scrupu-
lous care by organized labor; but
not by the employers, who have not
exerted themselves to live up to one
clause, and have practically ignored
any recognition Of the labor union
men who, after all is said and done,
were the means of creating the La
Dor Adjustment Board and caused
the agreement to be entered into.
Trusting that the above statement
viii have the effect of causing pow
ers-that-be to investigate the above
statement and force the shipbuilders
to live up to their agreement, and
any violations that may be found
on the part of organized labor or
the workers, force them also into
line.
Any open shop" talk that may
come out of Portland should be
slammed up against this statement.
It is plain that in Portland as in
all other industrial centers a major
ity of the members of organized
capitalists, NOT ORGANIZED La
BORERS, is unpatriotic greedy and
Taitorous.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-03-01

part of the technique of efficient
production.
"Give workers a decent place to
live, protect them against conditions
to take all their wages for bare ex-
istence, give them agencies whereby
grievances can be adjusted and in
dustral justice assured, make it
plain that their labor counts in the
winning of war for greater freedom.
not for private profiteering-and
workers can be confidently expected
to do their part. Workers are loyal.
They want to do their share for the
Republic and for winning the war.
This is labOr's war. 1t must be
won by labor and every stage in the
fighting and the final victory must
be to count for humanity. That re-
suit only can justify the awful sac
rifice.
Appeal to All Workers
eve present these matters to the
workers of free America confidently
relying upon the splendid spirit and
understanding which have made pos
sible present progress, to enable us
to fight good fight and to establish
principles of freedom throughout the
whole world. We regret that cir
cumstances make impossible contin-
uous close personal relations be-
tween the workers of America and
those of the allied countries and that
we could have representation in the
interallied labor conference which
ended Saturday in London. Their
cause and purpose are our cause and
purpose.
"We cannot meet with representa-
tives of those who are aligned
against us in this world war for
freedom, but we hope they will
sweep away the barriers which they
have raised between US. Freedom
and the downfall of autocracy must
come in middle Europe. We doubly
welcome the change if it come
through the workers of those coun-
tries.
"While this war shall last we shall
be working and fighting shoulder to
shoulder with fellow workers of
Great Britain, France and Italy. We
ask the workers of Russia to make
common cause with US, for our pur-
pose is their purpose, that finally the
freedom lovers of all countries may
make the world safe for all peoples
to live in freedom and safety"