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OXNARD COURIER, FRIDAY, MAY 4th, 117. 1 would be convincing proof, too. of our ra loMei might bo cut The Oxnard Published Friday by THE A I I CO. (Incorporated) JAMES J. KROUSER Editor arid Lessee H.

A. LILL, City I I RATES: One year, in advance $'-50 Blx months, advance 75 Advertising rates made known on Entered for transmission through the United Statue mall as Both Telephones 12 with 1 th conduct of the war. The niiitter naturally opens up the general subject of utilizing to the best advantage all available statesmen, regardless of their political affiliations? Any man who has borne a conspicuous part in the government the United States, and is still capable of effective should be reckoned as an important part of our natino- al resources, and used as such. Our three best known statesmen in private life are, without question, Theodore Roosevelt, William H. Taft and Elihu Root.

While we'ie mobilizing our resources, why not mobilize Most of us have heard of "Johnny Appleseed." Few, however, know who he was and what he did. He was a kindly vagrant who, two or three generations ago, wandered about Ohio living on a diet consisting chiefly of apples, and carefully planting the seeds. Loving apples himself, he figured that he owed something to posterity for every apple he enjoyed. He planted seeds alongside the highways, and when there were no roads he planted them beside paths and trails. How many thousands since have profited, unknowing, from his simple benefaction! The Springfield (Mass.) Republican now proposes to organize a volunteer army of modern Johnny Appleseeds, as part of the present camapaign for increasing the nation's food supply.

But it is'nt to be appleseeds now. We havn't time to wait for apples. It's sunflowerseeds. The sunflower is no only an attractive roadside orament, but an extremely useful plant because of the value of its seeds for poultry feed. A plentiful crop of sunflowers would presumably increase and cheapen the supply of poultry and eggs.

So the Republican proposes that the automobilists of the country shall condust themselves as itinerant Johnny Sun- flowerseeds, carrying a supply of the seeds with them and planting them along the highway -whenever they happen to stop for any reason. Once planted, the sunflowers wil take care of themselves. In the fall, it is expected, somebody who keeps chickens will come along and gather the seed, and in due time the automo- the labor ol' the German prisoners us we have, hi both countries, labor is becoming scarce, captured enemies are being drafted more and more into various forms of industrial service. They may not want to lend us their prisoners, after all the trouble they've taken to get them. It may be questioned too, whether the known presence of Germans on transatlantic ships would deter the German admiralty from sinking the ships.

No scruples of that sort have been shown heretofore And only last week a British hospital ship with a passen- them, giving each a post his ability arid reputation? THE LATEST A I The most amazing of fashions is now upon us. It is fashionable to economize. One of the countless organisations which have sprung up in respu.se to needs occasioned by the war, the National Special Aid Society, mentions these interesting illustrations of the new style: It is good form to dress plainly. It is good form to live frugally. It is good form to plant vegetables instead of flowers.

It is good form to avoid extravagance of every kind. It is bad form to set an elaborate table. It is bad form to wear jewelry in public. It is bad form to give costly pres- sents or expensive entertainments. These items are enough to indicate the trend of the style.

Any man or woman may easily figure out further applications. It's all very sensible considering that we're now at war, facing the prospect of enormous national expenditures that all of us will have to share in one way or another, and the more serious prospect of actual scarcity of food and other necessaries of life. But that's the most remarkable thing about it. Who would ever have thought it would be fashionable to be sensible? I A FALLS I I Woman suffrage has now broken the solid East. And its first victory east of the Applachian Mountains is won.

strangely enough, in Rhode Is- Germans was torpedoed in the English Channel. Still, it might be worth trying. The psoposal, whether practical or not, is by no means wholly selfish. It has a striking element of philanthropy. It would enable us, says this German-born citizen, to do something for the German people and for hu- him and his neighbors in the form of fresh eggs and fried chicken.

ary of all our states "We could educate these prisoners to understand our democratic ideals. We could supply them with lectures and with literature explaining to them the meaning of freedom. After the conclusion of peace there would return to Germany a million apostles of freedom and democracy, to lay the foundation of a better Germany, and this would assure the peace of the world." If that could be done, it would certainly be worth while. I A Few men in history have incurred the infamy that has been the portion of General Von Bissing, the former governor-general of Belgium. His death has served to bring afresh to the minds of all people the horrors perpetrated in unhappy Belgium during his regime.

He 1 has stood for Prussianism at its worst, for all the pitiless cruelty, lawlessness and disregard of human opinion that have been given the geneial term of Schrecklichkeit, or "frightfulness," viewed with loathing by the outer world and justified by official Germany on the plea of "military necessity." It appears now that Von Blssing was in all probability no such monster as he has been represented. He did not originate the horrors that have made Belgium an eternal reproach to adopted by ono branch! of the Anglo-! Saxon family are very apt to be ac-1 cepted by the other branch. I mean that there has been of late years a strong tendency forAmerican legislators to adopt introduced abroad. Who can doubt that our government, if it gets into the war deep-j ly, will enforce another the socialistic steps taken in Europe? Hearst's Magazine for May. THE UNDEVELOPED EAST We are accustomed to the idea that there is a good deal of land in the West still uniccupied.

Secretary Lane announced recently that there remained 240,000,000 acres of public land unallotted. That is an impressive area. It must be remembered, however, that most of it is unfitted for farming. A large part isn't even worth much for grazing. And while it's extremely desirable that all the available land in the West be taken up and used as soon as possible, it isn't well to let such figures obscure the fact that there arc enormous areas in the older sections of the country that ought to be utilized.

The New York State Department of acres of farm land in the state, only 8,250,000 are cultivated. New York Agriculture says that of the 22,000,000 may be a greater sinner in this respect than its neighbors, but it's likely that they are just as negligent. The "abandoned farms" of the East have become a by-word. And countless farms that are not abandoned in a literal sense are only tilled to one- half or" one-fourth of their capacity. The Middle West and South Also have much to answer for in their failure to utilize their agricultural resources.

All in all, the West alone is doing The western farmer 'actually farms his farm. He uses his land. What we need is migration of pioneers from the West to take up the unoccupied lands of the East. The Espionage bill now before Congress is vicious because it strikes at the fundamental principle of democratic government, which can endure only with a free press and' free speech, restricted in times of stress only to the giving of information of value to the enemy. Espionage bill goes too far because it prohibits intelligent discussion and expression of public opinion.

Congress should kill it. Children Cry lor Fletcher's The Kind You Have Always Bought, and which has beea iii vss fur over thirty years, has borne the stature of and has been made tmtlc-r his personal supervision since its Infancy. Allow deceive i this. All Counterfeits, Imitations and are but Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of Infante and Children-Experience)against Experiment. What is CASTOR IA Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Paregoric, Drops So-; thing Syrups.

It is pleasant. It contains rritlrr Opium. Morphine nor other narcotic substance. Its is irz For more than thirty years it has use for the relief of Constipation, Flatulency, f. id Diarrhoea; allaying Feverishness arising ti rn rili fcy re gulating the Stomach and Bowels, aids the i of Food; giving healthy and natural sleep.

The Children's Panacea--The Mother's Friend. CASTOR IA ALWAYS sf Bears the Signature of For Over 30 Years The KimJ You Have Always Bought A A ITV. It tlliu. 1.1 i i i sound, rather quixotic, to be Rhode Island has gone abort sure. But isn't it a kindly, whole-1 as Ohio and Illinois Its legislature some, human thing to do? And granted women tomobilists who are mostly a kindly, generous lot, with a touch of imagination, are just the sort of peole to do it.

most coveted of suffrage rights, and also, in most states, the easiest concession to win. It It is usually the opening wedge, leads, sooner or later, to full suffrage. When Rhode Island, the traditional FOP, THE SOUTH abode of rotten limited The South this year faces a dan gerous temptation. Cotton is high, and seems destined to go still higher. Planters in the cotton belt will naturally tend to raise cotton to the exclusion of other crops.

The agriculture reforms of the last two years or three years may be undone. Diversi- a to women is merely one of the fieri farming, which has gained a i moFt re res hing signs of the whole- promising but precarious foothold i i transformation. the South, may give way again to "King It is hardly necessary to remark that from the standpoint of the national welfare, are just nov, far r.c.re than cotton. Nearly evi-ry inn cot'on i is io the com. ami mtK-h nf i' to cereal crop-.

irraz- into i.3-0 our the Sf try (Ji oil 1 BLO.LC.3 The victory is not complete, but Germany. He merely obeyed omers. The Berlin Tageblatt, usually a trustworthy authority, declares that "most of the measures taken under his governorship, which created a world-wide i sensation and aroused a world-wide protest, were not taken by him, but in spite of his efforts to prevent them." It is even said that grief over the deeds he was forced to commit and knowledge of the loathing with which he was regarded hastened his death. If this is true, Von Bissiae must be viewed not as a bad man, but only a weak man. Strong he was, no doubt, judged by the Prussian standard; but according to notions of human conduct prevailing elsewhere, a man at once conscientious and strong would have refused at all costs to obey such orders as those for the execution of Edith Cavell an-1 the deportation of the Belgians.

The chief significance of recent comment on Von Rissing's career lies in its revelation of the man higher up. the really responsible criminal. The suys that the most, infa- of Von P.issins's P-elzian mea- w-re ordered direct "from the he.icq'j.arKrs." That staie- may be recardod as official, K') r. in tin will be to a for manhood suffrage, vested wealth and political corruption, takes this advanced step, we needn't be surprised at anything progressive in any part of the TTnion. A change has come over the spirit of American politics, and the rapid extension of equal suf- A A Our Indians-- -the only pure-blooded 1 we have, by the way--are second to none- of us in their display I of Their a i is well by a Sioux chief bearing i (Od 1 r.rnnp cf William i inc.

-'H I'M iri! asked permission a i a orya me.it of Ho urov. i hp o- 0 0 0 so i the Xorth. ari ixul- from the Courier SEVEN YEARS AGO. Friday's Daily Courier.) The Rev. Father J.

S. Laubacher, who has been the assistant pastor of the Santa Clara parish for the past twelve years, has been appointed Pastor to take the place made vacant by the resignation of Rev." Father John Pujol who has been active charge, of the parish for the past twenty-five years. Miss A a C. Petit, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Justin Petit and Thomas YV. Donion.were married this morning at Santa Clara church by Rt. Rev. Bishop Thos. J.

Conaty. Hundreds of friends of the families from all parts of the county were in attendance. (From Monday's Daily Courier.) Sales Manager G. W. Neece of the Patterson Ranch Company, reports the sale of 29 acres of lima bean and sugar beet land to A.

E. Wolcott of Long Beach, for the consideration of The 29 acres adjoins the 30 i From Monday's Daily Courier.) Benj. Moritz, the big lima bean broker of the house of Moritz of New York City, spent the day in Oxnard. He came from San Francisco this morning. This is Mr.

Moritz's annual trip to acres bought by Mr. Wolcott a i coast for the purpose of seeing month and brings his total purchase how the lima beans are coming along( to Wolcott was and to get a close-up idea of condi- a resident of tions in general as relating to the Southern California about 25 years ago but for the last 20 years has been bean industry. Mr. Moritz says he was so busy sell- a wheat grower in Washington and i ing lima; beans last year, and teach- only last week sold his 1916 crop for. ing people how to use them, that he over per bushel.

He has also dis- was obliged to forego the pleasure of posed of his ranch in Washington and expects to make Southern California his home in the future. He says the annual visit to the coast. But he won't let this happen again. Commenting on the proposed regu- Washington is all Tight, but Southern lation by the government of prices on California is better, especially Yen- lima beans, and the reported price of tura county, and particularly in the $6, he said this did not mean a 6 cent vicinity of Oxnard. price, because the price was $6 per bushel, or 60 pounda.

This means, Get Rid of Your Rheumatism 'therefore, a 10 cent price per pound, Now is the time to get rid of your in his opinion, was quite right. rheumatism. You will find Chamber- Iain's Liniment a great help. The relief which it affords is alone worth many times its cost. (From Saturday's Daily Courier.) Tom Gill is in Losi Angeles on.

business today. nvc-r- an ndi )ns rlv (1 that ovory man It has proposed a in order DOES WAR MEAN SOCIALISM AFTER A Germany, the most aristocratic and Commenting possibility in kj a a 5 an our new a pace in having the government to th- mor- hlv-ral I' roo 'j for a piston Jiewspaper suscfsis over complete indus- twr. of foodstuffs tin- a tii 5c rtri ail Tn flflH a j3vinVs nrorinuslv hnndlnd a l-o placed on cotton. The i Jhanitnins a it 4 i nil unfair, as HKTY 1" CMu-ial a on in- rFrom Saturdays Daily Courier.l Lima bean planting is now on in UEBoq auj. 'Xji'noD lier than usual and many thousands of seres have already been seeded.

In some sections the beans are up. Victor Melchoir of this city caught a 29 inch steel-head trout, weighing 7 1 pounds yesterday in the Ventura river about one mile above the county bridge at Casitas. rote CASTER1N I PbAIN YOUR VACATION TO. NATIOINAb PARK OR GUAGIR MATIOINAb PARK A Postal Card Will Bring You Particulars A TRUSLOW, I A AGENT SANTA A A A foj rc Orgajl5zc3 cr the North V'M. thru tion of Th- southern tor- -A ill n- ITI of J' 1 out in A MEW and activities previously handled by private interests, and England and co to the European France have followed example-.

bfcause it sjmi'ly wouldn't do one financier in an important American savacos fijui out how torfff-sion of efonomic faith HI mi'ii vor in i Hearst's Macazine. Tb" first thine Encland did was to i n-if-r the ninni'ir of th" railroads. a i inu th" i i i i i i i i nf I T.T'- 'iu i r.i'f s. i i lias 3 i ill' Ml' 7 i I 1 A i 11 i 1 7 7 Tirodi lin I NEW USE FOR WAR I pro. Our he turn from a European i iTr I 4 i-iiip boro Gennnn sbk-ft who had come to Sh" Mr.

Frnenkel, the F-boats would the basis of socialism. forefront world affairs in Lis time. nk.nf Thus, he Ix-lieves. Experience has proved yrl.Tl i j- you. nr.2"irj1 i-; T71- 7 7 i 7 7 It hn- with- rnn laws (From umny Conner.) The funeral services of Herman 1 Friedrich.

son of Mrs. M. Friedrich, iwho died April 27, were held this 1 morning at the Santa Catholic church. It was largely attended by the many friends of the family. It will be one week more before the 'surveys for the Rincin toll road are completed.

Uni51 then it will be impossible to appJy to the Ventura county supervisors for a franchise. i I A AGO. Froni Krlday's Daily Courier.) Assessor J. A. snd deputy.

John Hunri, hsve been ing several days i part of county. Their npcearance has caused notable i a in property value. fProm Saturday? Courser.) E. P. Fester, president of the Bank of Ventura and S.

M. Winsman drove over from Ventura yesterday to look' 'after the new building which is being built for Mr. Wineman. CHOICE MEATS HAMS AND BACONS LARD POULTRY SAUSAGE CITY MARKET KOBSON Phones 20 I J. L-aigomairBino'tB Bsir CEO.

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