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About Mt. Scott herald. (Lents, Multnomah Co., Or.) 1914-1923 | View Entire Issue (April 25, 1918)
Ht. Scott Herald 'have been desired, there grew out of local conditions an or- Don’t Bo Afraid. Don't bo alr*i<t to do more than you are paid for. raklUhed Xver, Thur^tay al Ienu, I>re«on by ganization known as the Vigi- Tas M t S tott Pvsi-iaetNS CoeraHV - . , Your Fifty Dollar , It was particularly in The only deadly eneinv of democracv T^a«rvx.M,u,r in Odifornia and only a it autocracy—the fraudulent claim of a } alltn txiNHAR. Aaaociate little less so in Idaho and Mon- few of “divine" right to rule the many. —Sunnyside Gaietto. —---------------tana. The members took the ary it. »««.at the p -' j '*/»».1 unto.Oregon, enforcement of law into their Whoever disobeys and (louts the sivil own hands. They were the at laws of the states is dialoval to the Oubvripilon price • »I W a year, ta tiivtnce torneys. juries and judges. I'm ted States.—Sunnyside Gssette. There was n 5 appeal from their ruonn Ttaoa 7VM. D U. decisions, and frequently they No ttvnuine American needs protect bia loyalty. What ha doea shows what had a hanging for breakfast, he la.—Sunnyside Gaiette. Hit CIVIC SLUM« just to clear the atmosphere and We hear so much now a days rid the community of some un “The man who ttande by and says Old timers nothing when the poril of hit govern of the military slacker, but what desirable citizen. here remember several such oc ment it discussed cannot l>e misunder notice do we take of the civic stood. If not hindered he it ture to casions. slacker in our midst? We have, help the enemv. much more if he talks Out of the conditions in the ambiguoely perhaps, given him little thought —talkt for hit country with and do not realize the extent bf south, during civil war times, ■•butt" and “ife” and “ande."—Abra his handicap to the community. there came the Ku-Klux-Klan, ham luncoln. But, nevertheless, his presence another organization that made is a real problem. He is in dis its own decrees and executed tinct contrast to the loyal citizen them. The notorious Molly Ma- who gives his time,Jhis talents quires in the coal fields of or his physical strength freely Pennsylvania, gave rise to much and gladly in backing up any fiction and some fact The story enterprise which is for the com of how these men were hunted mon good. He is content to down and brought to justice is stand by and “let George do it,” one of the most absorbing in lend himself only half-heartedly, American history. And of course we had the knock a little on the side or try to Whitecappers. They flourished stir up dssen3ion among the will in various parts of the south and ing ones. middle west and in some places If every slacker would be a attained a bloom that some of backer the community would soon the organizations elsewhere be pulled out of the rut and put They are on the road to prosperity. In this failed to realize. particular community The Lents known to have perfected a sort Improvement Club, with the aid of interchangable organization. of a few “backers” has endeav When a man was thought to ored to lend its efforts to the “im need a whipping in one county, provement” of the community the members of the band in with at least some measure of sue-1 another county were sent for cess. That it has not succeeded and they did the work. This more, we believe we can say w ith- served to cover the tracks of the Republican out fear of successful contradic- Whitecappers and enable them tion. is due entirely to the civic to prove an alibi. President Oregon State slacker. You may not be a * ‘slack There are those who defend Senate er” in same things, why be a some of these organizations for * "slacker ’ ’ at home ? The amount certain of their acts in the past. of progress that our community It is claimed that now and then can make depends almost wholly some fellow did need hanging Is an Enthusiastic Good Roads upon the Civic Backer. Which and that certain men who were Booster, and his Demand for “A whitecapped merely got what are you? DOLLAR'S WORTH OF ROADS was due them, but the theory of FOR A DOLLAR" will save the the thing was all wrong. cause of Good Roads tn Oregon HMM PAGtS OR SIX At the present time we are Fighting the Paving Trust. Towards the close of 1917 due hearing much about the regula- warning was given through the tions forcing people to ridte on Ha has been your friend for 27 year». columns of our paper and other rails, to kiss the flag, to stand HE IS THE ONLY CANDIDATE FROM MULTNOMAH COUNTY wise that owing to the increased up under a coating of tar and Vote for him. cost of print paper, and the extra feathers and sing the national Paid Ad postage charges made by Uncle anthem. There was one lynch Sam, together with the added ing in Montana and another in cost of doing business all around Illinois. There may have been the circle, the subscription price other acts of lawlessness under of the Mt Scott Herald would the guise of patriotism that have have to be raised to $1.50 a not been reported. year. This change was finally This country is at war, but made on February 1st 1918. It civil taw has not been suspended so happened that as a result of and there is no likelihood that it a strenous advertising campaign will be. The courts are able to we increased the paper from four take care of traitors and the to six pages AT THE SAME courts should inflict such pun TIME, thereby defeating our ishment as is necessary by due avowed purpose of charging process of law. There have more for the service we render been some surprising decisions ed, for by increasing the paper of courts, that have released Ger one half, at the same time as we mans charged with treason, but increased the subscription price in the main the courts are just 50 per cent, we were still in the and in the long run, the safety same position aa before. Aa a of life and property rests in law matter of news we might state and in the courts—Gresham Out that the matter of increase in look, April 12, 1918. Republican Nominee for Labor price of newspapers is general Commissioner His Method. throughout the entire United Farm Visitor—How do yon find out if C. H. Cram, candidate for the Re- States, made necessary by the a fowl is tender enough for roasting? pablican nomination for Commissioner increased cost of doing business, ( Farmer—I ax- her mi«s. of Labor Statistic» and Inspector of Fac chiefly owing to the increased STATEMENT OF THE OWNERSHIP, MAN tories and Workshops, was born in Denmark in 186«, has live«! nearly all ETC . REQ HIRED BY THE ACT postal rates, and the higher AGEMENT OF CONGRESS OF ACGUST M. 1»12. his life on the Pacific Coast and the last prices of paper, ink and labor. Of th* Mt 8cott Herald, pnbliihed weekly at twenty years in Oregon Has a wife Lenta Station, Portland Oregon for April 1, Almost all weekly papers in 191*. and two children, a daughter teaching of Oregon Connty of Mnhnomah ha creased to the $2 rate, and un State Before me. a Notary Public in and for the in the public schools and a son with State and county efo e«sid. p^raonally appear Co. C, 162 U. 8. Infantry, now in, doubtedly when we also enlarg cd J Hanger Fox who affirms and aays he la the owner of the Mt Scott Herald, and that France. ed the paper this would have the following 1 b to the beat of hla knowledge For ten years Mr. Gram was con-1 and belief, a true atxtement of the ownership been our correct step. management, etc., of the aforesaid publication nect d with the factory inspection de- for the date shown in the above caption, re However, after running the quired by the Act of CoftgreM of Augnat 24, partment of the Labor Bureau, to-: embodied in section 441, Postal Laws and six page paper for two weeks 1912. Regulations, printed on the reverse of this gether with his activities in fields for i to wit: we found it necessary last week form, 1. That the num*- —ie and address of the pubi.... publish moral ami material betterment of peo er, editor. ______ ___ editor ____ managing end _ business -------------------------------------- on account of labor scarcity and manager is J Sanger Fox. MU, 92nd St H B ple who labor, has given him an ex- , penei.ee that eminently fits him for the <»re less advertising patronage than Portland, 2. That th*- owners are, J Sanger Fox. _____ J position he seeks. Allen Dunbar we anticipated to reduce to four 3 Thai the known bondholders, mortagees ortageet Mr. Gram has held rnariy positions ol other »ecu ity bolder* owning ’ _____ , or __ holding pages again, and wniie we are an 1 per eent or mo e f • Intel - * • amnunt of bonds. trust in the Trade Union movement. fa < s. *»r other • ■triti* are Multnomah Serve«! as President of the Oregon State again six pages this week, and m<> State Hank. H A r n it above, gl v- Federation of Laixrr for several years. 4 Th-t th»* t o War will probably remain for sev ihg »e nnrn*-« “ ~' • f the o tier* stock olders and security hol-lera. if any , -ontain not onk Always stood for things that were fair, eral weeks mure uu ace >unt of the list of if.irkh'rder« and •«-cuHty holders honest ami coi.eervat.ve—outspiken in they a » Hr upon the book» of the corn- the additional pviiiKui adver as nany as fr <»»*e or in any other fiduciary r tils opposition to ra licalistn ami the I. latiOfl. th< n*» me of the ja»r«on or corporation tising. we cannot . promise for * hi*iH irh t u-tee is given ; also t wt the W W. element. tw p o ful graph* co tai»' ” statements cm- Mr Gram say-: "The successful prose- to continue the -ix pa^e paper said lOWlwlgi .Hid belief s to bract iir « Hitx In < ktiowlerlgi- die • If 1 ■ ri c »nd! ions under (■uiioii of the war is the foremoat ob- >e made unless and until t can whl»*- *’*w d aw uri » hoMers who rloh'l p| t he • ••<• ■ -S <f the c- rnjiany j <: of every puriotic citizen today. strictly seif supp i • as rti ' k mik ! S' Curliie* in a cap Harimmloiis rel.itiori between employer lantes. For Governor GUS C. MOSER A Patriotic American « Liberty Bond IT WILL protect 1,000 soldiers from smallpox and 666 from typhoid. It will assure the safety of 139 sol diers from lockjaw, the germs of which swarm in the Belgian soil. IT WILL render painless 400 operations, supply 2 miles of bandages—enough to bandage 555 wounds. IT WILL care for 100 injuries in the way of “first- aid packets." IT WILL furnish adhesive plaster and surgical gauze enough to benefit thousands of wounded soldiers. EVERY PURCHASER of a Liberty Loan Bond performs a distinct, individual service to his kcountry and to our boys fighting in France. * Multnomah State Bank Lents, Station * 4 JUST RECEIVED A large shipment of Goodyear Tires and Tubes. Below are prices on a few popular sizes. 30x3 30x3 plain all-weather $H.35 16*80 30x3 1-2 all-weather 32x3 1-2 all-weather 34x4 all-weather 21.35 24.95 36.45 These ate all the long mileage kind. Equip your car before you have that blowout on the road. We also Vulcanize Tires and Tubes I LENTS GARAGE I ( 1 » I J C. H. GRAM Mob Violence. Yeai - a;, Win program lint so of lav* h cem< (he compi' in gnt rr ih wesU o achy - ■ ti- and t»ii" a any . hi ,. r ha* a * > i stork S’ t ».j .♦ f K ri uh fid* «»wrier; n<» re» • •ti to b* lie ve that i n corporation nd I reef In the said r ■ ri th n as so A fij rn d y *j> r| ■* tiger x »,•< »e >tc’hls 22n t>h Mtaiit, 11**’I <4 p I l’*J’ a e , ,.|oyee a'hl- niili IMo the product- iv.ty th I go to riii'i.iii our Arms; to I ns eml If I am elected Ijitsir Com- io--> ... , 1 el, n dev .te every effort a 'i n.fi truce t , oriug aimut conditions to imm ff - liv-y continue our fGht f ,■ I), n . racy ” p id Adv. * * JOHN COOK, of Tremont, Republican Candidate lor Sheiiff Paid Advertisement “John Cook for sheriff” Leagne, Selling ili re ill