viagoii Historical Botiti? THE STAY TON MAIL Has the Largest Qrculation of Any Paper in the Santiam Valley S T A Y T O N , MARION COUNTY. OREGON. TH URSDAY, SEPT 19, 1918 24th. Year, No. 38. TWENTY-FIVE SACKS OF FLOUR FOUND IN STAYTON HOMES Pc Two Oregon Mounted Police Slide into Town Tuesday and Proceed to search the Business Houses and Residences of Some of Our Most Influential Citizens ! Well, W.ll, Well. WhoM u thought It? Right here to Sthylon where they ■ re ftUt>|M>Ri. OR HTOliKN. T he placards were found In windows, on bill b oards and in the s tre e ts on My k u l t u r asalstant and co-w orker which was prin te d : "D efend y our­ In general. Deacrlptlon— Resem bles self, do not reg ister." o u rse lf as much a» possible. Answers to th e n am e of O ott or God. Any j HTOCT LADIES, T A K E NOTICE- party giving Inform ation as ¿o hi» j T he G erm an arm y is using my w herea b o u ts may go to the Iron Vanishing Cream. Buy before the Cross factory an d help themselves. supply 1» exhausted. P. D. Q. Wilhelm Rex. mi r ma L \ Q. where shall I buy my Lib­ K 3 2 erty Bonds? A. Buy them thru the Bank you do business with or see r r m iXi ■ ■ t *iat they get credit for what " H 'i a B r *3 you buy. a ar * K g £ | S g g S The manager of the State Liberty Loan Campaign has addressed a letter to the County Chairman stating that where a person lives in one County and Hanks in the adjoining County he should buy his Bonds at the bank where he does his banking business. Remember that the quota is given to each district ac- cording to the bank deposits of that district. Your de- IKisits in the hank are taken into consideration when they tell your hank how many bonds it has to sell, J. W. Mayo • * Chairman Local Liberty Loan Hoard. * «! * oc Blame« Itself for Hoff'« N omination an d R y a n ’s Defeat In th e P rim a r ie s — In Advising th e Voters to t o t s for Cusick Instead of Ryan. aO A Y «C P T k Æm%X'£ - í\ ■ f c B J i % s o r i 'v M Ü ,, . m f j t - X IlKMOCUATM A M I R K P f ’RI.ICANS HfHIRHK TATK HTKAUI IIIT KlliNT IlliOW OX S K I T . II A MARCH ON MIH EKIKNIM4 One of the biggest aurpriae» ever sp ru n g on th e people of Hluyton waa th e newa th a t G eorge Tute, " O u r G eo rg e" had done gone and got m a r ­ ried. T he happy event oecured at Halem on S atu rd ay , Septem ber 14th. at the hom e of the brld«'« parent*. Mr. and Mr*. R upert. Only th e Im m ediate friend» of the c o n tra c tin g partie» wltne*i»lng th e cerem ony, which w i t perform ed at 9 o’clock In th e m orning, Rev. P o rte r, of th e F i r s t C hristian church of Salem, »peaking the word« th a t made George T ate, of Slayton, and Mlaa Mable R u p e rt, of Salem, man and wife. Im m ediately a f te r th e ceremony Mr. and Mr». T a te and the Invited Kueil» »at down to an elaborately prepared w'eddlng breakfast. Mr. and Mr». T a te left the same day for O ra te r h a k e and California points w here they will spend th e ir honeym oon. They expect to r e tu r n th e la t t e r part of this work. T he bride 1» well known In S lay ­ ton. having ta u g h t In o u r public school», and has a large circle of friends here. T he groom Is the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. hee T ate, of Sta.vton, Is u g r a d u a te of Stayton High School and Is a leader am ong the younger set of th e city. The Mall Joins with the large cir­ cle of friends of both the young couple In wishing them smooth sa il­ ing o ’e r life’s m a trim o n ia l sea. THE OREGON “ VOTER SEES ITS MISTAKE ja 8. Dietritt Attorney, for Oie«on, to inveati«ate the hourdin« of food »tuff», and take care of pro-Germana. They have a lot of work in thia neighbor­ hood ami will tic here fur a few day» yet. They will make their report to the grand jury in regard to finding the Hour and it ia expected th a t aomebody will g e t about all th a t 11 coming to them. The O. M. P. have been on duty aincc April flr»t guarding »hip yard», and all places where the government ha« contracts, fighting forest fire» and cleaning up the local conditiona in com muiiitie« throughout the »tate. The O. M. P. are doing good work th ro u g h ­ out the atate and Maj. Deich ha» made a very efficient organisation out of the men. Serial No. I j í f i r 'í t ! S ^ A K IIN G UP i L K T l U r Uncle Sam: “Gosh that Patriotic Spirit grows faster than you can plant the Seed!” kHL( .O.VS .r e s p o n s e to Duly Has set the puce f ,r tip w hole N ation. In (France the fume of <)re- g n n \ "DO OR D IE " s p i r i t - w h e th e r ON the Rutti, line "o v e r t h e r e ” or BEHIND the Batlleline “ over h e r e " is h o n oie il above all things. L et’s m ake the 4th L iberty Loan d riv e o u r su- o Friday September 20th Is Bundle Day p n m e O ffensive ag a in st the e n c u j v T o aga in go ov er th e top F IR S T w ill c o n v in c e the C e ntral P o w ­ ers that w e ’re AGAINST H u m 1.» the ta il m a n — a n d p ro v e y . o u r Bovs th a t we re W ITH them to the last dollar. KOI-XI). T he W atch on the R h in e reports t h a t a n u m b e r of u n ta m e d Yanks broken th r o u g h th e H in d e n b u r g Stayton Aux. A. R. C. has received the second call for Belgian relief. fence and a re w andering to w ard s Those having cTothlng, n>en’~s wo­ Berlin. Any one who will drive them m en’s children’s and baby clothing to back and fix up th e fence may have donate, should have them ready Friday two h airs from th e k a i s e r ’s mus- morning. P ut them on your porch as tache. T he H ohenzoilern Co. Ltd. the collectors will not take time t o , stop and ask for bundles. Auto will call Friday morning. If anyone is Stayton Fire Boys missed or doesn’t have a char.ce to get Help Ambulance Fund their clothing gathered up, they may leave them a t Lesley’s hotel sample room. No clothing received afte r Sep­ tember 25th. Some time ago the Stayton Fire De­ partm ent subscribed $20.00 to the Red G overnor W’ithycom be says th e Cross with which to help to purchase sta te f a ir th is year promises to be an ambulance for the ooys in France. th e best in its history, and S ecretary V. Dare Sloper, Chief Engineer of the A. H. Lea, co m m enting on the live- Stayton Fire D epartment, received the stock fe a tu re , r e p e a ts t h a t the ex­ following letter from San Francisco on hibit will be th e biggest and best Monday : San Francisco, Cal., Sept. 13, 1918. Lea an n o u n c es t h a t th e C urtis Mar- ever held in the W est. Secretary Mr. V. Dare Sloper, tin Livestock C om pany’s fam ous Chief Engineer, Fire Department, H ereford herd, declared the equal of •v' t ®yt°n, Oregon, any In th e world, will be shown for Dear Chief:— This is to acknowledge receipt of the th e f irs t tim e in the United States. "T h e s ta te fair th is y ea r promises sum of $20.00, through Chief B. F. to be th e best in its history, and this Dowell of Portland, Ore., the same be- ls as It should be. for of all tim es >"K » donation from the officers and members of the btayton r ire D epart- this is the tim e we should stim u la te ment toward the pnrehase of am bu­ a g r ic u ltu r a l pro d u ctio n ," said Gov­ lances to be turned over to the Red e r n o r W lthycom be in com m enting on Cross for service in France, and to be the 57th a n n u a l Oregon sta te fair known as the F irem en’s U nit of the which opens in Salem September 23 Pacific Coast. for a week, and he u rged the people * Allow me to thank you, and through to attend. " P P r re e s sid id e n t Wilson has you the officer9 and a m b e r s of your wisely advocated th e continuance of dhpilrtm ent foi the assigUnce rendered fairs this year, despite the te rrib le ¡n ^ ¡ s mos^ worthy cause, crisis co n fro n tin g th e country, so let Sincerely yours, Oregonians be patriotic and loyal to Thos. R. Murphy th e ir s ta te fair and m a k e it the b a n ­ Chief E ngineer S. F. F. D. ner fair in the history of Oregon. "T h e Oregon sta te fair Is the most T he rig h t place for yo u r son, Mt. im p o rta n t fair of Its class on th e Angel College, St. Benedict, Ore. Pacific coast. It is becoming n real school of practical education. Thei* Adress T. 1. My er. a r e many com m endable features a d ­ ded this year, particu la rly the one In up-to-date and com m odious coliseum food conservation and production. in which the livestock can be dis­ The Boys’ and G ir ls " club work Is played to the best ad v a n ta g e to spec­ also becoming a stro n g fea tu re of th e ta to rs as well as for Judging. T his sta te fair. This Is exceedingly co m -j will be a valuable acquisition to the mendable, because th e fu tu re of fair, especially in case of inclem ent m odern a g r ic u ltu r e in o u r slate de- j weather, which frequently prevails pends upon the e n th u sia sm and in- d u rin g fair week. With th is build- spiratlon acquired by o u r younger ing, rain or shine, we can have a good population. P a re n ts should do th e ir fair. Oregon has been noted foi Its utmost in getting th e ir boys and girls s tre n g th in livestock for a n u m b e r on the farm s interested In a g r l c u l - , of years. In fact, o u r llocks and tu re , because this is o u r .ireat perm a- h e rd s com pare in quality with those nent basic Industry. T he f u tu re of any atate In the Union, and with f a rm e r of the sta te should receive his the effort m ade by th e board w*y Inspiration early In life, and th e re is should have a splendid exhibit of no b e tte r place to acquire tills than livestock this y ea r.” Predictions are m ade by A. It. Lea. at the s ta te fair. "T h e «*nte fair board «hould be secretary of th e fair board, t h a - the com m ended for th e splendid enter- j livestock show will be easily the hig- ivise * bn« shown in providln: on y b ■: t ever held in t ’t » West. l-iaeam 1.0*1, U s a r r m OLIYKK LESLEY HAH KIRS IN JU R E D AT KIKE F ro m a P e ndle ton paper we note t h a t Oliver Lesley, son of Mr. an d Mrs. F ra n k Lesley, of Stayton, who is a m em ber of th e fira d e p a r tm e n t of P endleton, was Injured w hile on duty, on the 11th of this m onth. It says: “ Lesley was in jure d when a hose he was h a n d lin g on a side hill got beyond control and he was thro w n on th e gro u n d m ade slippery by the escaping water. Several ribs w ere inju re d , b u t none b ro k e n .” Catholic Foresters Elect New Officers A t a reg u lar m eeting of the Catholic O rder O f F o resters of S tay to n . held in th e I. O. O. F. Hall la st T hursday eve­ ning, the following officers w ere elect­ ed fo r th e ensuing year: W. F. K lecker, Chief R anger: H. J . M arking, Vice Chief R anger; Chas. Gehlen, Recording S ecretary ; Ed. K er- ber, Financial S ecretary : John Van- H an d d , T re asu re r; Andrew F erry , S peaker; Wm. K erber, Sr. Couductor; Geo. G assner, T ru stee: Frank K erber, Inside Sentinel; Joe Van Handel, O ut­ side Sentinel. S everal sta rs w ere added to th e se r­ vice flag and a f te r th e lodge work re ­ fresh m en ts w ere served. W H EA T. T h e r e would seem to be no room for hesitation abo u t choice for sta te t r e a s u r e r of Oregon. O. P. Hoff, re tirin g labor commissioner, la th e republican nominee. D. P. Mason of Albany, practically an unknow n, happened to get som e thing like a couple of h u n d red votes from all over the sta te a t the dem ocratic prim aries, a n d by this accident won the dem ocratic nom ination T h o m a s F. Ryan, prese nt as sista n t s ta te tr e a s u r e r , was defeated for th e r e ­ publican nom ination by Hoff, by a very sm all plurality. Ryan Is ex­ pected to ru n as an independent. T he Voter blam es itself for H off’s nom ination and R y a n ’s defeat a t th e prim aries, in th a t it erred in Its fore­ cast, and advised Voter subscribers to vote for E. D. Cusick of A lbany as th e c a n d id a te moat likely to de­ feat Hoff. It tu r n e d out th a t R yan instead of Cusick was the best vote- g etter, and if The Voter had fore­ seen th e situ atio n it would have a d ­ vised support of Ryan an d u n q u e s­ tionably he would have been nom i­ nated. It is ju st as im p o rta n t now as it was la3t sp ring to defeat Hoff, whose affiliations with the radical ele m e n t in o u r s ta te a r e well-known. H off is en tire ly honest, but be aligns h im ­ self w ith th e discontented an d th e ag itato rs, and would be a d a n g e r o u s m an to elect to an office which c a r ­ ries w ith it m em bership on all th e principal m an ag in g boards of t h e state. Mason c a n n o t defeat Hoff, for th e reason t h a t so many d em o crats will vote o r Hoff because of his r a d ­ icalism. T he only chance to b ea t H off is to vote for Ryan. Ryan has served tw o te rm s a s a s ­ s is ta n t sta te t r e a s u r e r u n d er T hom as B. Kay, an d has proven to be an ex­ ceedingly co m pete nt and efficient of­ ficer. He is p reside nt of a bank in Oregon City, is also a fa r m e r an d considerable taxpayer, an d is q u a li­ fied exceptionally by priv ate an d public experience to fill th is im p o r t­ a n t office. W hile we have every confidence t h a t G overnor W lthycom be will be re-elected by a handsom e m a jority, th e r e is always th e possibility of tho election of any dem ocratic o p p onent in Oregon. Thia possibility is a m enace when it is rem e m bere d t h a t th e dem ocratic gu b ern a to rial nom i­ nee is W a lte r M. Pierce, one of th e original sponsors^for th e N o n -P a rti­ san L eague In Oregon and a s ta te s e n a to r whose r e p u ta tio n for rad ic al­ ism is well established. T he possi­ bility of P ierce being elected gover­ n o r and Hoff being elected tr e a s u r e r , th u s th r o w in g control of all th e p r in ­ cipal s ta te b oards into th e ir hands, is one to m a k e the th o u g h tfu l cttlxen shudder. It la imperative, th e re fo re, to vote for W lthycom be and R yan next N ovember as th e su re m eans of saving the s ta te govern m e n t front N on-P artisan L eL ague control.— Or­ egon Voter. No d o ubt th e re a r e several of us in Stayton who do not depend for a living on raising wheat. Yet, if we Every Business House in a r e fair-m inded, we will not w ith ­ Stayton is closed fiom 7:30 to hold o u r o. k. from the deelaration 9:30, every Monday evening. by H ow ard Ja c k so n of th e G rain This patriotic move is done to C orporation t h a t $2.05 as a price for shoiv the appreciation tow­ w heat is u n j u s t to th e farm er. ards those who belong to the It does not allay his grief when Guards. Remember this and he is blandly told th a t if he does not do your shopping during oth­ w ant I v d'-al with local elev a to rs he er hours. can ship th e grain himself. As far a s o u r observation goes, f a r m e r s dc GI VE T H E M A C H A N C E. not as a rule own railroads, and they According to G eneral March, Chief ca n n o t o r d e r th e assig n m e n t of I of Staff, th e beginning of Septem ber 1.600.000 A m ericans In freight cars on a given d ate to m eet I found F ra n ce , with m ore th a n 1,350,000 t h e i r respective em ergencies. The on the b a ttle front. T he tim e is past r a ilro a d s do th e talking, and they when o u r forces held only a small have a r a t h e r a r b it r a r y custom fraction of the line and were brig ad ­ though a n a t u r a l one, of assigning ed with the F re n c h and British. Our freight cars have little room c a r s on the basis of last y e a r 's busi­ today for talcum powder, cigar», ness. neckties and confectionery. At all Com passionate voices have been events, one wholesale consignm ent raised in com m iseration for th e p er­ bought by a Stayton store kee; er Is secuted e le v a to r com panies. The h andled forty tim es a« fast as forty voices a r e those of the unttiindfu' parcel» purchased retail from :i malt ones who forget th a t e lev a to rs r e ­ o r d e r house. Support local stores. T h is Is no mained full of wheat d u rin g the car sh o rta g e last year, while th e w heat tim e for forty railroa d em ployes to bo doing the work of one. doub'e.l in price. L