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O h Say, Can't Y o u See—A m b a ssa d o r
James W . G e ra rd ’s
My Four Years
in Germany
The photoplay that knocked ’em off their feet in New York
and Chicago— To be shown as a patriotic
offering at the
Eugene Theatre
Friday and Saturday July 26-27
AMBASSADOR
GERARD
SAID:
(Deleted, as the typesetter of
T h e Sentinel refused to set up
any German.)
WHAT THE
KAISER
SAID:
New
“ It is because our people should
be informed that 1 have con
sented that this photoplay be
made.”
INCE T H E SINK ING OF
the Lusitania and Am erica’s
declaration of war there has
been no single event that has stirred
the country more than the pieturiz-
ation of G e r a r d ’s “ Four Y ears in Germ any.” I he
courageous stand and single-handed fight of one
man against the combined intrigue of a war-
crazed nation; his defiance of the kaiser; the in
ner workings of the Germ an diplomatic machin
ery; the mountain of insults and provocation that
finally culminated in Am erica’s entering the war
— all the high spots of interest are stirringly de
picted in this extraordinary ten-reel photoplay.
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.county com e to Eugene to see it.”
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FRIDAY, JUL1 -
ON LY A L IT T L E TOT.
A nix year old Corvallis boy saw a
small pile of wood in front of a rest
deuce and he asked the lady if he could
put it in the basement and earn a thrift
stamp.
He got the job.
It was a small pile of wood, but he
was a small boy, aud he could only eur-
ry one stick at a time, but he stayed
with it and earned his two bits.—Cor
vallis Courier.
Here is an incident to make some old
er people think.
Can't you see this little tot, his little
arms and bis baby back hardly equal to
the task, patiently tugging away at
stick after stick of that wood to earn
that two-bit thrift stamp f
What did he know about the warf
Very little.
What did he kuow about what the
war means to America? Very little.
What did he know about all these
things that puzzle many of the grown
upsf Almost nothing.
Yet he tugged away at that wood,
each stick growing heavier for his tired
little arms, until he had earned that
thrift stamp.
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Possibly while he was working so
nobly for a cause of which he knew so
little, some great big hulk of a boy
who had come to years of understand
ing whirled by on a joy ride.
Had something of the sort happened
the little fellow probably would have
thought nothing of it, for he was not
old enough to think much about what
others should be doing. He was intent
on performing his own little task. Hut
the big boy should have had his con
scienee touched.
Perhaps while the little tad was tug
ging away at that wood and thinking
that the pile wTas a much bigger one
than it looked like when he asked f«»r
the job, some )*- or 2o-year old maidens,
intent only on their own selfish plea
*ures, passed him by with a pleasant
smile aud a pat uu the head.
Had the little fellow been of the same
age as they he probably would have
asked them what T H E Y were doing
for the soldier boys, but his youth
spared him that thought, although it is
to be hoped that the girls did not get
o ff so easily.
This little iucident touches us deeply.
This little fellow of such tender \«*nr*
has set an example that should shnme
sorne of us when we think we do not
have the time to do some of tin* tilings
we are asked to do, or who tl/ink we
are asked to do too much.
VVe know the necessity for the things
which we have to do.
This little fellow was just taking the
word of those he had heard talking, but
he didn ’t hesitate. Some day he is g«>
ing to be a much better citizen than
a lot who proudly claim that distinction
now. Of such as he are the boys who
are driving the bun back to Berlin.
not be criticized, and it is regrettable o f en linn nv b e spoken against those w I m »
that etitici-iin does not sting those w h o are doing their patriotic duty to tl»<*
deserve it as it does those who do not best of their ability.
deserve it.
The same may be said of every other
Til«* Ser»tin«*l ha» frequently critb'i/cd
activity. There are a number of men of Theodore Roosevelt, but it certainly ad
the eommuiiity whose keenest regret is mire*« the manner in which the Rons«*
that some physical disability, with \elt family is supporting the go\«*rn
which tin* public may not be •familiar, mi'iit, and the spirit with which Mr.
makes it impossible for them to bee.mie I and Mrs. Roosevelt receive«! the news
members of the home guard company. of the «lenth of their son Cruentiti. Other
Home of these have been eritieized be boys, just as near and «leur t*» other pur
cause to the ordinary per win they look enti», will make tin* supreme sacrifice,
as able bodied us many w ho are mem and the parents at home have long pro
bers. .Such criticism ¡s a bitter {»ill to pared themselves to r«*ceiv«* the news
them, while it has not the least effect with the same spirit as that displayed
upon many who deserve it.
bv th«* former president and his wife.
A wise plan would be to ask persons
whom you pick out for slackers why
THF. K A I S E R ’ S SCALP
they are not doing certain things. If
they have no legitimate reason, eriti
(With apologies to the author of 14 V
ci/.e all you wish the more the better.
I'sulm o f Life. " )
A flagrant ease of misapplied eriti-
Tell me not in idle figures
cisin occurred a few days ago when the
T h at tli«* huiis will win th«* «lav.
Sa' rn Capital .Journal flayed all union
For the boys wh<» pull the triggers
labor, as the result of which all the
Hurely have u w«»rd t«» say.
printers on that paper quit their jobs.
Had that criticism been directed at
War is* rea I, war is earnest,
the boilermakers, who quit their work
With the kaiser ns its goal ;
The Harrisburg Bulletin speaks of L. on the ships so urgently needed in back
Dust he was, t«i dust retiirneth;
E. Bean as senator from Lane county, j ing our boys over there, The .Sentinel
Let us pity his p«mr soul.
That is probably news to Mr. Bean, as would find no fault; but to accuse all
well as to Walt. Jones and E. A. Foster. nnion labor with disloyalty because of
Not his gas shells, nor his p«»is«»n.
But that ’s getting pretty close to the ' the shortcomings of a few is most tin
Will our Yanks the least «lismnyj
facts for Conner.
For they’ll only spur the boys on
fair.
Night by night am! «lay by «lay.
The typographical union is an example
Those w ho named Potsdam must hf • •* j of loyalty. There have been no strikes.
thought the kaiser's residence there i Wages paid printers are little higher
Bill is fi«*rce, and Bill is raving,
would profane it anyhow.
than they were before the war. In most
And his sw«»rd, though tri«*d ami
ami Mtr«»ng,
places they remain the same for the
You can soon address your letters to reason that the typographical union en
Htill his buns it will not save him
the Yankee boys at Potsdam palace.
And w e ’ll g«*t them all «*r<* long.
ters into contracts with employers
which it regards as more than scraps or
BE F A IR A L L AROUND
In th«* world’a brond field of battle,
paper.
In the tfejiehes and each hill,
The striking printers returned to
They are herded just like cuttle,
This is no time for mincing words. work on the Capital-Journal when the
Thus«* griiu hordes of kaiser Bill.
When anyone deserves criticism there heads of the typographical union told
should be no hesitancy in applying the them that was their duty.
lash.
But they’re daily growing thinner
The Sentinel has not been at all
As the Yankees pound their line;
At no time in our country’s history pleased with the methods pursued by
Bure, yes, sure, we'll ebani* the sinner
has criticism been more unsparingly of some labor organizations. Jt has been
And his huiis ncross th«* Rhine.
fered The large majority of the people free to say so. Taking advantage of
feel deeply and fly o ff the handle present conditions to n*k things that
Amt with Pershing just b«*hin«l them
quickly when some unpatriotic act Is would not be asked under the same eon
They will scamper like the rats;
committed.
ditions were we not at war is not fair.
If oled in eonerete we will find them,
Because we do feel deeply, because
The employer of labor is bound by
Ami you b«*t there’ll I»«* some scraps.
this is a time when criticism is not every sense of duty to country to sell
spared, and because this is a time when to th«1 government all of his product
Hernppings that no other nnti«»n,
criticism carries with if a stigma that that the government nsks for at prices
Found«*»! «»n this mortal plain,
may ruin a life, is all the more reason which the government sets, and the la
Wishing for th«* whole creation,
why the greatest care should be taken borer is just ns firmly bound to stay at
Heeing, will make war again.
that criticism be not unjustly directed his jot» under the conditions imposed by
at anyone.
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the government.
Let us th«*n g«*t up ami hack them
For example, a number of people in
The boilermakers were, in our opinion,
With a savings stump or bond,
this community have been criticized for unpatriotic in calling a strike under th«*
H«» oar boys will know wo'll back
alleged lack of patriotism. Home have conditions that prevailed, and in the
them
deserved such criticism, while to others face of the fact that certain conditions
While they fight across the pomi.
the criticism was most unjust.
of employment an«l pay had been guar
— A. L. Znchnrinn.
There are some whose keenest, regret anteed by the government.
is that they cannot perform some pa
This is not th«* «inly case «»f lack «»f
friotic work that they would like to patriotism «in the part of lab«»r, but that
Codling Moth Appears.
perform.
Many women having home is no r«*as«>n for plneing all labor in the
The first codling moth of the second
duties that make it impossible for them sum«* category.
brood appeared Wednesday, sceording
to do Red Gross work feel very deeply
Lambast th«»se who need i t —first be to C. K. Htewart. county fruit inspector,
their inability to do so. They should ing sure they need ¡t- but l«*t n«» wor«i and he advises t^ie fruit men to imme-
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d iatelv spray for tin* inserts
I to )•«* tm longer in a buying frame «»f
Mr. Hiewnrt snv*» th«* standard spins j numi. A ml probnblv she g o e s out It ml
at lliis time for th«* moth is one potimi [ to u d i f fe r e n t stori* to complete her
o f «try arsenal«* o f h*nd or tw o pounds of j purchases. At least she will probably
til** paste préparât ion to 5o gallons of
g»» elsew here next tini«*.
w nter.
Hr it may I»«* that she I irmly refuses
4 * This J»roo«l has com«* I I »lavs curlier to accept a substitute off«*r«s|, in spite
• *f the »b*aler’s m gum enf
than thut o f last y e a r , ’ ’ said Mr Stew
S h e k n o w s w h a t sh<* w tin ts a n d i n s i s t s
art, * * and the p«*ri»»d o f its «•xist«*lire
will be rorr«*spondiugly longer. Thi s upon h a v i n g it.
Hhe |env«*s the store without milking
will be here f o r three <»r four weeks.
BOW A P ft t TU nfd MAKES SAT
ISPIDI) CUSTOMERS r o l l
DEALERS
Does it pay the d e a l e r s to handle n«l
vertised products?
This might be consid«'f«‘d nlin«»st syn
o l i v i n o us with th«* «piestioti "Dues If
pay to make sure that y«*ur customers
will be sat infimi cusí oiii«*rs ?' ’
Take a specific case. A customer
Hum*» inf«» your store ami asks for a
well known brand <»f mincemeat which
she has seen advertised extensively Th«*
denier hands her th«* si/«* <»f package sin*
desires, and she walks away perfectly
satisfied. Hhc has rc«*«*ivi*<l exactly what
she wished,
Hhe is satisfi«*«l.
More than that, her respect for this
denier and his stori* is height«*ned. II«*
has establish«*«! with h«*r a repututiou
for handling goo«ls of best <|ii!ility..
Contrast this stile with another h i a
ilifferent store whi«,h «loca out handle
advertised
products.
\m»th«*r
Iti «ly
»•olio's in ami asks for th«* saint* article.
This dealer «loes not carry tin* ml ver
ti*««l brand asked for, but taki*s from
the shelf mi utimlvertise<| brami which
he of fora instead, lie assîmes hcr it is
4 4 just as g«»o«l," und after an argil
ment, p«*rhnps, she accepta it.
But she is manifestly disappoint«»!
Hhc has not receive«! just what she
wanted.
Hhe has accepted the »l«*i»l«*rs’ substi
tute, but down, in her heart she is apt
to distrust his stat«*iii«*iit. Hhe is apt to
f«*«*l skeptical about her pure haue, ami
n purchase anil gu«*s elsew here. Her
reaped for that dealer und Ins store is
lessened. She resents th«* attempt of
the <bii!«*r to persuadi* her that she «ii«I
not know what she wanted.
It p a y s th«* d e a l e r to b u n d l e a d v e r t i s e d
p r o d u c ta .
\»lv«*rtis«*»l p r o d u c t s un* uc
»'c pta ble t o th»* consiitii(*r \ m l s a t i s f i e d
« i n t o n i . -rs m e a n u h e a l t h y b u a in e s s f«»r
th»* «b*al«*r
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A POORLY TED HOKME
reflects dim-ml it on its owner, tint th«
owner gets thn worst of tbu deni (>«
fuuse economy in feeding th« uorse
affects its working rapacity as well as
its appearance. It your horse kicks on
his feed you can correct it by buying
your feed here, sa yon get the best
ipiulity for the lenst outlay. farmers,
contractors and horso owners generslly
know thnt our feed is nlwnys up to th«
standard.
STERLING FEED CO.
B o iliq g Points
--see vaporising points. In Red Crown
gasoline they form a continuous, uniform
chain giving steady, dependable «nmer.
Look for the Red Crown sign.
STANDARD O I L COMPANY
(CalUaroiaj
W. J. Wood«, Special Agent, Standard Oil Co., Cottage drove, Ore