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»VICE OMIT TÄBIUTY {T^TUP to conaider what a GOOD BANK ACCOUNT INSURES. The builn't* man can employ the beat help and inittre SERVICE. De- prcaaion may come in hii line, but hit big CASH ON HAND mean* SECURITY. The fine line of credit» may be drawn tight, but none will quettio.i 1 * STABILITY. Oive your busineaa SERVICE, SECURITY nnd STABILITY with your bank deposit». STAYTO N STATE BANK 3Ö1D SHIPS I l, i PRICE Tu.tiielt ;:n i i Will to to am Ri $.« to * m Ra Make Of- t o * I to T .. % SHELLS No Chant.« For Profit In Th«m Under Praaent 1 Grace oa/t— Poeaible Explanation ol tha Pricea Made by an Unylitli Firm Which Bids Under All American Manufacturer«, Mlx-iiklng m r u tly tiefore the Terra- :■ '■ «'lull of Philadelphia, Eugene G. GlUCC, PloMdl-Ilt o f 11149 BCtlllehelU Company, «aid in part: In a peculiar mciiiu ' Bethlehem Hteel <i-ves flu- American |«-«ple. For iiuiile, though we have been 111 *li- to o'it a In in Enrol«? a I too« t nny price, v « have mllirred, in mir charges to t In* Cm led State Government, to the haniN o f prices t-Htuldislied l>cfore tin* war begum WcagriH.il— If the Government would ! abandon Its plan« for a Federal plant— to make armor for o u r‘ Navy at any price the Government Util/ miyht con- aider f a ir . (h ir ordnance plant« arc nt the dis posal o f the nation at a fair ojicriiting coat, (dun a small margin, tliua saving the Government investment and de- I predation. One o f the «iieclal need« o f the new navy 1« «lateen-inch guns - guna slaty fn-t long and capable o f hurtling u 2000 |«,und slieil with such power and aceuruey as to hit a 50 foot »i/uare tar- < get fifteen miles away. W c have undertaken volunturlly to i construct, ut a cost o f $4,5oo.OoO, a plant lilted to build sixteen Tin b guns. t'nder no conceivable circumstances . ran orders wlileli we may receive for tills plant pay even n fa ir return on i tlie investment. Considerable comment has been made upon the fa t that a British mnnufae- turer reiently Idd less thnn American lininufueturers tor sixteen and four- I i i - ii liicli shell« for ttie navy. I am unit hie to «ta le the basis upon which the English bid was made. It should he reu emhered. however, that till» tild wu« tor a «prelftc «hell, sam pies o f which arc tieing sent over for teat—a test not yet made. Farmers & Merchants Bank of Stayton, Oregon C a p ita l $ 2 5 ,0 0 0 .0 0 Blossom Time in The Golden State A friend just back from Southern California says: “ The weather was fine, in fact too warm for heavy clothes. Many were bath ing at the beaches. Oranges were ripe in the valleys, while the mountains nearby were covered with snow.” With warm sunny weather it will not be long before the blossoms on the trees will be everywhere announcing that spring time is here. Take a vacation trip now where life is different; where climate surroui.riings and amusements are out of the ordinary. Spend a Different February Three Trains D aily Senic Shasta Route will take you there in com fort. Ask the agent John M. Scott, G eneral Pa.senger Agent, Portland Southern Pacific Lines ‘WEINHARD’S GOLDEN NECTAR” “ WEINHARD’S AMBER NECTAR" tt\ ‘ The Drink that Satiafirt ard doea not Intoxicate” ICE COLD AND A LW A Y S ON TAP IN KEGS AND B O T TLES AT Fred Rock’s Tho "Pastim e Biliunl and Cigar Store STAYTON, - - - 0REG0M to by $. * Ï *» Lincoln ó Words a., - fpf Iti ¡incüi Sam. BlOSim r . ii*> a* to aia to Ma 1% $-. a . M aa a.« $« a« I N u letter to the New York Tim es Mortimer I «mips--u o f Mountuln Lakes, N. I., late assistant aur geoo Thirty-sixth I'nlted Stat Volunteer lufuiitry. Army of the JamcM, to ll how a few word« from Abraham I.in -oin In the White Flo' aided him hi «o w in g the Union l.i civil wur day«. .Mr. Lawpsou wrote: I remember how I thrilled a » I me: tho«o deep brow)lug eyes looking doe i, at me. W hat he said I could never accurately remember, hut It was In substance nearly a« fo llo w «: “ W ell, my young friend, what are you doing for your country In these days?" There wu« comdderuhle more to the Interrogation, but 1 was so star lied that I he ame nine st tqieecblos» Recovering myself, I told him that 1 was very desirous o f serving uiy coun try that my ancestor« had fought to establish as a free and Independent na tion; that I was a young medical stu- deut, and that I was In Washington to undergo an examination for appoint ment ns medical cadet and hoped to pass the ordeal. He then put his hand very kindly on my shoulder, still keep ing my hand, and putted me and said: “ Th at Is right. You w ill never regret U.” And again: "T h at Is good! Every young man should do something. You w ill be proud in the future. I wish you every success now nnd In the fu ture." W ith another pat on ray shoulder I passed on. lmw or whither I could nev er remember I know that I was much elated and full o f courage. I went at once to the office o f the examining board, where 1 was placed on the I rack. Hut now. strange to say, the answers to the questions seemed to be on the end o f my tongue almost before they were finished, although the exam ination was a pretty stiff one. But my troubles were over, and my mind work ed as though Just oiled up. I was re- i l*nsed finally, after a couple o f hours, with a complimentary observation and told to present m yself at the surgeon general's office the next day. I did ao and was Informed that I bad passed. That Is m y story, and It Is not much. But so long as I live I shall continue to thrill with pride when I recall that hot Jnly day when Abraham Lincoln, one o f the great figures o f history, put his hand on my small shoulder and wished . me luck. T w o yours ago wo took an order for .¡400 fourteen lm h armor-piercing shells at n contract price o f $7<V*<.<»«>, to be delivered within a certain time or we I t Is better to back out than to be had to pay o large penalty. thrown out. The only specItlenMbns for making the«e »h ell« are that they shall be Many Filipino women catch and sell o f a certain size nnd must pierce fish fo r a living. armor-plate at a certain velocity on 1m I -Us a rule, more things are easy going pact, it Is impossible to foretell the than easy coming. exact conditions o f the tests. W e had made large quantities o f shells Ignorance ceases to be bliss a fter you in the past which had been accepted. begin to get wise. Hut In placing this particular order the Department altered the angle at which Bacteria are killed by a pressure o f the tested shells must pierce nrinor- 3,000 atmospheres. plate. The result, however, lias been Australia boasts o f the tallest trees absolute Inability oti our part to pro duce In any’ qnantlty, shells which will grown on British soil. meet these novel tests. In fact, wc Nine cubic Inches o f water frozen know o f no process o f proje tlle-mak- w ill measure ten cubic Inches. Ing through which It Is possible to pro duce In quantities shells which w ill I f advertising does not pay why do ¡conform to the requirements. !>eoplo dress up?— Dallas News. The result Is that up to now on that There nre nt present more thnn 1,500 contract o f $7<N.OOO. we have put Into actual operating exi*euac $- 147 .ski., nnd Esperanto societies In the world. have been penalized for non-delivery It Is a serious offense to ride n bicy $405.744., a total o f $043.025., with no cle anywhere near Constantinople. receipts whatever. A ll white garments should be hung Ha $hich was the experience In the light tho sunlight; colored garments in the o f which we were called upon recent shade. ly to bid for sixteen-inch shells. "W h at are dreams?" W e bid on these shells nt approxi "T h e movies o f slumberland.” -—Bos- mately the same rirte |»>r pound ns Ihut o f n fourteen-lneh shell contract tou Transcript. o f one year azq upon which the Gov T e d — You know, money Is your best ernment awarded contracts. friend. Ned—Yes, and the trouble Is that the best o f friends must p a rt W e have not the slightest Idea what profit there w ill be In the making o f Pop— A re yon fam iliar with mathe those shells. W e do not know that matics? Weasel—Sure; I call ’em there w ill be any. There is no certain “ math” for short.—Princeton Tiger. ty tlint It would Is- possible» for us to deliver a shell to meet the test. T o build n tw elve story loft or office For officers In the Navy to assume building, 50 by 100 feet In area, re that any Idd made under such condi quires 000 tous o f fabricated steel. tions is "exorbitant" is utterly unfair. " I s your country place finished yet?" “ Oh, yes. W hy, I have already begun W e bid on the new battle-cruisers slim « which N avy department experts, alterations on It.” —Boston Transcript. after examination o f our books, found A nut ami a Joke are alike In that would yield a profit o f less than ten pet- rent. \Y • agreed to nssinne risks they can both be cracked and different for Increased o«ts o f materials and la in that the Joke can be cracked again. bor. that m i !c It possible that these "P rid e goes before a fall, you know. ’ contracts might yield no profit what "M ayb e It does, but It goes a lot ever. quicker a fte r one.” — Boston Tran script The cost« run beyond the amount ap- proprlnfcd by Congress on the basis of When the sun’s center is six degrees the ■ t estimates made n year ago. below tho horizon In Alaska the And because shipbuilders could not brightest stars are visible on a clear xllcr the Inexorable cost facts and ro day. llin'« bids to early estimates o f the Some people may have n splendid ear N avy Department, the prices nre called for music, but the trouble Is they can’t “ exorbitant." It would lie it real advantage to bo sing with their ear.—Charlotte Ob- relieved of this naval construction. The j server. profit from It oaiinot possibly amount to niueh, and the responsibility Is enor nioua. Wc have determined to make this offer to the American Government. " i f yon w ill build tw o o f the battle cruiser In Government navy yards, we will build t lie other tw o nt the as certalneil eost o f building the ships In the Government vnrds. without addi tional expense or commissions o f any kind. We will also contract to have our ships ready for service ahead of the Government ships." i On a large ocean liner the amount o f coul used per day varies from 800 to 1,200 tons, according to the speed o f tho boat. Tliore Is many a woman whose epi taph ought to be. "Nobody ever saw her hands folded but once."—Youth’s Companion. O f all tho Balkan people, the Ser vians are the only nnmlxed race since they came Into their territory, eight centuries ago. 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