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COTTAGE PROVE SENTINEL, THURSDAY, AVOEST 28, 1924 PAGE FOUR — Cottage throve Sentinel A Weekly Newspaper With Plenty of Backbone Bede A (Smith-------- Elbert Bede------------ ...Publia liurb ____ Editor A f HBtclaBM publication unter cd ut Coilagu Grove as second-clusa mullo» .55 North bixi* B ubal usa Ut fico. SUBSCBU’ITON BATES One year..... 42.26 I Three mouths 05c Six months- 1.15 I Single copy— 6c Member of National Editorial Association Oregon Citato Editorial Association Oregon Newspaper Conference Laue County publishers ’ Association THOUGHTLESS READERS. “1 think one of the greatest curses of the time is that inade quate education that merely en ables us to read without giving us the ability to think.” The Bentinel takes the privilege of quoting the above sentence from u personal letter to the editor ot The Sentinel from Hugh llume, editor of The Spectator, sprightly, scintillating Portland magazine. The fact that The Sentinel* has often criticized the utterances of The Spectator upon subjects of the day—and that Thu Bpeetutor bus often returned the compliment— does not deter us from saying that biting u ____ „ truth ____ has been uttered, The Spectator usually makes its utterances biting, whether they are the truth or not. The reason that we find it HO easy to Hay that the editor of The Spectator has uttered a hiring truth donkey the Democratic mbol 9 — because Thomas Nasi, noted cartoonist, portrayed t he Democrats as a donkey in 1870. lie showed them kicking Ed win M. Stanton, a atatusinan of that period, In the rough and tumble of polities, work or sports Rubbing Alcohol blings quick lelieshineiit to bum's and muscles, aching and tired from exertion. I hi retest, Rubbing Alcohol limbers up still' joints, removes odors of perspiration and souths the lace after shr.ving. Sum mer’» most delightful balm for home, club house or eamp. One of 200 I’uretesl prepar ations for health and hygiene, livery item the best that skill and care can produce. Itu/uileSr Kem’s for Drugs The REX ALL Store P- J. Kam, Prop. Pottage Grove Ore. may be because llic Bciiimci uas whicii entertuins, w« are not ab several times expressed inuuii me suruiug whut wc read or wuat wc »ce. We aie reuoiug and ¿»uc-iiig .4010 Bfc lit IlliCJit. our witnuub thiuKing—williout muKuig Im» is iiui a critic ini ■I'l it- ub»t*i valious upuu uuw io uvuk .1 lue cducuuuiiul system. tl 1 iDings wmcu turemeu us or ihinK- cisJii 01 the u»t we mm ing ui way» in whicii tu impiove education which ib u U« ip.u* our cuiidiiiuns—we max. e il a punii il augmented by excic. io lead uuu see the lliinga tuai own energies. Keep our minds off thè ih mg.4 We du not absorb what about winch we might be mclmud and see. That wo du not absorb »hu t we ! tu think seriously. iluw many cun give the opinion read is due in part to the fact that we have too much to read of the editor of the Portland paper and to the fact that our interest which they happen to read upon in what we read is too impersonal. any hull u dozen important sub We remember what is told us in jects of the day I How many can a personal letter much better than j tell how many turns there are in we remember what we read ill a u roud which they travel every newspaper or magazine. We usual day? How many can tell whether ly know intimately those who write a cow’s ears are ahead of her horns ub letters. We ure interested in or behind? How many can say off what they are going tu say. Their hand whether a cow or a horse opinions have weight because of gets up forelegs first or rear legs personal acquaintance, but au first and whether both cows and opinion upon the same subject ex horses have teeth ou both jawsf In other words, how many have pressed by a much better informed writer in the daily press or maga been reading and seeing without a hasty, thinking? zines may be given but How many who have been reading cursory reading. We always tuke time to toad tin» daily press recently ure able ami absorb a personal letter, but to sit down und writo 500 words we read a paragraph or two out upon what ought to be done to of what may be a cleverly written right a condition of civilization informative editorial by a highly- which produces a Loeb and Leo- puid writer. We. haven’t the time pold I Those who can’t are demon to read the entire editorial page st ruling the inadequacy of an edu of a great daily- after having ub cation that merely enables us to sorbed the scandals, murders and read without thinking. The Sentinel can’t help but feel baseball scores. What applies to the editorial pages also applies to the that there is a tendency toward a opinions expressed in signed fea return to personal journalism—to tures by highly-paid syndicate writ smaller and fewer newspapers anti more intimate ers. although newspapers might well magazines—to get a pointer from the fact that it touch with local and national af is not uncommon to hear a render fairs—but the return must be a say, “Mark »Sullivan (or some other slow’ one and. meanwhile, a hercu lean responsibility rests upon the by-line writer) says so and so.” In days that have gone Harvey comparative few who both read and Scott’s opinions were infallible to think a ltd who endeavor to keep large circle of readers. Those the rest of the world acting along v living who were readers of the right lines. 3 Oregonian in Scott’s day yet speak of his influence upon the FLEUR-DELIS IS WILTING. affairs of the state. Oregonian lenders wanted to know what Scott Those were interesting observa had to say. Edgar Piper may be tions that Pastor Spearow, Univer ns Scott ever as capable an editor sity of Oregon pole vaulting ath was—possibly a more capable one, lete, made concerning conditions in for there are more and greater France. problems to deal with now ami As an athlete, where a clean and The Oregonian is a greater insti abstemious life is required and as tuQoii, but who has ever heard a pastor of a church, it was but anyone say: “Edgar Piper says natural that ho should be struck bo and so.” The Oregonian’s edi bv conditions that wore out of torials haven’t the personal touch harmony with the kind of ljf<* tha! they had in Scott Scott ’ s time. A which he had learned to be neces reader Ims to influire diligently to sary to a strong and healthy body learn who writes them. and soul. What is true of Inc Oregonian Where are the great nations of is true of practically all news centuries ago? Where are the na papers of the country. We do not tions once ruled by a Caesar, a have the personal journalism timi Pharoah or a Solomon? we had in the days of the great All have succumbed to tho lusts editors whose names readily come of the flesh. to mind, Many cun tell who was Ts the France of Napoleon to go editor of the New York Tribune as the others have gone? How over half a century ago. Tn the opinion of the athletic pas many can give the name of the tor it is. Immorality is rampant. editor of any of the many New The lusts of the flesh are not re Who strained. The flower of the youth York newspapers of today? knows who has succeeded Watterson <»t the land was cut J g »»' ii in the as editor of the Louisville Courier- great war and the birth rate is Journal? Who has heard quoted less than the mortality. No nation an utterance of the new editor, has continued long to maintain a whoever he may be? place in the sun under such condi Our country has grown since the tions. Those who violate the laws of days that personal journalism flour Nature must pay the price. The ¡shod; we have hundreds of great wages of sin is death. newspapers where we once had but Is the government and oiviliza a few, making it difficult for a tion of Franco to topple? Is the feV editors to be outstanding char fleur-de-lis to trail in the dust? acters; we have a thousand new It must be that or a reformation problems and each person finds it of moral standards. Nations have so difficult to take a definite in recovered from a wave of immoral terest in each that he is likely to ity. Perhaps France will, but to take little interest in any. day it is doing more to put Ger Today there are u dozen times man armies in possession of Paris thi* things to do that there were than the Germans did during the half a century ago—ut least, we recent war. in the opinion of the believe wo have a dozen times as Cottage Grove pastor, who has been many things to do. We crave twice there and who saw what conditions the lighter entertainment that was there are. craved by’ those of half a century For that matter. Pastor Hpenrow or a quarter of a century ago. is of the opinion that several of With our energies so divided, the nations who are following the with our craving for amusement so example of France are putting highly developed, with HO so many themselves in the wav of becoming tilings to do that we can’t give German possessions. It might be n good thing for us if undivided attention to n any ny one. with so much reading that we can’t France and her sister sinners would thonmghh pern < any except that turn back on the crimson trail and sot an example that mi gilt save UH from following further the same course that she is • fol lowing. TOO MUCH LONGVIEW. Keep a Kodak Handy Just outside your trout door, all summer long, you'll find these intimate home scenes that make such splendid Kodak pictures. They’re the ones that iorm the “priceless” part of any Kodak diary. Wi rc here to help you photo graphically. Kodaks all models; film all sizes; accessories all kinds; and helpful advice on pic ture making. dt tur Kodak courtier KEM’S for DRUGS Trade m Your Old Camera on a New One to tight to maintain, among other things, the freedom of the press, which this paper convert.' into license. The support of this paper, for the reason it gives, should turn from LaFoilette every patriotic citizen in these United Slates, especially in Oregon, which holds first honor for doing its patriotic duty during the war. V---- Church News I ■sjz Presbyterian C h u r c h—A. R. Spearow, pastor. Sunday school at 10, Men ’ b Forum at 10, morning hour at 11, junior Endeavor at 3, evening service at 8. — Topics for the services Sunday: Morning, “Not Enough Boom”; evening, “All Ye That Labor. Baptist Church—Tenth and Adams, E. K. Clevenger, minister. This church stands for the full gospel message. A welcome is given to all who come. Bible school at 10, preaching at 11 and 7:30. Young people’s meeting at 6:30. Prayer meeting Thursday evenings at 7:3i After the prayer meeting the pustor conducts a class in bible study. • • • Christian Church, the ‘‘ home like ’ ’ ehurch—A. J. Adams, minister. Sunday school at 9:45, sermon and communion at 11, Christian endea vor at 6:30, evening service at 7:30. • • • Methodist Church—Rev. J. H. Ebert, Pastor. Sunday school ar 9:45, morning worship at 11, Ep worth league at 7, evening service at 7:30. Everybody is welcome to attend all of these services. » « « Christian Science Church—Corner jf Jefferson avenue and Second street. Sunday services at 11 a. in. Wednesday services at 8 p. m • • • Free Methodist church—Corner of Monroe avenue and south Fifili street—D. 8. Forrester, pastor, Sun day school at 10, forenoon services at 11, evening scrvico at 7:30. 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Be sure that you get this safety feature T 8 o m e time s, after scouting through a Portland daily for a few meager bits of Oregon stag news buried underneath pyramids of Longview and Kelso effusions and outcroppings, relating among other things that two or three Longview residents have taken out permits to build woodsheds, one is tempted to reflect again on the question, “What is news!" Or to wonder just how the magic formula is that it mixed in Lungview-Kelso _ means so much to the gaping rend vrs of Oregon. For be it industrial, social, trivial or what not, the combination on the lower Cowlitz have occupied more space in the Portland dailies the past 12 months than any other area in Oregon whose cities con tain 10 times the population this much talked of section boasts. \s a class we have an unsatiable appetite for motion picture scandal. The latest murders an* of course not quite pass»» as,.news. 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