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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.
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ficers.
Sickened
in
soul
by
German
CiUTY
2L
t
fc.lCCtlO
n
Murder,
pillage,
rape
in
which'
Encampment
nypocrisy,
foul
blasphemies,
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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
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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
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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
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____ 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