flUl TWO
AOMKBUKQ MEWM KKVUiW
lBa4 Dally llaadar.
B. U. mm I.. W'liubrrlr Hrl l. Blr
MllliMi .tllTlON HATED
Dally, par year, by mall ..MOO
Daily. iu mouths, by mall . 1-00
By Currier, pr month . iti
Tna Aawclulad Freaa la aJLcluvively
anlltlaa to tn u.e fur republication ol
an bwa di.iialclow creuiteU to u 01
l.ul.oiliart.a crouited In Ihle papor
and aio tlx local iiewi publlalied nara
i.. ah rttki uf ruuublicatlon of ape-
tial Utapatcuea beleiu are aiao reaenvU.
alnlered a. euiiu-cuka uiatier Mar
IT, lino, at ttie poat om-e at Kuaebtirs',
Oletfou, uuUer Ilia Act of IWAIUUi.
Jtiwt-bui K, Ore., llereuihcr !2I, WfM.
LO.MrE'HTIVK AHMAMKNT.
The subject of disarmament tukt-B
on new interest from the retu;,at 01
Japuu to Hunt her army anil nuvy as
long ss the United states nun uoi
miiu to such limitation.
It la huiuiy poaHiuie that Japan
hupt'S to euuul our military power
tuner by land or sea. ir It comes lo
real competition. The United Slate
can always raise a laigcr iiriny be
cause it has a fur more numerous
population. It tun always bulla hIi i lit,
more rapidly than Jupiiu, and sup
port a tar larger fleet, because lit
wealth Is much greater.
'Ihe Japanese. Heel today is almost
negligible in comparison with ours.
In actual lighting strength it is prob
ably intend- to that of France. Hall
our fleet should be able to cope with
It easily. ' Japan Is building now bat
tleships, but not so many as the Unit
ed mutes. Her naval appropriation
for the present fiscal year is 1 1 (,
Uuu.oou; ours is tu,uuu,uiiu. Wak
ing due allowance for cheaper con
struction in Jupun. it is clear thai
she is not musing such rapid pro
gress as we are. The Jupuueses pro
gram up to 1H25 contemplates lewei
new builleships and cruisers than
ours does. So ambitious is the Ameri
can program, Secretary Liuulels an
nuuuced recently, that if it is curried
out until l'J25 as pluuiied, und ii
Great llrilain builds no more war
ships for Ihe same period than slit
now pluns, in live years we shall
huve a slronger navy than lirltuin's
It Is questionable whether there u
. any udvantuge is going further than
that. If the United Slates Joins Hit
other powers in a peace federation.
whether Ihe present league or anoth
er one, It might he useful, as well as
conducive to self-respect, to have a
navy euual to the British. Thai
would give this country a militar)
superiority over lirituin. because wi
could always raises more soldiers and
more money, uml build new ship,
faster If we needed lliem.
Such un argument upplles more
forcibly In the case of Jupuu. H
America and Japan were both to
agree to a lltiiliutlon of navies pro
portioned to their present size unc
rate of Increase, we should huvt
nothing to fear from Japan.
If there is any wuy lor the Unllei
Stales to come to agreement will
the other powers on this subject, i.
ought to be done.
INVESTMENT TilltU MAVINtiH.
There will he ways lo swindh
simple-minded investors Just us Ion
us there are people with money lo 11.
vest. Occasionally the methods vul'j
a little, but uluas Ihe basis of th,
fake Is the sumo--the lure of iiiukiui
much money with little elTort, ills
proportionate returns for Investei
funds. A new entrant into the llelt
of hud promotion schemes is tin
wildcat movie concern which bid.
fuir to crowd Its predecessors in 01
and mining ventures unite Into t Ii
background. The National Associu
liun of the Motion Picture Industry
ill Ihe United stales has nunouncei.
that the wildcat motion picture com
panics annually swindle Hie pulilli
out of $2!ii.iimi,uiiii. The viglluiici
committee of the association luvesti
gated 711 suspected companies urn.
found tluil only three of them hat.
uny itssels or earning capacity.
It limy be hopeless lo try lo sum
the foolish Investor from the swlnd
ler. In the case of those who un
seeking huge, unearned gains, the;
may be said to deserve all they gel
or all they lose. Hut for the sake o.
Ihe smaller number who are suupl.v
Ignorant of the proper way to gi
ubout making a sane and sound In
Ves nl, the warnings should b.
given over und over again by publli
authorities and reputable itivesiiiieui
orguniKutiniis. No inexperienced pri
son should ever buy stocks or securl
lies without seeking reliable Informs
lion and Investigating thoroughly tin
proposed investment.
If there is uny douhl at all. In
might much belter put his money I,
u simple savings account which is
ufler all, the safest sort of Invest
inetii for Ihe man or woman who can
not afford to lose.
Helena. Mont., has found that pro
hlbllion Is a space-saver. The drj
era has so greatly reduced the mini
ber of police court cases thai the rit
commission has decided not to retain
Ihe special room formerly set asld.
for their trial. Offenders can easily
be handled In the office of the chlel
of police, and hearings will be held
there in the future. In the mcantlim
the room iibandotied by the poliei
court has boon eiiulppeti as a pattla'
gymuusluiii where members of tin
tire department can play hand ball ot
other games during their leisun
hours. This Is n decided sup up ni
nn old police court, viewed from any
constructive attitude. If gyuinasiuno
and libraries and community room
and health centers spring up wher
ever a Jail or court room or place ot
detention und punishment is dont
away with, the public will find liselt
luippier and heallhler than ever be
fore.
The electrocution of four men In
New York City for murdering u sub
way licket agent is a surprising re
versnl of American penal procedure
Generally about 40 men are mur
dered for one murderer that Is pun
Ished.
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SMAMi WW'S HHJ sroiti;.
The French nay the Germans Imvr
put eiplostVPA In coal. luriiiK thi
yar the took explosives out ol coal.
Vhtn a nifrrhunt buiiilfl a $100.
000 hI ore in a town of 3ouO people,
he- 1h very likely to be Bel down at
Hazy. Tha( is what people Bald of
Fred I'. Mitnn. of I vII h Lake, N. I).,
tvln'ii he did that very thing back in
19U7.
"The town will never support a
itore half Hint size." they declared.
The old-liiuerH laiiKhfd when he
out In KtK'h new-faiijvled notloim us a
rest room for wounn, a booth that
terved coffee free on Saturday after
toon and inuslcnl proi;r.itiiH for Rpe
!fal ocoanions. They told Mr. Mann
hht Ihe elt Kance and pretentlousnesw '
it IiIh Htore would drive away t he
:ountry folk, unused to Hitch Hplen
lor. The Htore Is now doing a biiHiiU'Ss
f about $750,000 a year.
How doeH Mr. Mann do It? Ho Is
natural-horn merchant, but he
nakr no flaini lo genius. He huv
in merely trina to keep his mind open
o new idean, and move with Ihe
'lines, and possibly . t a little bit
tbead of thein once In a while. Hut
t Is of little use to have np-lo-dale
deas If one doesn't Hpread them. He
itlributeH hia remarkable mno'-ss en
Irely lo advertising advertising In
ivery posHiblo Tonn.
Three years ago he net out to b urn
vhy one-third ot the business in his
tat'' was going to mail order house1
n li-rge cities. His survey proved to
lis tiatlsfaotion that it was ln'cau
nl ten per rent of the local mer
chants were "live advertisers." Since
hen he himself lias made greater in
'ends than ever Into the business o!
he Chirago mail order houses.
"You can do a big business any
rvheri'," ho nays, "If you go about it
Ight."
Stockings have gone down, accord
ing to a headline. Funny! You'd
think the more elastic prices would
hold them up.
Anybody might nuppoae, from all
(hia tragic talk, that big crops are a
misfortune. It's food that people
eat, not money.
Only a little while ago everybody
was envying the farmers; und now
the funnels are envying everybody
else.
CitleitH of Montana have forward
id to the secretary of the interim
md to holli houses of congress a peti
loti requesting the cn-aunri of un
it her national monument in Men
ana. The region which it is UesiieU
o preaervo In Its natural scenic glory
a a UU-mile canyon cut by the Mis
jouri river through the itig Itefl
noun tains. When Lewis and Clark
llscovered that waterway ihey called
t the Cute of the Mouulains. The
Ivor there fa about halt' a mile wide,
it Is bordered on either side by sheer
'ock walla which tower above ii in
loine places to a height of ;f,u0 feei.
Vlosl of the rock Is a dai.ling while
liueslone. softened and made more
deasani to the human eye by pine
md lir treea which cling mirai-ulous-y
to the walla. The director of na
lonal parks and monunicnis. Slept), n
T. Mather, visited the (late ot the
nouulains recently and has x
ji'edsed his approval of the proposal
o lii:ike it a national Instil ut Ion. Not
ill citixeus appreciate the value of
lutloual parks and natural nionu
nents. Not expecting or caring to
.tsll them themselves, they gie Ih
le thought lo the pleasure and
lealih which many thousands of
visitors derive from (hem every year.
;lut (iiiie aside from the satisfaction
;iven to the present day tourist. I;,
he permanent value to the nation
md tit posterity in thus preserving
or alt time, free from private ninn
ipoly or commercial exploitation, the
voTiderlands of this country. The
-ntien is more likely to .ir on the
ide of falling to conserve scenic
- ginna than It Is to nebet utiliza
bn of soil or water power needed
or the country's forth, r dev. lop
lent. Congress will do well to heed
he Montana petitioners in 111 is In
da nee.
Improvement Clab
Holds Meeting
The Garden Valley Improvement
cluh met in the Woman's cluh room
on Thursday, December ltith at 'I
very Important liusiness and Ihe next
meeting will close Die year. Mem
bers nre requested lo lie present as
the election of officers for Ihe com
ing year will lake place.
Mis. J. D. Young was hostess for
ihe day and n pleasant Roclnl time
was passed. Coffee, and cake were
served, after which Ihe cluh udjottr
aed to meet in the cluh rooms on
December ::nin. .Mrs. .f. II. I'arrntt
and Mrs. John Sinclair will he host-
Christmas Carnival I
At Armory Tonight-
The klndergaiten and physical
education department of Ihe Heln-line-Monre
conservatory will present
a Christmas carnival at tne armory
this erenlnp beginning ut 7:30
sharp. The program arranged for the
occaaion Is decidedly entertaining,
and will be most enjoyable In every
particular. The advance sale ot the
tickets has keen large, assuring a 1
guod attendance. Following is tne
program in full.
killllerKarten DeUll1ilHMlt.
1 Mutch with Drums.
2 Rythmic exercises.
3 Dancing: (a) Heel and toe;
(b) Come dame with tne.
A Welcome: Truyer.
5 -Do you n. lieve In Santa Claus'
6 Xmns Sons Clarabelle Olson
7 Santa Cluus Song.
H Christinas Ships"
9 Mother (loose Rhymes: (a)
Diddle Diddlo Dumpling: (b) Cock
a Dooille-Doot c) Goosey, Goosey
Gander.
10 Arrival of Santa Clans.
IMivslrnl Kdiicutioti Department
1 Cluh Drill. ... High school girls
2 :"Over the lop.".... Hoys class
3 "Red RiilHiR Hood Polka"
Maxlne lliney
4 "Tra Tra liance."
Marine Cannon. Katie Sipur.
Dorothy H.-irtruin. liarhara Oil. Wave
Heed, Mnhnon Winter.
11 "Snow Fluke Dance,"
I.ois Ann Whipple
6 "Sunbeam Polka"
Miss Hildehuni. Miss Henderson
Mis. Flurry, Mrs. Juild, Mrs. Vdslie.
Mrs. KuatiRS, Mrs. Fields. Mi.--s
Kosehtlt'g.
7- "itustic Dance,"..Maxlne Moore
8 "hindy Lee"
Margaret Fields. Mary flur-
goyne. Klizahcth Williams, Phyllis
Quine, I.ols Kellinglon.
9 "Vilhige (-otirlship"
Mnhnon Mliuer, Wave Reed
10 ".-'haters Waltz."
....Vivian Orcutl, Kvelyn Quine
11 Narcl3sus, Mildred Stir
nlger.
12 "Sicilian Dance,'
Lucille WrilUit, Grace Carroll
Lucia Giles, Vera McMillan. Thelma
(ilinsteod, Il.nzel Curdwcll, Alona
Porter, He'en Churchill.
13 "Httnioresiiue"
Marion Schwartz
14 Wand drill Ladies Class
Sav, we would like to have
chance lo make that old Rtilt of yours
like a 121 model, running on all
four cylinders. Special attention
given to French Dry cleaning. Slop
er and Dlllard, one door north of the
Liberty theatre, phono 472.
Melrose to Vote
on Consolidation
(By Kreil OofT.)
Tho open mooting of Ihe Melrose
Orange Saturday night was cnllc'l
to oriler by U. A. Uusenbark, lectur
er. After a brief Statement of the pur
pose of tho meeting. Industrial Club
Leader was Introduced and gave n
very interesting Illustrated lecture on
the Industrial club work of 1 oug
las county. Mr. Street has had charge
of the work long enough to collect a
number of pictures of the boys and
girlH hi their achievements In the
club work. Thefft pictures he has
made into slides and by the use ol
the Ktcreoptican tells the history ol
the club work.
l-'mrii the pictures it shows th ii
Douglas con ui y is foremost in the
slate in the industrial club work.
Your Friends I
Congre; is only going to lake a
'our days' r. cess this Christmas.
r'iMir da8 Is plenty ef time to re
over from ktrkle:-R mince pie and
idled Ihe Usual mileage.
That $.t.iioii.(MHi.noO commercial
-oniract with Kamchatka may he all
ighl, provided Kamchatka can pro
luce Ihe billions and l.eninu has uny
ufluvuce with Kamchatka.
Don't Forget Them!
And don't forget that useful
gifts, such as Neckwear,
Sox, Shirts. Caps, Hais, in
tact, wearing apparel of any
kind, make the best gifts.
New assortment of
Silk Shirts
Duds For Men
Don't Forget Yourself!
A new Hart Schaffner & Marx suit
will make you look better and feel
better.
Back to Pre-War Pri0
A DOWNWARD REVISION that is in keepW l
present Day Market and in many instances amounts 50? &
former price. t All garments have been repriced t r
to this downward revision. We invite you to come a1
our revised prices before you make your purchases. m. P
Timely
Christmas Suggestions
Those BLANKETS at the REDUCED pRiCEs
make a gift worth while
lltuvy weight all cotton U nuble alwet blankets. Lowest prices ir u,,,
$1.98 $2.69 $3,50 $3.98 $4.98 $57
w.H,.p.iK.rt6.ie. $6.90; $7.90; $8.90 and $H.5q
A.I wool !n extra large size. 50 and $14.75 '
Don't overlook a eood war,,, co,for,$39g. $C)fy $5.50 and $5.90
llmise and Bedroom Klipiiera for Lulies and irrntlenien. Best qiuiliiles at" lowest prim.
tini-n," mine better
A visit to mir Toy lemrtieiit will rediira your Xmas bill, our pi-Ires are so low. l)runu.T fc
Air Itilh-N, IKtlls, evei-j thlng for Santa's ick. Our line of beautiriil Uhx l'ier U ellI.','
your xupply before it is all gone. S" d
See our display of Ludles llnndkercliiefH. Plain and Initial.
mm
Union Made Overalls and Jumpers
$179
Work Shirts 9gc
cA ttationwide institution
Tills ia well und bespeaks a great fu
nire for our county. There is no
.l.itiKer but what a boy or Kirl that
oinplete a cliih project ill make
a usi-ful citizen.
Mr. Sheet also showed a set or
slides of Oreonx scenery. The set of
slides wns furnished by the Univer
sity of Oregon and created much in
icrest. Supt. O. ('. Itrown was next Intro
cIiu'imI and loek fur his subject, in-
priivi-iiieel of the Kural Schools by I
'ousolldntion." Mr. Hrown being well
in touch with educational conditions,
iioih in our own state and in the
fulled Slates, was able to give much
valuable intoiniation along this line.
Statistics show that where there
are consolidated schools, five times
as many pupils rinish tho ciHhth
uraile, and where thero are Union
high schools near the children, ten
Mines as ninny students finish the
high school. This In itself should be
snfiicient to condemn the one room
rural school.
Mr. Itrnwn spoke briefly on the
present conditions of the community
and of the possibilities of improve
ment. He stated that he was ready
if all times lo assist In any move
ment of this kind, but that it was
ihe work of the community to de
cide their plans for themselves.
Mrs. Itrown net gave a svnopsls
cnmplishcd.
The drive for the "Hoover n.ihles"
was not overlooked. K. A. Uusenbark
Is in charge of this work for the
Hclrnsc community and a good sum
was given by those present at last
night's meeting.
On the first Saturday night in Jan
nary, there will be a public installa
tion of Ihe officers of tho Melrose
Craiige for Ihe year. Everyone is in
vited to attend.
There Is not li I lie more appropriate
for a Christmas gift than a pair of
good shoes such as can be bought of
us. A lusting and sensible gift.
Stephens' Shoe Store.
Auto Stage Line to
Eugene Started
An auto stage line between Rose
burg and Eugene will be started
Thursday by A. D. Taylor and It. S.
Weekly of this city. Mr. Taylor and
Mr. Weekly have been operating the
Itoseburg-Marshfleld stage, which
has been discontinued on account of
the bad condition of the road. The
stage between Itoseburg and Eugene
...111 ...!!.. l..nvlnir Fll.
,'. '"o.."''.'''..' 'T Sc.';""":""hwl,.''y,r.. at 8 o'clock in the morning and
I leaving Itoseburg at 12:30 p. m. The
trip between the two points will lake
I
Its easy to w
WiidrootUiitiiaau.'
eMidpletHMp-'
doesn't nuke my hut M
way otdinirf t
hiirlusitoppeaw"-!-
Itural School Supervisor. Her
keen Interest 111 educational work
,.ies her power to present facts in t " l
l very ertectlve manner. She show- j abou ,hrw and a h"-
.1 cl.atly the need of rural school 1 fa l" " used are the ones recently
oipervision and the benefits derived 'aken from coast 'I"?' Th,'.
inim ihe same. Among other facts ,1"av" Hudson automobiles equipped
disclosed was that the health of thew,,h CrusB air springs, making them
rural school children Is on an nv-1 v,,".v "'"sy riding. Passengers will he
rage below that of the cltv child, j carried between InlnTinedinte points.
This is caused chiefly by iiusauliai y I T,lu far0 between Itoseburg anil Eu
I'oudltloiis and n, gleet on the part 'H' 'w $3. 25. The coast line
f the cotiimui'.lties to provide the ' w'11' he resumed In Ihe spring as soon
proper school buildings. as weather conditions will permit.
I his year, what is known as zone while ntldlMonnl cars will be put on
iii.eniii.-s are being held for the
leat'hers of the county. It Is inipos-
dble for the supervisors to visit each
if the schools, as often as Ihev
should,, so the teachers are assembl
ing together at some central lo-
eation on Saturdays, thus bringing
i heir problems together to the su
pervisors. These meetings are being
well attended and much good is re
suiting. The question of consolidation was
lin'Ussoil and it was decided to call'
a mass meeting of the voters of Ihel
districts adjacent lo Melrose at some
future date. At this meeting plans
may he thoroughly discussed and a
d' cision oi some sort arrived at for
lletler schools.
This year ihcre are 2i pupils In
these districts that nre In the eh.l.ih
grade with good prospects of pass-'
ing. The question s. win they at-1
lend high schonl?-
In the past four years there has'
been a total of ;9 that have finish-
d the eichth grade In these districts I
Where did th y go?
There is a tot al valuation of7fi6.
m'S. aed an attendance at present of
1. '.. If it were possible In h,,v .it .
W. E. CIIAl'MAN, 4ff1
llllig., KOniTf --r-
the line to Kune
weather iiimlerai.
KM '
Get your rubwr
woo
yuur ..- ....
u-iih Eood live "".'-
Green's Tire s"p
Mrs Ernest
a Koseliiir visitor for i
yestenlav. leaving (or
the evening u"-
Can furnish HnlU to f
. .1..11.. vrp.ltns
aiSO lien
The rem
c s The rern "t
Originated by
HORLICK
A- nniGlNtt
guv w- -TfSCt
lectea maucu - .
j u JUI 6"
. n . r. eer 13-
coceeMlUliV " "' '
- ve-tr
Superior to 'e,"
1 nulck lunch re" .
. .. "7,-. iionrisbiii.
inigorv ., An fob-,
Ask for - " t-fas-tteri.
mci
r.
Ask For and Get
ijuenn in one scnool, r great
improvement In results would be ao-J
The Old Rcbablo
Round Package
Writi (or ft"
ASK ioi Eiii- v,.rtirrinl'l(
--j: wntbvbnrt'T' tn-
hot or cold water. kP 1 J.U )
thus Avoiding l
SUBSTITUTES Cost Yuu- .