h eir price of subscription to $ 2 for the honey-makers for WT per year. Advertising rates also will far exceed previous produc­ are being raised to a living level. tions in many localities, and the I’ublltbcd Bvery Thursday at Lento. Orrton by increase in Colorado, it is said, Tn« M t S cott Ptnu.ianiw roar any will jr bably b< 100 |M»r cent. REAL COMMUNITY SERVICE. ""—» A H HARRIS and BPW MVRI’HKY No community can prosper un­ Cb*U"«ey M. , iu lux SJth liirtl»- less a purpose to serve the com­ day dinner, Mid that two tlnrj« hi ■ * Knterel a» «econJcto»« mail matter Febru­ ary U, WU, at the poat o®c* at Lento, Oregon, munity is active in the minds ot in nd* had divd <»( ov.-r •alii it and tl hi under act of Congreaa, March 1 1ST9 the men and women of the place a tfinnl rill-' f it dill»»«*' I k ti» '‘tux»«»*«»»rry- Prosperity comes through action, thiiut. b > eat only (lie r»>t it not It will to auy community. Somebody, ba a credit tn na now Show* we kio or a lot of somebodies, must sup­ m»t overva init ” ply the sinews of war. Some body must lead. Without leader­ War i* an mtly tin- »: hut G»>rinai> ship any community goes to the (M-aiv ia ne i — Hi— an fixai. to lead the community turns ■» e< Id winter, IÌH in your paper has enlisted itself into a Kilkenny cat fight. fuel It may Kllpplie. Do you believe in Lents? IX> with the government in the you believe in Multnomah coun­ cause of Amcnca tor period of the war.............. ty? Do you believe in Oregon? Then put your belief into action and let’s build for the future. MAKING THE NEWSPAPER The management of The Her­ BUSINESS PAY ald realizes something of..the Every business should pay its way. A business which does not pressure of the day, something of the possibilities of the state pay. but which ekes out its and something of the responsi­ existence through paying low bilities which go with citizenship wages and otherwise beating its in these times of national dan­ way. a parasi t- e on any eom- ger. The Herald believes that a id shoul d nor bo toler- I busin esses are w' .o ..i i. \ t. . »men. ble ir. the Mt. Scott district ai d not confi to the larger in all of eastern Multnomah county. There is room for co:r.- ; munity service of the r . ' • t , Ttiat’a Dirfaranl ffît, Scott Rerald ENTS ENTS ATEST ADIES ENTS Who O) î“»A f? ‘it t A "Why did you atari an?" aaktad hla tlantm. I »1,1 1 nmle-ataiid you to aay that your father wax failing?" "Oh I a.'e. I waa afraid you inoant aoinetliing aerioiia." Ixu oniy In Cooking Vagetablea You waate valuable aalta when you throw away th»» waler in wIdoli you e.Hilt \<*elali|if honey go to waate eaoll year “Oh. I let them tfi-t old."- Kichange. (or laelt of t» ineiaaaa’fmh yield*. ARDWARE USTLING ENTER ARDWARE OME 1 Oh ARDWARE '■ ; We are determined to árow in business by deserving to érow. The problems of the community a u-gfc-r V t M 1 t : V. ' tn» (■ t t pciicc loving nrr- ICS an(l P’iKe It a pay-« YOJR HOME MERCHANT. ing bas lis. Hereafter the Herald As summer approaches the will be peddler and the cheap auction service s of whatever charactei man and foreign salesman will require d in its work, a fair com-1 be around in all their glory. They and in return it will I will tell you the smooth story pensaii be able to give service worth . about bankrupt stocks that must while. Advertisers, in some- be sold and the advantages in cases. have been g ’..i. g :. • i buying from them. for less than it cost to produce • Be not deceived. Remember the space used, to say nothing of that your home dealer is here to the news space which has to be make every promise good, ard given to the public free. Here­ that he can always give you a after the rule will be changed. better stock to select from. It The business must pay its way. is characteristic of some people No legitimate merchant wants to try to get something for noth­ something for nothing, and the ing, but the time when they can fellow who insists on being so do this has not come as yet, nor unfair as to demand something is it liable to come this summer. for nothing will not be consid­ Our merchants do not promise ered a good friend of The Herald to give you something for noth­ nor the best citizen of the com. ing, but can give you as much for your money as you can get munity. Newspapers are compelled by r -gularly anywhere else, and courtesy to notify their subscrib­ are showing an immense 1< t ers of any change made or about of reliable goods. If you pat­ to be made in prices. Does a ronize (the home merchant you merchant do this? Certainly not. help the community in which When cotton goes up in price the you live. price of cotton goods goes up and PATRIOTIC DOLLARS. the merchant makes no excuse for raising the price. He rai-e.-1 It is truly said that all the dol­ because the price to him has I lars in the world can not buy been raised. victory. Victory is not purchase­ Everything used by a printing able-it is won. Dollars can establishment has increased in work for victory only in so far price from 100 to 800 per cent, as they are converted into labor and yet many newspaper sub­ and materials. A dollar hoarded scribers howl at the editor when is a slacker; a dollar wasted is a he increases the price of sub­ traitor. A dollar saved is a pat­ scription. The farmer has no riot, doubly so, when loaned to reason to kick. He is getting the Government. more for his produce than he A hoarded dollar represents ever thought he would get. The idle power; a wasted dollar rep­ man who runs a farm—a good resents wasted power; a dollar farm—has the world at his feet. saved represents power saved, He is the most independent man labor saved, material saved. on earth. Loaned to your Government, it The daily papers have increas­ represents power, labor and ma­ ed subscription rates, and some terial in action, on the firing line, of them have made more than over the top. And more—it rep­ 100 per cent increase. It will not resents reserve power, energy j be surprising that all country stored, purchasing power con­ papers will be compelled to go to served for its owner. $2 a year in order to exist. With­ in the next six weeks more than The ever busy bee is doing her two hundred weekly papers in the bit to sweeten up the world and teast, north and west will raise help win the war. The record! I <1 ¡>¿11U J/IiLCC ltl 4 y count? n eve v m* 1, woman and child k-' I heir best All its rest irces, all the energy ; 1 Mechanics I are bent toVVc 1 rd A victory. You must do your part: SAV E and CONSERVE, Ji-J You can conserve the mecha tic’s time by giving Ijfryour house a coat of paint. It ' ill SAVE LUMBER FOR THE SHIPS. We recommend FULLER’S PACIFIC RUBBER PAINT, made of Pure Pioneer White Lead, Pure Zinc, Pure Linseed Oil and Pure Colors. I Paint is THRIFT-It preserves, protects and beautifies. ] Send for a Color Card. • Paciic Ru' )er Paint Wears Longer, Looks Better and Costs Less pickle a nd Can All You Can! 1 EXTRA HEAVY JAR RUBBER’S DOZ. O G PFR DOZ. zinc jar caps . Koi DOZ. *3 O O g PER dcz FILL ALL CANS BUT GARBAGE CANS! LENTS 1HARDWARE COMPANY 4