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i Oregon, under Ihe Act of March i. 1879,
ROSEBURQ. OREGON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13. 1W2.
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IMPROVING PUBLIC SKRVICE.
BY BERT O. BATES.
TODAY'S MARKET hEPORT
It is a matter of general belief that the work dune for federal,
state, and municipal governments is usually Jess efficient than
what is done on private enterprises. The languid ways of many
gangs of workmen employed on public jobs are often commented
Upon. Yet there are many government functions in which people
work hard. People who know the life of the clerks employed at
Washington say that they are misrepresented, that they wprk hard
for small pay. Postal clerks and carriers generally appear like a
busy class of people who are putting in a good day's work.
What, then, is the reason why the results secured in public
services are commonly considered unsatisfactory? Probably it is
because there has not been in the past any adequate system for
rewarding initiative and intelligence. If a man 'of exceptional
gifts took a job in one of the federal departments, and thought
out methods by which that function could be simplified and made
less costly, what has been the result in past years? Probably
owing to red tape some or all of his suggestions would never get
acted upon. Even if they were all adopted, it is doubtf ul if he
would get adequate recognition. Somebody's political friend might
be advanced ahead of him.
Public sentiment has always favored low salaries in govern
ment work. A man of sujx-rior efficiency might think out econ
omies that would save hundreds of thousands of dollars. Yet if
you attempted to pay that man half what he could earn in a private
business, there would be a howl at once. Naturally men of that
type usually prefer to work for private corporations.
Probably there always will be more or less politics in adminis
tering government positions. Put at least a great deal could be
done in federal, state and municipal services by making a special
effort to see that men of efficiencyand brain.! got promotions to
which they are entitled. '
The cost of living is - an old and threadbare subject, yet it
bears heavily upon each home every day. It has been high enough
for the past year to cause profound discontent, and now, according
to many prophets, it is destined to go higher yet". - The tendency
has been slightly upward for a number of months. Nevertheless,
it is a good deal belgw the peak of the boom times of 1920. The
national industrial conference board finds that Jiving costs, October
15 were 37 per cent above July, 1914, but they were still 23 per
cent below July, 1920. Vhih jtherc may be. some little further
advance, yet there seems no legitimate reason why the price level
should come anywhere near that of 1920. At that time popular
extravagance made it easy for producers to raise prices. Goods
were not being turned out fast enough to supply the demand.
' Many manufacturers put up their figures with the idea of dis
couraging purchases. They had more orders than they could
possibly turn out and they were embarrassed and bothered by
thejclamor of purchasers to have stuff delivered. To keep business
down to the point where they could handle it, some of them raised
prices above a point that would have yielded a handsome profit.
It was poor policy, and it made the crash worse when it came. Put
many other people in their place would have done the same thing.
Free spending by the people gave the profiteers a big opportunity
to ask any prices tney saw fit. .The business community should
be urged to do business on the closest possible margin. Advertising
is a great help to low prices, since it enables enterprising dealers
to secure a big volume of trade. On that basis a small profit for
each article sold makes good earnings on the total business. The
people will warmly appreciate the dealers that serve the public
interest by doing their best to keep the cost of living down.
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Today's dispatches tell of three women being sentenced to
death ly a London judge for murder. Here in the United States
we make them serve a few years in the penitentiary for their law
less acts, while in some cases it is made easy for them to escape
from county jails before they are on the road to the state peni
tentiary. London papers, commenting on the judge's sentence
professed to see a revolutionary movement on the part of jiuli
raries to recognize the demand of feminists for equal treatment
lor men and women under all circumstances. Ordinarily
murderesses are sentenced to life imprisonment.
women
Governor-elect Walter Pierce has our sympathy. If he can
f.prend enough pie on the counter to go around and satisfy the
hundreds of office seekers each one of whom is "responsible"
for his olectumtlie eastern Oregon sane will have accomplished
no small part of his political program. Ju..t now Walter has more
friends than a pup has fleas ai.d they are all jumping in different
directions. However, we hope the mw governor will not oxer
look Douglas county in his appointments. This county helped
very materially to swell his majority in the state.
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GOOD EVENINO, FOLKS
Yesterday we hei'd
A local teller
Announce in public
That he wasn't afraid
To tell any man
Just what he ihot
Of him to his face and
He started giving a
Local citizen the blazes
And Just then the
Local citizen
Happened to walk up
And the teller Kinds
Looked sheepish and
Started talking
About the weather.
The ladies are going to sponsor the
next Elks dance and they are making
arrangements this week to have the
orchestra come with their hair done
up in ribbons.
The local merchanta are decorating
their windows this week with many
beautiful Xmas gifts which make us
wish we could afford 'em.
We noticed Mr. Hamm, commander,
in-chief of the Rsbg. schools, in a
grocery store last night buying some
eggs. We predict Hamm and eggs
for breakfast.
In spite of the rebuking remarks of
this colyum directed at the attire of
the Roseburg flappera we have per
ceived no noticeable reform In the
local fashions. It's Just like throwing
rice at a Chinaman. They like it.
AO
Almost any drug sto.-e clerk in the
village can give a feller the correct
dope, concerning the complexions of
the female species of the township.
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OH GOSH! (
"Who's going to 1 give this . bride
away," said the preacher.
'l could, but I won't" muttered an
individual in the re.tr of the church.
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Ye cd. had a meal in a restaurant
today and aa we glanced about watch
ing some folks bolt their fcod the thot
struck us that a restaurant man could
make his place popular by furnishing
a suit of coverallr with each meal.
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After watching a movie for an hour
and half the other night and becoming
more disgusted with each reel we've
Just about decided to quit the colyum
ing business and go into the scenario
line.
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JHE TO"WN ORACLE
We enly meet at intervals, the Oracle
and I,
And then I sit with heai bent low
and scarcely make reply
While he expounds on men and things,
the wherefor and the why.
He's a wonderful authority on roses,
bulbs and shrubs,
And poodles and polygamy and politics
and pups.
And he knows each motorcycle part,
' from cylinder to hubs.
For stable information he is abso
lutely "IT";
I also gather he's the source of much
of Lardner's wit;
He'd be president tomorrow, I believe,
if Harding quit.
He'd fix the Turko. Grecian mess if
only he were there;
And Ireland's troubles at his touch
would vanish Into air.
I'll try to ascertain his name next
time he cuts my hair.
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A local theater announces "Ten
Nights in a Barroom." The first ten
rows will be reserved for the boot
leggers league of the village, we
Imagine.
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The handkerchief shortage is be
coming quite serious on account of the
sneeze epidemic and it is expected
tht cost sleeves will be resorted to
unless some immediate relief to the
situation it given. ,.
What is nicer than to dig the eld
mackinaw out of the wardrobe to com
bat the cold and f inH n great big hunk
of dried venison in the pocket;
All of thorc wishing to make a con
I'lUttS JAU FAKMEKH FOB
t'BQM -l
Butter, 35 cents a pound.
Euttcrfat, 4t cenls.
L'i-'ks, 45 cent per dozen.
Kggs, pullet, 40 cents per dozen.
Urns. liW4y, 17 rente a pound. ' i
lletm, light, 10 cents a pound. . ,
Springers, 15 cenls a pound. ,
Old roosters, JO ctnis a pound. ;
Wheat, Jl .20 at mill, sacks i-eturned.
Hurley, 3 a tou.
Veal, dressed. 8 to 11 cents a pound.
Hogs, dressed. Vi cents, 120 to 1G0
pound wer&ni.
Cows, prime, 414 cent.
Steers, prime, ( 4 cents.
Lettuce, J 1.06 per dozen.
Honov. local nrnriuctlon. 20 cental
a pound. A
Cascara bark, 1922, 64 eenti a 2
pound. Cascara bark, 192!. 7 Vie. )J
RETAIL PRICES ON MILL J
PRODUCTS. , K
Mill run. Ad to H S0 a sack ofig
80 pounds.
C racked corn, J2.1j a 100 pound.
Rolled barley, $1.65 a sack of 70
pounds.
Grey seed oata, per bushel, 76c to
80c.
Feed oata, per 100. $1.30.
Flour, soft wheal, II 65 a sack.
Flour, bard wheat, 195 and $2.10 a
sack.
H Be an Early Bird
Wa r Sayings Stamps
to Mature January Jf
"It Is 10 be hoped that every per
son who can do so will exchange
War Savings Stamps, due Jun. 1,
1923, for Treasury Ravings certifi
cates," said Postmaster C. S. Hein
line, today.
"Tie large amount of money in
vested and the great number of per-! A
suns who purchased war savings jjj
Mumps showed tint' the people of J
this eoihitry could save money when!)!
the necessity arose. Now, If the!(J
will take the money they saved when R
they bought stamps to aid the gov
eminent in the prosecution of the war A
nnd buy Treasury savings certificates. A
they will demonstrate that the thrift Jj
! esnns of the war have not been with- 5
out effect. The holders of war sav- K
ings stamps have seen Investments fj
of about $20. SO grow to $25 in five
yearn, and larger amounts in the same
proportion. They can see the sumo A
thing repeated If they Invest in 4
Treasury savings certificates. Interest j 2
accumulates at the rate of 4 per cent
each year, compounded semi-annually. K
These savings certificates are exempt 5!
from the normal Federal income tax.
r.nd from all State and local taxation tj
except estrt aiirf .inheritance taxes) !
nnd may lie held to the amount of P
$.".,000. maturity-value, for each fs-j5f
sue, by every member of a family. J
They are backed by trie credit of the ; J
I'nlted States Government, and af-jj
ford an easy and sure method of 5
savings." ' ' y
Holders of the 191S green stamps1
are asked in present them as soon j m
ns possible jn order that the rush at A
the last of the monhli may be ellmi- J
nnted. The Knsehurg post office hast 5
a supply of the necessary form fori K
handling these stamps nnd they ran
be pnid about .Inn. 1 In the full value
of $5 per stamp.
A treasury savings certificate at
a maturity value of $100 can he is
sued for $S2 and the Interest com
nnunds semi-annually nnd run for
five. years.
RUY Y0UI CHRISTMAS cim
MJ our stock is complete; white ,
and Ufore the last minute .hoJSSS
Everything for men, at the Ke-"1
you've seen in years. Superb
Gloves
Ties
Silk Shirts
Handkerchiefs
Bilk Hosiery
Bells
Collar Boxes
and a host of other things
You can select an article now and well fa!
it aside for Christmas delivery. Mail order
patrons should write now, for this year's
Christmas mail promises to be the heaviest
on record.
Gifts in Abundance at
all Prices
Patricia Reid
Arrested Again
Mrs. Tntricia Held, or Darton, who
recently occupied the limelight here
following her arrest on a warrant is
sued from Astoru charging her with
forgery, is said to be under arre?t
again at San Francisco. It is stated
that she is goin- under the name of
Patricia liosen,! antz there and
Harth1
Toggery
8
jcaJevvs
her of cases were disposed of Judge
Hamilton states.
liiildlc Visitor
Mr Al Tompkins, of Hiddle, was
in town today, for oeveral hours,
looking after holiday shopping matters.
Arundel, piano tuner. Phone 189.L.
For Fuller Brushes Fbone 302-M.
Here From Salem
Horace and K. V. Marsters,
for-
Watch the Fern window. You
will see something fine for Xmas
Give sister an electric curling Iron
and comb for Christmas. Hudson
Electric Store.
When you a.re thinking of Christ
mas girts, remember that the Fern
mer residents of here, but now lo- has a fine line at hand painted china
facing a rharue nf obtaining money
under f!se pretences nnd ulso the
theft of a $il:.o fur coat. She caused
considerable e "Moment in San Fran
cisco by de. I. u in to detectives that
she had overh- .ird men In Astoria
plan the firinj ,f that city. .Mrs. Held
trihution for the needy of the village 1 Is also wanted in Portland on charges
are requested to leave their canned! or rnrger . siie frequently goes mi
4ruit, flour, spurts, etc., cn ye ed.'s 1 ler th name of Kvolyn Harton which
desk and we'll take it home when we! was the name ns..j when she was.ar
quit work this evening. I li fted in Hosi tmrg.
Jt I 1
The Last Farewell Trinners will
lh I rated at Salem, arrived in llnse-
burg this morning and will spend
a short time here attending to bus
iness matters.
'kinyr, for political favors.! The
shake a hoof at their first shindig this'
eve ann me strains or music will bs
heard above the cries of agony.
We heard of a man today who or
dered a bowl of oyjter soup at a hash
house and actually found an cyster
In it.
LAFE PERKINS SE2:
"Christmas trees aren't the only
things that will he 'it up this year."
NOTICE
nccer.ats f ;lu. ..( K j
Miller iiiim be settled at once. Anv '
person indebted to the estate run
settle accounts by calling at the offlre
iti rvrr.n
I-arce faiiiv
7.c. Ilrawei i ,t:
cy packs. C an.
with gold 11
rardf. hie vala.
Carr's - w hi
pack lo papt ; at
itiets and other fan
3 colors of paper
so correspondence
at $1.00. Ihiv at
u save.
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Very (ew newspaper men uv K
They'd rather he on the firing line.
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A.scona is going to remit hi and lu r ,:;:,.)) are going to do it "" Masonic buiidins. between the
in a heuer and more modern way. It t,k ; more than a .-'.-..lock ''..L.Kn trnswm.
..v . n.i.uui;v n.wii ui .tun inure atiouior war rolis1
round the city will lie well on the way to .1 .solid foundation for a
great seaport city. . '
Will Urge Road
SriRELt.A CORSETS. Made to
Measure. Bell Case. Tlione 391-L.
and cut glass.
IrnvinxN Are Syndicated
The Pacific Legion, official publi
cation of the American Legion of
I Oregon and Washington, has been
conducting a feature page of par-i-
ernphs and cartoons by Bert t!
S. P. Br&kew
GeisBrokk
George Cole, Sow!
brakeraan sustained
and other bruijes ui
night when he dropped "
tlo n fames. Mr. Cn
brakeman on t freisit1
.. ri.lin in tie at"'
hose broke stopping 1
did net know inai ''-tj
j 1. a.. ntpr at 1i
sioppeu m iuc v. --
lie ana neim ,j
01 uie u,.. M
cap and dropped it
ground, ins t'"1 i, i
h..teen the knee 9 H
and he sustained me;
He was hroueht to
taken to -Mercy Hosp.Ul i
i.ive dad a readiiie lamn for 1... eiTH
Hudson Klortric Store cny lor me pasi u.iee, .
L. V. T. Dunce Tonight
Tup first I,. F. T. party dance of 1 niihllcatinn.
Christmas
Hudson Klectric Store.
vu.ii.tiim. uuusuii r.ieciric oiore. . inr.
j'iib. 1 ne magazine nas now com- 1 leuuuu
Pleted arrangements to syndicate
the page to all ex-servive men's , . -...nnibl' V-
mil.llna.inn l l"e ' . o-ai.rt.1
the season will be held tonight nt ti. I r-n.i.. v. jJIniH toys are at l.
K ,.f P I..II . ,: "J!"" "I'..: ' ""- , v,.rlh .lackson St.,""
n "" i""Kiani oi ior the pag was received from: j . their at"i-
nances has heen arranged and the .Mexico Ci'v. Mexico. i pn a"a ... ' . iii
I mpqua Five will furnish the mn?ie 1 Th bi..m n t it iii prires win mm
I . . . O.W.T (, . XS. I . I. . " I.I ' .
n inr cAri. I ViMtiv tln.'iiniluip 1 T. ''
A new lighting fixture Is a merry I at 7:30 n. m. at the' Riverside schooj -
IOr the Whole family. I l ouse for tho h..n..ni nf Iho rhllilren'a
i Farm Home.
res will men -most
conservathe bW
Many Hue .inas Ulml.ms , Before buying see the line of
Hrsehurg merchants deserve much Cheney phonographs. You will like
K. th, m,,n Wutiful Xn.avthem. Moore, Music Store. .'"4 X.
window, on display this week. The : Jackson street.
IT " r snirlt of the sensnn ll'.. I
j, ..en 111 IM1c mannir nnd the shop
' r" aided In their selection of gifts.
M AltSHKii-.:
K-mlill win i
land to an.
state hiKhw.i..
("en raiv.'v
Admlnlstnttrix.
Anyway, it looks like we are going to l.ave some real Christina.-,
weather Ih I'uio the 2oth rolls around.
Your pay check always seems smaJler f
.V.-tivities. 11 it think if the jiloasure you get
V orth the price.
o
lowing Christinas
it of gi ing. It's
I-ct's make Koseburg safe from all fire hazards,
is a good slogan.
He it now.
CONSTIPATION
BILIOUSNESS
Headache
INDIGESTION
Stomach Trouble
SOLD EVERYWHERE-
1 1 leu pr. ! nt
but the priih i
state h i: liw;i
Coos ennii'v . p.,
r. tided im'lV.
Ilav.
If His cr. .vi
mean lhat t'.
mi-"en wilt
aivnirit tin re :,,
d fill cnmi''. .
MarshfieM
N'erih of t!'..
KeeiUpevt ;i
l'tiitlng In
hiuliwny rnti;
"oad let We.
I mr-'ina T
A .-ei latfnri
'. Dec. 1 3 ,lo!;n C
e tonight fur IVrt-
a meeting of the
. nmmiislnn.
will have n d 1.
rge Tarlous ni.ittr;
: one Is to Cet l!e
i iimmlsslen in KVH
iltt for 1 5 7.000 ev-
See the Sherman. Clav
nianos nt S;t X. Jackson
Moore Music Store.
& Co.
street.
road rorth
1:imci At l.lellilale
The Ciandale Klks are snonsor
"n the e'voninr'-Vr'?," , l'"lo of the program In charge. Miss Marg
n vi w- "f "V"'1'-"- SOtli.'aret Clapp will give . report of tlx
Society loet.
The Missionary Society or the
Pr-shyterian church, will meet with
Mrs. I.. H. Quick, at the Manse. Thurs
day afternoon at 2: oil. A program
of unusual Interest has been pre
pares, the study of the afternoon
bringing the American Highlanders.
Mrs. C. A. Chamberlin has the first
BuyHisXmasS
on Trial
I Ford.
the people are
Is given, it will
-'ate hlchway ro; i-
pend a sin. c ir
:" d this, it Is bell. ,-
ihe road.
N"rth Bend in.I ti e
!! iv Association nd
' tlardiner are a!.--i.
i"StliiK the slat.'
'--inn to complete the
Cues 'iv nd h
North of the Hav
.rrri! T n .1 n a .1 ..:
.strmi ri..!ii;.1n. i- ... T'1'.ts
iii iiiuni'ri or itirt
many lnral vn.t; i.uinn i. ia fintH work
Planning tn ninbo , ; .. ' m tl.
trii Tl... i-.,,. ... iie-.ti!.; .iirs. v . il. louiiK ni ....
rg J !, '"' ? K'Ve.f ,1W-: scripture le,on: Mrs W. W. Ash
rg will fnrnisl, ihe music. craft will sing . solo: Mrs. Helen C.
lust arriv.,ti Smick. spreading: Mrs. I,. I.. Bodle.
Cl is, , " 'L. '""""tment of Mrs. Jrt?Phine Itettes; Mrs. B. II
i. ?'.r;V:i1- rr'lful gift boxes ennsten and.Mm.- A. J. Bellows, will
0 cents to Jin. All be hoste.se. for ihe afternoon.
r.nd basket from
"ur candles are rure ai.,i i,i :
nt readable P, '
The AI.COVEC()XKECTIOXKRT. HQ ESTK S PJ LLS
naiiiiiton tl.inie
Circuit ludge .t. v. Hamilton, re
turn, d this mornin. f... U
where he has been h.u.i
L.dlr.1 Akl rtr.J-l JAA
1 hl.rllIM"7"''xO
I'm. m iu4 m r"ii: vr
h.m ue :
ir t... hl 3
1 liv -
.vs. a ' .
,r thirty a t
,he mon-y reM;'
. . .,jA 1.1 '
nut ui r j 31
1 "II. I-L"
r.os,h rutted ip,
make bu r. J
run he"'
It will I"-k . irr
ver.t coil
him to Z-i k-
This outfit. a t r
iered before
L. G. DtfJ
Zenith CarUB
proM-t.
wek.. The A"
js a long one and a num-
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