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About The Stayton mail. (Stayton, Marion County, Or.) 1895-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 8, 1918)
the STÄYT0N m ail Chas. S. Clark . Editor and Proprietor Subscription Price $1.00 Per Year in Advance Advertising Kates Made Known Upon Application Foreign Advertising Represented by The American Press Assocuhoa Enteret! as second class m atter at the postottice at Stayton, Marion County, Oregon, under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. Address all Communications to The Stayton Mail PRUSSIANISM OR AMERICANISM. That is the sole issue in the tide of socialism sweeping over our country—which shall it be. prussianuation or stay AmericanT With all the alleged mistakes, blunders and imperfections of the American jtolitical system, for fifty years a hundred million people prospered. We enjoyed greater opportunities and achieved greater happi ness and made more progress to the square inch per individual than any nation. Paternalism and socialism read well and talk well, but the American system that which they attack, has always worked well. Bolshevikism viewed through the tortoise-shell rimmed glasses of some soft-handed and often soft-headed theorist is a nostrum. It is a name for the highest flowering of rampant socialism that opened the door for kaiser kultur and is not making the people happier. Prussianism is despotism by the all-highest. Bolshevikism is despotism by' the all-lowest. American democracy means opportun ity for all. “ Democracy is the only system on trial today that is intelli gently planned and fitted to the needs of the world." ■U. ,J> U.W Which do you want for your 10c—ordi nary plug or lasting tobacco satisfaction. 4* Cook in Cool Comfort W e have a large line of the best oil cook stoves on the market in all sizes such as Perfection and Blue Flame Stoves Peyton Brand These makes are too well known to need description, with one of these stoves you will be able todo your cook ing in a cool kitchen Real Gravely Chewing Pks£ 1 0 c a p o u c h —a n d w orth it Gravulylmaft . o tmeelt Imngortt t u P. B, I LILLY HARDWARE CO. | Tub«*.«.« Cuutp««/ w Be Ready For An Opportunity Saturdays Program will portray Wallace Reid One often heart, ” l f I only had a little money / could m ake a fortune. ** —IN — “Nan of Music Mountain” W hy not be ready when op portunity hnoche a t your door ? % Sunday’s Program will present Plan to place in the bank a certain percentage o f your »al ary or b u tin eti profit». Dorothy Dealton — IN — Then when the main chance comes along yo u ’ll be ready for it. “TYRANT FEAR” There are still a number of people who think it is very important to press innumerable constitutional amendments and some even ad vocate holding constitutional conventions in some western states. When one stops to think what would have happened to our country if the seven hundred amendments proposed to our federal constitution in the past twenty years had all been adopted, he hesitates. The shigle great fact remains that the federal and state eonsti- tutions have been tested out by experience and found adequate to the strain of uccessfully carrying on the greatest war in hi-*ory. It does not seem a favorable time to alter radically the basis of our state or federal government when we are engaged in a hand to hand struggle between democracy and autocracy foy the whole world. Experiments and expense of holding constitutional conventions should be avoided above all things and those who have radical propositions to promote can well afford to await a more convenient season. j U .u v i l U , V à rg in i« The Star Theatre is Showing Stars of magnitude this week NO TIME FOR TINKERING. .il Mo m w . f o c /U u i (A um a t J i m a r y ftJu g A Paramount Picture B anking in every form. STAYTON STAR T H E A T R E STATE BANK DiTTER, BELL & CO. 5 STORES IN ONE Groceries, Dry Goods, Drugs, Hardware, Lubricating Oils We Handle Everything the Farmer Needs. If we Haven't got What you want we will get it for you. OFF ON THE WRONG FOOT AGAIN. IGHT GOODS IGHT PRICES “ That Stayton home guard bunch are a set of good OUR MOTTO IGHT SERVIC E huskies and make a fine appearance in uniform. It was IGHT S E T T L E M E N T quite bewildering to many of them Tuesday as sueh large crowds in Salem is of rare occurrence and to a Staytonite it was one glorious event not soon to he forgotten, and will DITTER, B ELL & CO. SUBLIMITY, ORE. form the main topic of conversation in Beauchamp's drug ¡V. <•I « i 't » V <M S store, L. A. Thoms' poultry house and under the ‘soft glow* of the street lights.”—Turner Tribune. ^ e*, the Stayton bunch is a set of good huskies, and in fact, ^ OOOOOO0 0 0 0 0 -0 ÜOOOOO OOOOOO 6 C OOOOOOOOOOOO o o o o o o o o they are all gentlemen—they pull together, and work for the best interests of tbe thriving little city of Stayton. This is more than Turner can boast of. The fact is that there is not enough men in Turner that will stick together long enough, without fighting, to MRS. FRANK LESLEY. PROP. make a showing, ami from the above bit of sarcasm it looks as if OOOOOO OOOOOO the “ fighting town of Turner is just a little bit jealous. Well, •jmt We cater to the traveling public it was always thus. R Farmers & Merchants Bank of Stayton, Oregon C a p ita l $ 2 5 ,0 0 0 .0 0 A GOOD PLACE TO TRADE L e s l e y Ho t e l . W bile w’e have consistently counseled our readers to avoid the appearance of boasting when speaking of the American troops in Franee, we think that it would be all right to let out h couple of whoops now. W e carry a large line of dry goods, shoes, notions, gents’ furnishings, hats, caps and rubber goods, etc. CLEA N RO O M S GOOD BED S OOOOOO OOOOOO OUR GROCERY DEPARTMENT Make this your home when in Stayton STAYTON OREGON <W 00O 0 OOOOOO OOOOOO O OOOOOOOÍ Û OOOOOO OOOOOO o o o o o has a large line of fancy and staple groceries, canned goods, smoked meats. In fact ev erything you will find in a first-class Merchandise store is to be found here at prices that are right. 1 We do not speak authoritatively, but we are inclined to believe the republican party is willing to “ adjourn polities” provided Prcs- ident Wilson wil set the example. T H E STAYTON B AKERY The guy who asked for exemption and got it i- going to be a! lonely soul in the years that are to come. Subscribe now and save 50 cents The price will raise September Is: HOME MADE BREAD, C A K E S AND CO Ò K IES NO ORDER TOO LA R G E C. F . 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