mt. Scot t herald
likes to read both sides of a contro- ! f
varey and he ia imicpendvnt. Upon I
such men the hope of America rests; I
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Short Stories
POWER EXTENSIONS PLANNED
"Tres of the Sioens Country**
There were two outstanding rea­
Dreradeat Griffith o( I'. R, L * P, son» which actuated Mira Pickford in
Make» \ aaouncvmeat of New Work
producing a new and her own ’Tara
ExteaatSMB and betterment» to the of the Storm Country,” a United
properties of the Portland Hallway, Aitiata release coming next Saturday
lagbt a Bower company during the to the Blue Mouse theater. One was
coming year will mean the exiendlture the persistent <4emami of t< na of thou
of IS.iMM.MN. according to Franklin T sands of motion-picture fans and edi-
Griffith, president of the corporation, KrinJ urging of th«.» pre»»; the other
who ha* just returned from a three was her desire to give her moot loved
weeks' trip east Halt of th!» amount character a chance for even longer
will go Into the new power project on life through the advantage of the
the Oak Grove branch of the Clack­ countless improvements available in
amas river, which It U expected to the film-making industry now. “This
complete by July. 1SS4 The remainder reMvrtng of Tvs* of the Storm Coun­
her ,_____
place ___
in ___
the ___
cinema
sun
of the expenditure» will be distributed try'
. to
_ ____
___ _..
among numerous Improvements that j is the realiutum of a rather ton.I
will keep the properties thoroughly Ambition of mine, because I regard
modern
■ her aa the most vitally important
Bresldent Griffith passed some time character I ever portrayed on the
in Philadelphia. Washington and New | screen," Miss INrkford say» “1 en
York. In the last named city he at­ joyed every minute I was torgv.1 out
tended the National Electric Ught aa- in her regs, because 1 lore the beauts
sociatloa executive committee meeting, ful soirit which survives all her
being vice-president of that orgamsa wretchedness, and mi-sfortunes; the
ttoa.
spirit which inspires her to do stich
"A new development In the diatribe- humanly noble acta in behalf of the
tloa of utility stocks has te-en taking right with so little eonsideratfon of
place.’ said Mr. Griffith. "It is rail self-aacrificre involved in the deodv.”
mated that this year the vartou* utility
< .«mpaniea of the country will have dis­
■«
tributed ISOO.iHMS.etW worth of stocks to
their customer», and it ia forecast that
next year these sale« will reach »250.
IHN.OOO
“Generally. Il appeared from what I
saw in the east, conditions are on ths
mend and the country la facing more
favorable time*. We are so well as­
sured of thia ouUook that our company
Is going ahead vigorously with ita own
4
consiructloa work planned for 1»23."
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men who read both sides of a qpes-
✓
Pu bl iahe. I Every Friday at Lenta Sta­ tion; men who will not be terrified; V,
tion. Portland, Oregon
I by societies of great strength ; men |
An absent-minded man came home
LAWRENCE DIN NEUN. Editor who do not fear nightgowns upon one day after a heavy rain storm,
vociferous persons.
very (■«■draggled and wet His wife
Entered as second-class mail mat
met him at the door and as he
THE
JERICHO
ROAD
ter Februar) 14, 1914, at the post-I
greeted her he made the remark that
office at Ixents, Or , under act of con­
he had forgotten his umbrella.
gres». March S, 1879.
By W. B. Hinson, D. D., pastor East
She waa surprised to think that he
Side Baptist church. Portland, Or.
even remembered that he had forgot­
Subscription Price • -S1..M) a year
There are just four men in the ten anithmg and raked him when he
had thought of it
world
Only four—no fifth.
M12 Ninety-second Street
With a smile of satisfaction he re­
There is the Hurt man!
Phone Àuto 622 -28
plied:
And he is robbed, stripped of much,
“Why, my dear, when it stopped
and sorely wound«!.
reining and 1 want to shut it”—Lrn-
SELF HELP
Hu-re is the Hurting man!
don Tit-Rits.
Christ, called him a thief—I am
A Georgia banker who has been or
'You don’t know what you are
dared out of town by the Ku Klux Klan very thankful for that
missing,” the married man toM the
There is the H revile.«» man'
under threat of disaster to himself and
bachelor. “You don’t know what it
He passed by on the other side, and
his business has laid in a supply of
is to hare a wife waiting for you
he said “safety firet”-
I when you return ft am work?”
guns and ammunition and put up a
There is the Helping man!
“No?" the bachelor murmured.
sign declaring his intention to remain
Who went to the hurt man and
“No,” declared the married man.
la town whether the kluxers like it or
; “Think of the joy of working in the
not. and scrying notice that bls prem­ took care of him.
garden. Think of the delight chil­
The
Hurt
man
must
soon
be
helped.
ises are an unhealthful place for
dren give you.”
The Hurting man—God take him in
“Yes,” murmured the bachelor.
masked men
hand.
“Then, if a wife does sometimes
Men who work in the dark and under
The Heedless man must be ar'used. gc« cross or suspicious, you can al­
the cover of masks are manifestly
The Helping man—God Mere him. ways talk her out of it"
cowards and very likely the banker
“I could if I could lie like you
Will You Help?
will be free from further annoyance
Here is the story that has the four can," the bachelor agreed, thought­
fully.—Wheeler’s Magazine.
If his example were generally followed
men in it
the hooded terror would be a short­
A certain man was going down son called with the message tn a
lived affair
A litUe oldfashioned
from Jerusalem to Jericho and fell housewife that her husband had sent
American gumption and not additional
among thieves who stripped and beat him for his dress suit which was to
legialation is what the klan menace
be pressed and redone by the tailor.
him and left him half lead.
calls for.
' Dear me,” said the housewife,
A certain priest and a Levite saw I
"he said nothing to me nbout it.
him
an«!
passed
by
on
the
other
sale.
FREE BOOKS
Did he look quite well*”
A certain Samaritan enme where he
“Yes, mum. he wuz in good health
The statement that free text books v.»«.saw him. and com passion, bound and spirits."
mean more taxes is true. But the up his wounds and took care of him.
“Arvd he seemed quite as. if be
schools are free, and should {’ —I uke x.
knew what he was about?”
wks are a ne c e ssar y part of
"He did that, mum.”
the machinery of the public school:*. will preach the last sermon in a
“And did he look as if he were ¡
So is the Hurting man. And again quite content with
It would appear as logical and fair
tJwngt»
about I
to require a pupil to furnah his own 1 say—God take him n hand.
him”
desk as his own books.—Morning Ore-
The
Heed lews
man — beware,
“He wux all that, mum.
gt.nian.
“Well.” said the lady, “it seems
brother!
If the Oregonian were not so so!»win
-trange that be should only talk of
The Helpng man—Do it NOW.
that dress suit now. beco» it’s teu
a paper one would say that the above
«■ears «mce he’s dead and buried, and
was “writ sarkastik." There is an
OREGON INTOLERANCY
I’ve often wondered how he's been
argument for free text book», but to
getting on.”
Ixmirville (Ky.) Courier-Journal
say that free text books are on the
The
Oregon
compulsory
school
law
same basis as free desks i» to push
“Bill,” said a sailor looking up from
—a law compelling all children to at­
the argument to undue lengths. There tend the public schools—is irreligious his writing, "do you spell 'sense with
a ‘c’ or an “s’?”
are reasons for family ownership of intolerancy disguised thinly.
'That depends,” replied his frieni.
books which do not apply to desks.
It is true beyond a doubt that if
"Do vou refer to money er brain.«?“
Patronize our advertisers.
The school texts in grammar, arith­ all funds used for education were
“Aw. I don’t mean either of them
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metic, American history, world geog­ used to build and equip public schools two,” was the reply. “What I want
and supply the public schools with
raphy, are of permanent value in the
to «ay is *1 ain't seen him sense’.”
teachers the schols to which every
family library and an investment in child has access would be better than
them is on a quite different plane they are. It is true also that the
THE GLAD NEW YEAR
spirit of democracy would be reflected
from an investment in school desks.
If necessity is to be the test, there in America if all Americans were vol­ Now joy bells ring across the lea.
untarily patrons of public schools.
Uskide half
are several thing» more necessary to
But to pass a law forbidding the in­ All clear and sweet and full and free,
soles.
the schoolboy even than books. It is struction of children save in public A message that the world may hear.
conceivable that a school might be school» or in the homes of parents is It is New Year! The glad New Year! ;
Heavy men half
conducted without books, but it is im­ i tantamount to passing a law forbid­
$125
ding
all
religious
denominations
to
possible for the bey tn learn unlesa
he eats and he cannot go to school ; establish primary- or graded schccls.
soles,
If it is not true, as alleged, that the
unless he ha» clothes. From the
and
ku klux promoted the Oregon law. it |
viewpoint of necessity pants come is, at any rate, the sort of legislahou
90
before books.
that might originate in the activities We break the links of trouble’s chain.
Forget
the
sorrow
and
the
pain
of a lawless organization.
’
.35c
Keeping religion out of public And with our lewd ones gather near.
NOTES AND NEWS
U
is
New
Year'
The
glad
New
Year!
s
heels,
40c
schools, because public schorls are
and
With the death of the chief justice open to all children without regard The past is the past, its grief ia gone.
to the religious beliefs of their par­
and the retirement of three associate ents, is tolerancy. America is pledge! There break« for us a brighter dawn.
justices of the United Stales Supreme by her every tradition, and by the God sends to us a gift most dear------
Court within a few months and the terms of the organic law and the lan­ It is New Year! A glad New Year!
—Ruth Raymond.
imminent retirement of two others on guage of the Declaration of Independ­
account of their great age President ence. to tolerancy.
That such a law will stand the tert
Harding will apparently have the nam­ of the courts is not probable. State
ing of two-thirds of the members of sovereignty hardly extends so far that
the court during his term of office. a state may inaugurate what the
WiBiitiui my ŒustomrrB
The two men be has already name I. Turks would term a holy war against
this
or
that
faith.
It
cannot
be
argued
Chief Justice Taft and Justice Suther­
A ffirrry Christmas anil A ïappy Nrm Çrar
' that if Roman Catholies. Pres by-
land. are of a conservative cast of
tewians nor Iveep Water Adventists
anil Bolirtliny thrtr patrunayr in thr rnmtny yrar
mind. Pierce Butler, whose name is are not allowed to establish schools
now before the senate, is charged with for their children they enjoy religious
3 am, Brsprrtfully
being highly reactionary by middle freedom in the true definition of the
term.
t A. Sarkrr
western senators, who are objecting
to the appointment. It is not to be
RELIGIOUS INTOLERANCE
expected that a man of .Mr Hardings
Roundup (Mont.) Tribune
temperament would fill the court with
An exhibition of religious intoler­
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radicals Nevertheless, various view­ ance that cannot but be regarded
points ought to be re.reeented among with regret by all open-minded peo­
ple is reported from Oregon, where
the membership.
by a substantial majority the peo­
ple adopted a referendum measure
The ladies must aot try to press compelling all children between the
their new won rights too far. The su­ ages of 8 and 16 to attend the public
preme court of Wisconsin held in a re­ schools. The fight on the measure
entered all school districts last sum­
cent opinion that the women s rights mer, when it was referred to in news­
law passed last year in that state re­ paper comment a* an attack upon the
moved the former privilege of wives of parochial school system etnduqted by
endorsing their husband’s notes with­ the Catholic church.
Against the measure it was pointed
out personal liability. In gaining new
out that the parochial school rorricu-
rights the women loae old privilege» lum was identical with that in the
public schools up to the eighth grade,
“Gratitude is like manna. it must be
plus religious instruction; that avast
gathered and enjoyed quickly foe its sum of money had been invested in
freshness quickly disappears," says building» and that in a great number
Buy a few shares of our 7 per eent
Lloyd George, speaking out of bis own of instance» their existence relieved
the public schools of children whore
Prier Preference Stock and your
recent experiences.
parents were not taxpayers. to this
money will earn you over 7 per cent
We are glad to note that our neigh­ extent lessening the general burden.
Dividends are payable every three
The
sending
of
children
to
church
or
bor. the Pacific Christian Advocate, is
private schools doe» not relieve th»ir
months.
disturbed by the association of Protes parents of tax for the support of
tantism with the Ku Klux Klan and public schools nor in any manner
This is a good sound investment
the compulsory school law. The klan, lower the educational standard.
and our Easy Payment Plan enables
In Roundup the establishment nf a
“with its hoods and nightgown?.is false
yen to get 7 per egnt interest on your
to the primary Protestant principle of parochial school has removed for the
savings while you are paying for
time at least the necessity of build­
free thought and free speech in the ing additions to the public schoc)
your shares.
light of open day" The school Isw which taxpayers were in no position
Investigate this Unusual Opportun­
"gives the Roman Catholics the ad­ to finance and this is true of other )
ity today.
vantage of position by emphasising communities where similar institu- I
still further the separation between re­ tions have been established. So long
Ask any of our employes about it
as nothing inimical to American in- i
ligion and education in th*» American
stitutions is taught in these schools •
public school."
the objection to them must be re­
garded a» nothing more than a dis­
A man came to The Herald office play of lamentable narrowness and
Monday to renew his subscription. prejudice not in harmony with the !
He was asked "Do you enjoy The spirit cf the times nor with the fun­
teachings of Christianity.
Herald?” He answered: "Unless I damental
There are all kinds of sectarian '
did I would not renew my subscrip­ schools and colleges in thin country,
tion. But some of my brethren de and all are doing excellent work in '
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rot Hke the fact that I «till take The the education of boys and girls. They
do
not
conflict
nor
in
any
manner
in-
'
Herald yet it will be a long day
when a fraternal society can run my terfere with the public school sys- i
ROOM M5 ELECTRIC BLDG..
tern; rather they augment and aid it. I
Portland, Oregon
personal affaire.”
The people of Oregon are not tn be I
This man stated further that he complimented upon their action.
•
Make 1923
A Thrift Year
4 Per Cent
on
savings.
Multnomah
State Bank
Lenta, Portland, Or.
Mt. Scott Shoe Shop
For HER Christmas
Panco and
$1.00
’s
soles,
Ladies’ half
85c
up.
Guaranteed
days.
Indies heels.
Men’
up.
Each Christmas SHE is getting older. Help HER save her youth this Christ­
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VERY housewife knows that
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Putting the more soft and fluffy than ever.
neavy, soggy mass through a wrin-
And you can wash and dry the
Sr is harawork. Besides, it man
heaviest comforts and blankets
e stuffing into shapeless, lumpy
without putting your hands in the
wads.
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But the I>aun-Dry-Ette way is
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The Laun-Dry-Ette has no wringer
for yourself ? Why not call, phone,
—it washes the comfort, and ivhtrlt
or write, and let us arrange a dem­
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