T üê S T A Y T O N M A IL French Sugarlilb DesirgM&d^ 0 ° R eal Gravely Chewing P lu g is solving the tobacco problem fo r m ore men e v e ry day* Sm aller chew. Better tobacco. The good taste lasts. Chas. S. Clark, Editor and Proprietor Subscription Price $1.50 Per Year in Advance Peyton Brand Real G ravely C hew ing Plug Advertising Rates Made Known Upon Application Foreign Advertising Represented by Tbe American Press Association Entered as second class matter at the postoffice at Stay ton. Marion County. Oregon, under the Act o f Congress o f March 8, 1879. 10c a pouch — and w orth it Address all Communications to The Stayton Mail Orm am i y U r t i m s a c * lo n g r r i l c o a l, no mor. fe cAoie (Aoo o r J in a ry /Jug SONQ8 OF A C T IO N. But it is not pruning hooks. _________________ If you have objected to the number of drives which have seemed to come in immediate succession, try what a few driveless Sundays will do to remedy the trout!.'. Twenty-five hundred dollars for little over half an acre of unculti­ vated Clackamas county land. This is the price paid by Sam Jackson, editor of the Portland Journal last week for 66-100 of in acre known as the old hatchery site. sacrifices necessary to the success of the government's gigantic war pro­ gram. The wealthy editor of the Portland Journal needed the little tract as an addition to his beautiful summer home at Clear Creek, where he and his coterie of wealthy Portlanders wile away their week-ends— far from the busy whirl of city life. “ The financial situation is well In hand and the machinery for grant­ ing credit is ample. No essential en­ terprises need fear that they will not be taken care of for their sea­ sonal needs, but all non-essential en­ terprises will be brought to under­ stand that the government needs the i credit w hich it is using and the labor which It is employing: the adjust­ ment will be brought about gradu­ ally so as to create as little hardship as possible. The purchase was nobody's busi­ ness except Mr. Jackson's, of course, and yet the transaction calls for some casual observations which may or may not be pertinent. Mr. Jackson is the self-proclaimed guardian of the interests of the strug­ gling farmer, and the downtrodden laboring man, if his editorial p^ge in tbe Journal is to be seriously consul ered He is^ih earch enemy of the land •gTabb''? ;?T estate speett- lator, and the owner of idle land"-. It ’s a fight io a finish, with the Portland Journal sounding the bugle and carrying the banner at the head of the parade. So reads the Jourral editorial page. Asked for his opinion upon the current state of affairs in the Cnited States in connection with the war Ahdefson said: “ The people of the country must realize that they cannot give the I government the power to purchase the things it needs and retain that purchasing power themselves. “ Much more stern economy must “be practiced, otherwise the govern­ ment's progfam cannot be cai ried out. There is not sufficient labor and manuf..during capacity in the country to allow the population to live as it is now living, ard in addi­ Now for the moment Editor Jack-, tion allow the government to pro­ son steps down and out of his edi­ cure all that it needs.’’ torial page and takes part in a 11’ tl real estate deal which has proven to • \K\V Hl'G.VK r l l l t KS. be a rather astounding tran.-.ict;on, i The price established for sugar by when land values in the Cb ar Creek country are consider-!. E ’ ¡tor .lael;- Sugar Equalization Hoard will be son’s magnificent country villa is I >- found n the main satisfactory to cated about six mil^s east or Oregon various b anches of the industry. City in what is known r.s thp Bak- : s The price is not one which wifi Bridge country. There are some good stimulate production great'y but the farms in the com m j.i'ty, ther bor.-d felt that It would probably be some good lands, and some nighty impossible to bring about a large in- good people, but the ccmhlnation • ins regardless of how high the does not warrant the establishment .r;ee : sht he set. of a precedent o f fixing land value Farmers are r»c ivlng double for at $2800 an acre. thidr b' f'ta what they dhl before the No one but Mr. Jackson would have paid the price, it is true, and it Is also true that had anyone but Mr. Jackson gone into such a specu­ lation nothing would have been thought about the matter. Real homeseekers— men o f the soil who want to purchase farms, for AG RI- CL’ L T t 'R A L purposes — who have been finding solace in the Journal’s campaign against the land speculat­ ors, in the vain hope that farm land prices would be brought within reach of the man of limited capital, are now watching the effect of Mr. Jackson’s action. A deal of this kind does not bring new opportunities to the man of limited means. The e f­ fect is indirect, but nevertheless far- reaching. war, to offret added costs o f produc­ tion, and the ptesent slight increase in price will help the factories cover the increased cost of manufacturing. The sugar industry of the west has been brought to the attention of the whole nation as a life-saver in time of need and each section hav­ ing a sugar factory should strive to build up the industry so that when peace ccrnes it will be in a position to expand and take its place as one of world importance. HAS JUST RECEIVED A SHIPMENT OF It wiM pay you to investigate Prices before bu>ing elsewhere F O R C O U N T Y JU D G E H . L. C L ARK Independent candidal; for Judge ol Marion County PLATFORM I stand fu r strict e c o n o m y . Y o u r c h o ic e fo r R o a d S u p e rv is o r in y o u r d istrict w o u ld he m y ch o ice . Y o u r ro ad m o n e y sh o u ld be spent in y o u r o w n district. REVERE TIRES PHONE 74 1 Sate Yon Rim Cut Tires T h e Leading Features o f the I-fa d­ wmch j r J likw in the machine you are aaed U , and you «rill also find the favori* e features o f the other Standard make', which yon wish your machine had. Y*t nth* W oodstock you will find a | ayy rogation of hifch point feature« m ueh I 1»r/rsvsS end simplified, to fit the %/ ith, the person, »he -rw>d. In a way #nat no other typ-writer does—(The Aest operators aay this'. Only a close-up view, an actual touch and trial o f this excellant typewriter can eonvlnee. Investigate by ell «neene-W e ore at your earn cm Let ua «how you how Fanners & Merchants Bank of Stayton. Oregon C a p it a l $ 2 5 ,0 0 0 .0 0 CLARK'S TIRE HOUSE 319 N. Com. St. Oct-10-31 SALEM. OREGON A GOOD PLACE TO TRADE W e c a rry a large line of d ry goods, shoes, notions, g e n ts’ furnishings, h ats, caps an d ru b b er goods, etc. ■k+-:-+*i'-:,v v v v v '. v-kv-h-kS-S-- P v * î * v - î ' - t " S + + ++ m S ta r^ T h e a tre v v v ’l* v + v ’’r + v •!■+*H- v++++v v v v v v a ***J •>d**I-d*v*I*d’*v S a tu rd a y s P r o g r a m w ill p o rt ra y OUR GROCERY DEPARTMENT has a large line of fancy an d sta p le groceries, can n ed goods, sm oked m eats. In fact ev ­ e ry th in g you w ill find in a first-class M erch an dise store is to be found here a t prices th a t are right. SESSUE HAY AK AW A -IN “ THE W H ITE M AR'S L A W " +++ ++++++++ S u n d a y 's P r o g r a m w ill p re s e n t VIVIAN MARTIN — IN — GEHLEN’S STORE “ A PETTICOAT P ILO T " + + + + + + + + » ¡- + + + • 5 Hr** STAR TH E ATR E 1 1 a Nice line of Granite W are at the old priee § J W e bought our fruit jars early before the J raise and can give you prices that will %> Save You Money OUR R GOODS PRICES SERVICE S ETTLEM EN T DITTER, BELL & CO. A \ A A k A 6 ^ ^ ^ 4 A*'* A A A A ^ ,% •><•<> ^ THE STAYTON BAKERY HO M E MADE BREAD, ’ CAK ES AND COOKIES : Are Making Big Reductions in Men's Hats IGHT IGHT IGHT IGHT n v i You are assured of a safe deposi­ tory and courteous treatment at this bank, by ample capital and long experience in the banking business. Fall Trimmed Hats i DITTER, BELL & CO. It is to be hoped that Mr. Jackson in g M achine« all harmonious!» com ­ will find his new venture a paying bined in one handsome N e w T outile- F ree W ritin g Machine o f tue F irst investment that will eventually reap Q uality — In which you evifl find your own fa vo rite featu e o f your big dividends. Just what use will be own fa v o rite typ ew rit ¿r, and the made of the little trai t is not known, ethers besides. but there is no doubt that it was a Iraproved-Snnplirr.tl- modernized much needed little corner for h:s S im p le — A r t is t ic D u ra b le—F in d ­ e n t —S ta n d a rd — 4 2 K e y — S in g le magnificent country estate. The rich Shift B all B ' a rin i Quiet- V is­ editor o f the Portland J< n-nal evi­ i b l e - S o f t T ' uch L i g h t A c t io n . dently wanted It, the owner was I n t h e W o o d s t o c k Y o n W i l l F in d hunted up, and the deal v as made. E v*rv th r «-tested v/->rfh-while feature Frank B. Andernon, president of the Bank of California, one of the mo*t careful, authoritative observers o f Industrial conditions, sounds the follow ing straight-fi om-the-shoulder warning to the American public, which he asserts is not making tbe J. R. Gardner’s Cash Store **+****+*****+-'.",r <-**+<*******++*+*+*****+++++*l in O n e u A share of the banking business of Stayton and vicinity is solicited. +++++++++++-*--k-:-k-:-’ +-{-++++-k-}"k-b+++-’i-:--’c +-5-:-++++-r++-’H . Clackamas lands are rich, they are worth money and the man who sells Is entitled to, and should receive, a good price— a fair price. But 12500 for 66-100 of an acre of uncultivated farm land is too much money alto­ gether, in Clackamas or any other county. HA (H I KICK NKKDia» TO WIN W AR France must Import sugur today, troops destroy oil French sugar milla most of It from this side of the ocean, Thanks to the French rationing aya boon use the Urgent portion of French tern the annual consumption has been augur beet land la in German hands. cut to 0110.000 tons, according to re­ As a result, the French people have ports reaching the I'lilted States Food been placed on a sugar ration of about Administration. Before the war France IS pounds a year for domestic use; hud an uvernge sugar crop of about a pound an«' a half a month. This 7IVO.OOO tons of sugur uud had soma photograph hows how the German | left over for export. NO ORDER TOO LARGE C E. KR A M ER , Proprietor STAY TO N O R EG O N fo o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o b g o o o o o o o o o o o o ooochxxxx ; L e s l e y Hotel MRS. F R A N K L E S L E Y , PR O P. oooooooooooo We cater to the traveling public MOTTO SUBLIMITY, ORE. CLEAN RO O M S GOOD BEDS OOOOOOOOOOOO Make this your home when in Stayton STAYTON OREGON eaay It ia to try one; to own on*. Phone Central 660?; call up-call ln~or write— W ood.lock Typewriter Company. 1 . C hi '» « O o A A O A O O O O O O O O A O Ô O O A O O O O Û Ò O O O O O O f t A A f lO f lC O O O O Ì V The news from abroad is certainly encouraging. yet quite time to beat shields into plowshares and swords into P. B. Gravely Tobacco Company Danville, Virginia 4 ♦ ♦ ♦ "T h e King of France, with twenty thousand men. Marched up a hill and then marched down again.’ ’ Does not the old nursery rhyme recur to us when we think of the immense cost and effort of the German drive this year, and the fact that they are now pushed back to their original line?