MUorto., THE STAYTON MAIL Has the Largest Circulation of Any Paper in the Santiam Valley S T A Y T O N , M ARION COUNTV*. O REG O N . T H U R SD A Y , JU N E 27, 1918. ¿4th. Year, No. 26. Serial No. 1167 i and by cool direction o f their of tens of thousands of American Q ^ e r Amendments Echoes of G. A, R. mothers will be broken hearted. _ i <. * ficers. Sickened in soul by German CiUTY 2L t fc.lCCtlO n Murder, pillage, rape in which' Encampment nypocrisy, foul blasphemies, _____ the poor Belgian w ife and moth wanton destruction in i w anuin u ™ » n « o . f » sacred u c A l t h o u g h the citv election held turn by a whole bunch of fiends1 P ^ e s . conscienceless diplomacy ,agt MonfJay t() vote on the Char. Committee on “ Stute o f the unspeakable brutalities, outraged ter Amendments made necessary Country” whh unanimously with a smile o f self satisfaction. womanhood and starving children by the constitutional amendments adopted at the G. A. fi. Annual That, gentlemen is the “ Kultur” widespread wherever the Hun passed by the people in June 1917 Encampment in Albany May IF», that proposes to “ cure” the world K °ne- the G. A. R., peace- was somewhat quiet the amend and shows with what degree of The savage Indian was an angel in white compared to them. loving as we are, and hating war ments carried by an overw hel loyalty and patriotic devotion our At last it became manifest to aH we do> dedicate ourselves, our ming majority and from now on old soldiers view the present Americans that a beast was live». °tir fortunes, our sons and our city marshal will be appoin war. abroad, crushing the bones and our daughters to the divine ted by the council and we will Comrades: °'>r " ation ha* espoused, have a primary to nominate our m Thin annual meeting o f the de swallowing the blood of all in his wake, with a weather eye on our until the honor and safety of candidates instead o f the out of partment o f Oregon, G. A. U., peace-loving nations are again es date caucus or convention system. comes at a time most extraordi own fair land, the United States. tablished and the future happi Murder on land was followed One more step in the right direct nary, a crisis the most momen ness of the whole world guaran by murder on the sea. Ameri- ion. tous in the history of the world teed. Nor do we believe the We came into the realization o f tan lives went down in the wa- ters, as Belgian lives went out in I conscientious objector, 90 - _ munhood in the tumult of war, hitherto quiet homes, villages, called, has any right to exemp- LitllOllC i OITCSlCrS apd will, we fear, pass out of and on the plain. Then it was don from military duty, or th a t, this life in the same atmosphere. that the United States, a fte r , !,e »houid be allowed to remain in The world is now in the cru marks an event that is long to be out more sweaters and socks than Germany had, under cover of this country to enjoy the fruits, cible. The furnace is seven remembered by a number o f boys any other member o f tne league- times heated' in On July 14 the Catholic For- in the welter o f 1 friendly international correspond- o f battles won by the lives of from Sublimity who answered t h e _________________ . hlood. the cry o f agony, the hor-lence fllled ev* ry l,art o f our lanil ° ther8, reatera and al1 member8 o{ the call o f their country last Wednes Proud, indeed, we are of the church in Stayton will have a big ror o f death, the world’s status with spies, was aroused to h e r, day. The event was a reception is now being recast The white <lanKer. With Belgium devasti-1 place Oregon has won . in the .celebration at the Catholic church given by the Patriotic Home hot metal soon must issue taking tated. Britian » " m ly hanging on. American marshaled hosts, with here. There will be the dedicat- League at Ihe C. F. Hall in hon The War Savings Stamp drive every man, woman and child ation of a large service flag and permanent form. I he autocrat France bleeding at every pore, or o f these beys, furnishing am under the able leadership o f For Italy vainly looking on at the in-1 doing and willing to do their ut- the raising of a huge American and the democrat are met in usement aijd good speaking the est Mack assisted by a splendid most. flag 9x18 ft., now on display at deadly conflict, to determine vasion of her fair homes, Amer- entire evening. A crowded house corps o f helpers has been brought The way before us will be long W. F. Kleckers store. which shall rule. There is not ica said. “ We can be neutral no witnessed the program. The to a successful conclusion by fight and hard. Ever and anon t h e ------------------ room on earth for both. The longer,” and we are in to boys that were drafted from being oversubscribed a few hun r heart will be sick from hope de Prussian whose national atmos to a finish. Sublimity were: John Grier, dred dollars. Why are we in it? It is that ferred, but we shall fight on! and phere is hate and malevolence, Frank Staiger, Felex Stienkamp, Mr. Mack who has conducted was for more than 40 years pre malevolence and overweening on!! and still on!!! Thank God Roy Kelly, George Schmitt and the campaign is much gratified The following poem, composed Phil Albus. paring for this struggle that pride may have a fall. That the we have the men, the substarce by the results, and sayslt only may and the spirit for a struggle that ^y two enlisted men o f 113 Sig. should give him world dominion doctrine of the super-man The program was rendered by goes to show the continued loyal mili- shall not end till the whole world jp ni Camp Shelby, Miss., will he Strangely enough the rest of us forever be squelched, that high class talent comprising ^ a _ ty and patriotism of Stayton and were blind to the imjiending per tarism may be shown to be not shall be freed from the power o f of interest as showing how the number o f patriotic selections by vicinity. In view o f the fact the Hun soldier boys feel toward the girl the boys, between which several il. It was hard to believe that only a curse but a failure; that that the mass meeting called for Germany must, and will learn who forgets while he is "o ver special selections o f music were any people had reached the depth contract breaking, lying, cruelty, Friday, June 28 was for the pur- o f infamy where justice and hu- « nd brute force cannot and shall that people of our race are not to there” defending our country rendered by the best talent in the bose o f cleaning up the campaign, man ity would be trampled under-, not have the right of way. U n til.be bullied; that Hun brutality against the Hun. town. Two features o f the prog- and seeing those . in . . the District Why will ■ Kiri who h .» wept on your ram that are w e |, w orth y o f men_ foot to agrandise the autocracy I that time arrives we must, and has no terrors for Americans. neck , , that the workers had been unable The boon o f civil liberty will not o f a ruling house. The world we will fiffht. And kisned you goodbye at the train. tiOH were the \OCal selections to see dnd as all persons in this has had a terrible awakening. No one sees more clearly than be surrendered after one, no, Turn to a ulacker and *ay, “ My dear, rendered by Miss Clara Doerfler, district have been visited there is Th»* nation that (wasted of its the G. A. R. that if the Gorman nor o f one hundred defeats. As I ’ ll never see him attain.” a notable vocalist who sang be- I „ .. - , SUC a meeting, blunt honesty has revealed itself conquers, then nothing is worth men who have smelled the smoke Why will »he write to a soldier that a f ore ]arffe audiances in Salem, i 00 ^ CeSS1 true , ..... , ™ - ao there will be none. as a purger, with the stealthy in- while- As men of military ex- of battle we propose to fight it And tell him aht » true to him still, a^ en .' 5 ,, , e . 0 . 0 War Savings Stamps offers the stincts of the savage. The world perience we expect reverses and out on this line if it takes not Then (five her kiaaes to a slacker at the Old Church Bell, by Adrian best investment for the small in- We look for only one summer, but a dozen did not kno'w the Prussian; did disappointments. Hermens and George Glover, home ' vestor o f any form of investment Who'a afraid to get in the mill? not know to i\hat depths of mor loss of hard-earned ground, spy- summers. which was mirthsome as well as on the market today, and those Now that w e’ ve begun, we Why will she lie and deceive him so al perfidy he could desend. ing everywhere, with all sorts of beautiful on account o f their who have pledged themselves to When she knows his heart is set Every form o f vileness has and I attempts to defeat our efforts, don’ t know how to stop: and we equal size, and age take any number o f them and is !>eing resorted to, in carrying Thousands o f American lads of refuse to be shown till w e’re On the homing soon, his heart lull of Well delivered and excellent find they can take more are not love, out his designs; not sporadically ^ high promise will be laid under over the. fop. patriotic addresses were rendered And naught done for him to regret? . , only overlooking a splendid oppor as may happen in an army where ' the sod making the supreme sac- C. E. Cline, Daniel Webster, Why win she tell him she's waiting for - Father L.ainck, V> . P. Down tunity to show their patriotism men see r e i in the surge o f con rilice. A hundred thousand more Geo. A. Harding, C. S. Baker, him ing and A. C. Barrows. and help knock the Hun out but Committee. flict. but o f «t deli iterate purpose will manned for life, while T. H. Stevens, And all t^ie time doing her best The boys were then presented are losing a splendid investment. To marry a slacker, that stayed at sweaters and socks by G eorge! home, -/ani Glover, the chairman o f the eve- —, , —. , xt -* -s __________ ____ ravished has been forcibly Tli** following report of the **r To Celebrate Stayton is Over the Top A Daughter of Eve. VWth the excuse that his feet weie flat'.' What You Need TH E D IFFE R E N C E B E TW E E N B U Y IN G W H A T YO U W A N T , A N D W H A T YOU NEED Is One Form of Economy I f you merely want clothes and don’t need them, you owe it to your coun try not to buy them. If Y ou N eed C lo th e s be Sure T h a t T h e y ’re G ood O nes BISHOP ALL WOOL SUITS $20 TO $35 . HART, SCHAFFNER & MARX $25 TO $40 That’s only another way o f saying be sure they’re good clothes; the kind that wear so well you get more value for your monev. W E H AVE LARG E STOCKS OF TH E SE CLO TH ES A N D O TH E R M E R CH AND ISE: WE BOUGHT TH E M A T PR ICE S MUCH LO W E R T H A N T H E Y W OULD CCST NOW. IF YOU NEED CLOTHES, NOW IS TH E T IM E TO BU Y TH E M ; Y O U ’ LL S A V E SOME M O N E Y FOR Y O U R SE LF . M E N ’S HATS $.’{ to |5 • SA! FM WOOLEN MILLS STORE SALEM - - - OREGON Home League a short time before. 1 ‘ A bountiful supper was then Muster and inspection of sepa- served for the boys by the ladies rate Co. A. July 1st. 7:30 by order of the League which was said by of Col. N. C. North. No excuses them to be one o f the best recept- granted from this meeting. L. ion lunchions they ever partook S. Lambert, ( apt. of. CARD OF THANKS Ice cream and other refresh- ments were served to those pre We the undersigned wish to sent. express our thanks to our kind Since its organization in April friends and neighbors for their Why will she sertd him away to France, 1 the P. H. L. have been doing el- kindness and sympathy during With a heart so heavy and sore. aborate woj-k in supplying the the illness and death of our w ife To wonder what he's lighting for. Since there is nothing at home any Sammies with sweaters and other and mother also for the floral of- waring apparel. They have tur fermgs. more? Why will she marry a slacker instead. ned out over 12 sets o f socks and ^ Lewis Stout and family. Why will she lie and deceive him till she’s caugnt, Then lie some more to get straight, Inster.d o f telling the truth to the boy. Who loves her and would go to the gate O f Heaven or Hell, as God wills he should. To save her a similar fate O f the women of Belgium a death from the Huns, Ar.d a life o f torture and hate? And condemn in him ever more. His faith in her sex, of the soldier who thought. He would have a w ife after the war? Why will she ruin his faith in God, And his hopes o f the world to come. M» Why will she make him want to cease to live, And hope for Ihe end to come? That he might find peace of mind and soul. As he ki ows it'd not in this world, . Oh God what i* she an agent from hell. Or is she really a girl? I I j G>h God! what -is it possible that she’s happy now • With her husband, should be MEN’S SHOES ÎÜ5 to $9 ntng w hich w e*e m ade by the G e n e r a l O r d e r JN 0 . 1 1 who knows ho | Proving his right, her protector to lie IrT France, far over the sea? I.et him stay with her, dear God plea e. Let them raise more slackers. We need them, dear G' h I. For husbands for daughters o f Eve. Mr. Samuel Glover of Spokane. Wash, is spending the week at | the home o f his niece, Mrs. L. S. Lambert. ill Your Attention Is once more called to the fact that *\ve have N O T advanced the price o f onr wool dress goods. W e are sell ing them at the same old price. Ili % I; word to the wise is sufficient W, F. KLECKER.. NOBODY UNDERSELLS US ESTABLISHED 15 YEARS