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PAGE TWELVE
STORY CF FARMERS'
IRK SN M TIME
NOW HKIV(. VUiIITKV 'A I ill
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WASHINGTON. I), i". The signifi
cant part which the American farmer
played in. winning the war will he
told in a history by the department ot
agriculture soon to come from the
press.
"Food will win the war" was the
slogan of the food administration, and
the story of how the American farniet.
led by the agriculture department,
made two grains of wheat grow
where one had grown before will for
the first time portray the vital role
of the farmer in the greatest job in
history—that of making the world
safe for democracy.
However much the country may
have been unprepared for the war.
from a strictly military standpoint,
the department of agriculture was
ready. A series of legislative acts
passed by congress during the last
four years preceding the entrance of
America into the conflict made it pos
sible for the department to take the
leadership in a Campaign for an en
larged acreage and a greater produc
tion that, despite the decrease in farm
labor because of the calling of mill
ions of young men to the fighting
ranks, made U possible for America
to feed not only herself, but her
allies. And without America for a
granary German militarism probably
would long since have been triumph
ant, and Germany would have been
collecting instead of paying indem
nity.
True, much of the national legisla
tion did not fit for war needa; some
had to be amended, some re-made.
But by some fortune.the legislation
Your Credit and
Your Bank /
Some,/ day the backing of a
good strong bank will stand
you in good stead.
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In the meantime it is for you
to become KNOWN at your
habk—at this Person
ality, or character, •is a big
aaeet in business today.
So get acquainted with the of
ficers of your bank* ist them
know you by something store
than the money you hare to
your credit.
Then some day,,if you should
want credit extended, your
bank Will be in a much better
position'to serve you.. "
Let's get acquainted. It will
be a pleasure to meet you and
to explain our service Tneth
ode to you.
Olympla
National Bank
The Bank of Service and
Courtesy
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The New
Autographic
Kodak
furnishes, a conven
ient way to keep
records of the dates
and places of your
Outings, your Vaca
tion Trips, names of
friends, age of chil
dren and any other
memorandum you
wish to make at the
time you are taking
the picture.
Let us show you how simple
it is.
PRICES: $1 00 to $60.00.
Prigmore&Sears
The Rexail Store
Olympia
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mortgage bit a9m :• ..til tiis <•: >rl
taut interest charges. n prow.-ion m
tin- federal reserve :ic : ithotizing
hanks to lend mum v on .. ill mort
gages: 'he federal aid road act. pro
viding io r aid to states in road build
ing. all ot which, enacted by Demo
cratic congresses within the four
years prior to LM7, served to meet
very definite needs in mobilizing the
nation's agricultural resources for
wn r.
Two days after a state of war was
declared to exist Secretary of Agri
culture Houston held a conference at
St. Louis with representatives of agri
cultural colleges and state depart
ments of agriculture to plan a pro
gram for the stimulation of food pro
duction. The thing had to be done
immediately, and under a handicap.
There was a greatly reduced man
power.
A million farmers and farm work
ers went into the military service
Other hundreds of thousands were
taken awav hy other war industries,
munitions plants, shipyards, etc.
Much of the material that goes into
farm machinery had to go for imple
ments of warfare. Fertilizer was
hardly to he had. Nothing the farm
er required was to be had as easily
or as cheaply as before, and some
things weren't to be had at all.
As one of the department's experts
put it: "Here again was Israel set
to make bricks without straw —and
made them." The story of results is
best told In figures.
The first year of the country's par
ticipation in the war. 19IT. witnessed
the nation's record for acreage plant
ed—2B3,ooo,ooo acres of the leading
cereals, potatoes, tobacco and cotton
—a gain of 22,000,000 acres over
1916 and of 35,000,000 acres over
the last previous five-year average.
In 1918, for the same crops, this was
increased to 289,000.000 acroes.
Despite adverse weather conditions
the aggregate yield of the leading
cereals in 1917 was 5,796,000,000
bushels, exceeding any previous year
but one. Equally striking were the
results of the efforts to secure an
ampler supply of meat and dairy
products and of every kind of food
on which a people subsist.
One of thtf most striking facts is
that despite the exportation of horses
and of mules and of other live stock,
cattle, sheep and hops was greater
during the war than ever before, in
each class a marked Increase in the
number remaining on the farms is
shown by the latest reports. Thus,
while consumption and exportation
were greater than ever before, the
increase in production was stilt
greater. When the .armistice was
signed. America had "just begun to
fight.", and tun} also just begun to
produce.
Rifle (Tub Reorganize*.
B. W. Davis was elected president,
R. L. Bartrem secretary, William
Bliniips treasurer and Eld McClarty
range officer of the Olympia Ritle
club, at the annual meeting and re
organisation Tuesday evening. Of
ficers of the club, which is affiliated
with the National Rifle Association,
plan to stimulate interest in its ac
tivities and will hold another meeting
July 8 to enroll new members.
GRAYS HARBOR HAS
WONDERFUL SPRUCE
ONE TREE. 585 YEARS OLD,
(JIVES ITS WOOD FOR
AIRPLANES
In making an intensive study of
the growth of sitka stfTuce, the for
estry service is now engaged in sur
veying the scenes of operation of va
rious airplane spruce enterprises
throughout Oregon and Washington,
The Grays Harbor district holds the
record for having the largest and old
est spruce tree. It is located close
to the Olympic highway. 11 miles
north of Humptulips near the Qui
nault Burn in the Olympic National
forest. The tree was t'eiled in clear
ing to make the camp site safe at
the scene of the "H. H. ft S." opera-
I tions.
This giant is 141! inches D. ]!. H..
diameter hreast hight. On the stump
11.6 feet from the ground level, the
diameter is 112.6 inches, a little
over ft feet 4inches. The tree was
wind broken at a point 15." feet from
the ground and was 6 9 inches in di
ameter at this point. The tirst four
32-foot logs would scale a total of
44.110 board feet.
The annual rings show this tree io
be 573 years old on the stump. 11.6
feet from the ground le\el. or about
585 years of age in all. This tree
was a sapling some two inches m di
ameter when Columbus was discover
ing America away back in 1492 and
was then at the goodlv age of 158
years. Though not the oldest spruce
of which there is record, thio is the
oldest one noted during this survey.
111' \V ,-lV<, "<>*' STANDARD, OLVMI'IA, WASII.. KRIDAV. .lI'NK 27. 1919
GERMANY 10 M
TREATY SATURDAY
i i < i- ,i, i:\ KnT WILL i AM:
I'i. K \ I \ I IIS.VILLI- > ON
j'liKsl ST I*l. \Ns
Wr-ailles. the scene of the pro-;
chiiiirng of the German empire af- :
ter .he defeat of France in 187U,
»viil witness Saturday afternoon the;
final act in that empire's dream oi
world conquest, the signing of the'
p-acc treaty by which Germany'
acknowledges quiet for the wo/rid
war and unconditionally admits de
feat.
Kfforis were being made at Paris
Thursday to arrange for the signing
of the treaty at 3 o'clock Saturday
afternoon. The council of three is
apparently satisfied with the semi
official assurances that the Germans
would he on hand.
Hermann Mueller, the foreign min
ister, and Dr. Dell, the colonial min
ister, it was announced in Berlin
Thursday, have been selected as the
German envoys to sign the peace
terms.
President Wilson plans to leave
Paris Saturday night, after the treaty
is signed, sailing from Brest 011 Sun
day.
Two events of the week — ( t lie
sinking of the entire German fleet
by order of Its admiral, and the es
cap'e from Holland to Germany of
the former crown prince Wednesday
—cast serious doubt on Germany's
intentions •to respect the treaty pro
visions. while the internal condition
in Germany is reported to be acute
and civil war imminent.
In regards to the former Germany
has been notified by the allies that
they possess the right to punish the
persons responsible for the destruc
tion of the German ships and t. pool
led reparation for the loss. The
sinking of the fleet is denounced as
a violation of the armistice and a de
liberate breach in advance of the con
ditions of peace.
News of the escape of the former
crown prince caused a considerable
stir in peace conference circles. While
it is not felt that he is a figure
around which the reactionaries *nd
monarchists would gather enthusi
astically, nevertheless his act is re
garded as an eveht o fconsiderable
significance in view of other* German
recalcitrancy.
WELCOME HOME
I DAY CELEBRATION
Continued from Page One,
Revolution, Yeoman float, Knlghta of
Columbus, Tacoma band, floats and
delegation; Olympia Lodge B. P. O.
E. No. 186; Loyal Legion of Loggers
and Lumbermen, Boys and Oirlß of
Thurston county, Christian church,
Y.' M. C. A., W, C. T. U., Carpenters'
union, Shipyard Employes' union. In
dependent Order of Odd Fellowd,
Fraternal Order of Eagles, Alpha May
Camp Royal Neighbors; Bapiigt
church. Degree of Honor, Parent-
Teacher association, Sunset club,
Campflre Girls, Teamsters' union, Gar
risdn logging trucks, Thurston county
Granges. Olympia band, Capital Mu
sic company. Auto Supply company,
James Brewer company, C. T. & R.
company, Northwest Fruit Products
company, Roae-Nepple Auto Co.„j
Olympia Music company. Tenino del
egation, Tono and other county dele
gations, decorated cars, Olympia Are
department.
Resides the Pomona float, the Mc-
Lane, Alert, Brighton Park and Pleas
ant Glade Granges were represented
in the parade. McLane with the most
oars,- Alert with the most prettily
decorated. Of the outside communi
ties of the county, Tenino and Tonoj
were the only ones represented, and
Tono sent the largest delegation.
The formal exercises of the day
took place at Priest Point, park, as
soon after the parade as the crowd
could gather there, free transporta
tion being provided. These exercises
I started with the playing of patriotic
i airs by the massed hands.
Mayor Jesse T. Mills gave the ad
dress of welcome, to which Attorney
General L. L. Thompson, an ex-mem
ber of the navy, and commander of
the local American Legion post, re
sponded on behalf of the service njen.
Then, after the playing of the French
national air, the "Marseillaise." by
flip bands, the address of the day was
delivered by Major General Johnson,
the exercises closing with "The Star
Spangled Banner."
The barbecue of three big steers,
with Chef Sticklin as the chief dis
penser, was then served, with coffee.
! milk and sugar and, dinner disposed
of, (be crowd joined in a community
( smg under the direction of W. A. Mc
-1 Carthy, War Camp Community Song
j bender of Tacoma. Ten young girls
: mined in a beautiful pageant of aes-
thetic dancing and then, as the bands
played a concert, the rest of the af
j ternoon was devoted to a series of
athletic contests in which the service
, men participated, staged under the
direction of the American Legion.
1 Tn the evening the bands played
j another concert on tne downtown
'streets and later on the crowd drlft
i ed to the big free dances nt the Turn
water club and Central hall
Take Life Easy
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Our Hat Department affords a complete new line of seasonable headwear for the whole
family —for less.
Genuine South American Toyo Panamas
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Very good quality, in all shapes. Our . Also a complete line of Straw Hats, for work
Leader— and dress—
ss 25c to $2
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Sun Hats, in canvas, for men and boys. Whether for the children, ladies or meh, in head
wear
YOU CAN ALWAYS DO BETTER AT
Mottman Mercantile Company
Olympia Washington
WILSON TO OPPOSE I
AMY TREATY CHAN*«E
I
Continued from Fage.One.
ator Lodge, chairman of the foreign
relations committee, it can be sta'ed
that the president takes the positive
view that negotiations will havo to
be reopened with the nations party
!to the peace treaty to determine
\vhether they can associare »-th
I America under the remodeled terms.
; There will be a strong maintenance
iof the view that treaty negotiations
I are solely with the president. Also
the senate and the country will be re
| minded that the president can with
draw the treaty. As to this power of
the president there is no dispute.
Reservation amendments by the sen
ate'might present a situation involv
ing the exercise by the president of
his power to withdraw the treaty.
The attitude of the president is that
it is now the duty of tbe senate to
either adopt the treaty or kill It*
If the senate is opposed to the
league of nations, the president Is
determined the membership of that
body shall make direct confusion to
the country and not cover opposition
by the expedient of attempted reser
vations or amendments. If the sen
ate is to reject the treaty, and the
position of President Wilson is that
reservations will be the equivalent
of killing the treaty, it is to be made
plain that in the opinion of the Amer
ican peace delegation the peace of the
world will be indefinitely delayed
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Shop, sixth floor of Fidelity Bldg.
(take elevatpr), 11th and Broadway,
Tacoma. There is where money is
saved. Double seat and knees in
every suit, making them last twice
as long. 3-4-tf
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Buy better bread —buy thd best
bread —nothing like it. It is known
as Roman Meal bread. You can get
it in Olympla. (Adv. 5-ltf).
DRY WOtiD.
16-inch green wood. Has not been
in water. Special rates five or more
cords. Quick deliver)'- Olympic
Fuel, Transfer & Storage Co., phone
889. * (Adv 2-3-tf)
There is no health bread made as
good as Roman Meal Bread, which is
for sale by Reder & Phillips. (Adv.
4-3-tfß). X
LADIES! We save you $5 to |ls
on coats, suits and dresses. Women's
Wear Shop—the store of small ex
pense—6o9 Fidelity building, Taco
ma. (Adv. 5-2-tfß).
Wanted —At Springhill Farm, fouc
or five girls, one women for chap
erone, to pick loganberries. Bunk
house, stove, springs, mattresses and
wood.
Springhill Farm, "Home of the
Loganberry Juice," a good place to
spend your vacation. Picking will
commence about July 8. Phone or
write A. A. Tibbette, Llttlerock.
Wash. (Adv. 6-3-tf.)
For Sale —Registered Holstein bull,
3 years old; also milch cow. Phone
16L19. or write J. C. Wheeler. Olym
pia. Rt. 4. (Adv. 6-4-2t)»
Wanted —Pasture for two horses
Phone 382 Y. (Adv. 6-4-1*)
Pictures and Frames
OIL PAINTINGS and MAXFIELD PARISH PRINTS
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We have some beautiful oil-paintings by Lie Tre
ville, the famous California artist, niul artistic frames
to match. Our framing is all done by an expert.
We have just unpacked an elegant assortment of
band carved picture frames.
Nothing mattes a more appropriate GIFT for the
JUNE BRIDE than a beautiful picture.
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THE BOOKSTORE
O. 0. GOBS, President J. M. SHELLEY, Seoy.-Treu.
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It also helps to insure continued prosperous opportunity for
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This bank for nearly thirty years has stood for the upbuilding
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soundly established facility banking can offer for business success.
It Is reminding you now of the opening opportunities right here
for lgylng the foundation of success combined with wholesome living
while you are attaining jt.
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