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THE BANNER-COURIER, OREGON CITY, OREGON. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1922
THE BANNER COUEI ER
The Clackamas County Banner and the Oregon City Courier, Consolidated
July 8th, 1919, and Published by the Clackamas County Banner Publishing
Company, Incorporated.
F, J, TOOZE, Editor
H. A. KIRK, Advertising
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"Flag of the free heart's hope and
home!
By Angels' hands to valor given; .
Thy stars have lit the welkin dome,
And all thy hues were born in
Heaven.
Forever float that standard sheet!
Where breathes the foe but falls be
fore us.
With Freedom's soil beneath our feet.
And Freedom's banner streaming
o'er us."
JOSEPH DRAKE
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BIBLE THOUGHT
FOR TODAY
Bible Thoughts memorized, will prove a
priceless nenuee in liter yean.
A SONG OF THANKSGIVING:
On that men would praise the Lord for
his goodness, and for his wonderful
works to the children of men! O come,
let us sing unto the Lord; let "us come
before his presence with thanksgiving.
For he is our God and we are the peo
ple of his pasture. Psalm 107:25;
95:1, 2, 7.
WHAT'S WRONG AT HOME?
THIS is the picture: ' .
Father covered with grime la beneath the family automobile getting it
ready for the Sunday jaunt.
Mother hasn't yet merged from the covers -and she is deeply engrossed
in light reading matter.
Both "believe in religion," so daughter is straggling oft to Sunday school
alone.
The picture is one of the counts in the indictment of American parents
tfor 'the decadence of the American home. It appears in the report of the
joint Episcopal commission on home and family life in relation to religion
and morals.
There is, however, in the report another picture. It is where daughter
doesn't even straggle off to Sunday school. Neither father nor mother cares.
There have been various and sundry prescriptions for the ills of the
American home. The report carries an indictment of the parents in the
following: " .
"We touch the root of our family problem when we point to the lack of
religion in the home. It is paralyzing to think of the average American family
going on from the rising to the retiring hour as if God had no existence.
Sunday is a day for extra sleep, motoring, Sunday papers in many volumes,
comic supplements. If American children are not to be taught of God in the
schools and He is unnamed in, the home, what can we expect but that at this
moment the United States is actually developing into a non-Christian nation?
It is useless to look for a living church or to hope to make the
United States a Christian nation when Christian families enter upon the day
without a prayer, sit down to a pagan board with no heart lifted In thanks
to the Giver of all, and retire to a rest which asks no care of the sleepless
Eye and the overshadowing hand. It is, not from such homes that have gone
forth the men and women who have been the salt of this perishing earth."
Chaplains in the army found during the World War that the vast majority
of young men in armp and navy had no real knowledge of what Christianity is,
continues the report. The ignorance of American boys and girls as to the most
rudimentary facts of faith is appalling. The Bible is in many so-called
Christian homes the book never opened. Fathers and mothers anake it well
nigh universal but highly dangerous rule to leave the instruction of their
children in religion and morals to teachers, servants, playmates and chance
acquaintnces.
Yet it is certain that childrenwhen they become men and women, will
have some belief, true or false, dependent in the first instance on what their
parients teach or fail to t each them. Portland Journal.
hibition anywhere. All the wet results were from wet places. No dry Demo
crat was defeated. That was the test thi3 year.':
BACK TO FIRST BASE.
rip HE Commercial Club of over 600 members enjoys the position of sponsor
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for the straightforward and impartial leadership in matters of com
mercial and civic progress of the city. Its opportunities for real service to
every member and to every interest commercial, civic and industrial, is un
limited. Expressions to the effect that it is falling far short of its opportuni
ties to serve efficiently and impartially are common. "
, Why the publicity committee of the club fails to function as a whole, its
membership divided and substitutions made without recognizing membership
priority is but one of several methods of procedure inimical to the good of the
organization and brings upon it serious criticism.
The Banner-Courier calls attention to existing conditions, in the hope that
the club may get back to its first basis of Impartial and progressive service.
A DISGRACE TO THE STATE,
In one valley in a western state 700
head ef white-faced cattle starved,
while hay, just over a slight ridge,
was held at thirty dollars a ton. A
humane officer, last January, found
herds dying of starvation and eating
willows and trees, with hay stacks on
all sides of them and not a ton for
sale. Greed and inhumanity to crea
tures that supply our nation with food
and clothing have been carried too far.
The department of Commerce and Ag
riculture can do much to relieve dan
ger of losses of millions of stock that
it will take three to Ave years to re
place. The states must act. The
county farm agent law should be ex
tended to include livestock and the
county farm agent should be given
power to move starving stock or feed
it through the winter, with power to
commandeer hay and make it a first
lien against stock to take precedence
over all other claims. The right to
keep the herd alive comes first and if
this right does not exist it should be
created.
The great cattle range country is in
a transition stage. Settlers are crowd
ing in and fencing more and more land.
Large cattle companies the best of
them, have fenced lands and provide
water, food and shelter. The shoe
stringer still operates by the hundreds
and is the cause of a great share of
the losses . In winter. He is being
crowded 'out by the settlers and the
western organizations of wool growers
are demanding that he be given no
leases. Rules and regulations on the
Forest Reserves require that leases
for pasturing livestock be granted only
to owners of cattle and sheep who are
able to show ownership of ranch lands
and ability to take care of stock when
it is taken off the reserve. That nrac-
tically excludes the shoe-stringer from
the forest reserves and has reduced
fatalities . to livestock. The shoe
stringer operates without owning a
foot of land and generally without
credit or .capital, taking his chances
to make a winning on an open winter
when his stock will get through with
out losses. Some way must be found
to hold him responsible for losses to
his herds. The shoe-stringer or irre
sponsible herder should be shut oft the
state and federal lands, s he is off the
Forest Reserves.
TRAINING LITTLE CITIZENS
These Articles published weekly in these columns are
Issued by the National Kindergarten Associ
ation, New York City
Why Not a
fAs Little Novelty?
DRY SENTIMENT INCREASING,
T7HEN the new congress assembles there will be 296 congressmen who
are "dry" and 133 who are "wet," according to an announcement re
cently made by Dr. Clarence True Wilson, Washington, D. C... corresponding
secretary of the Board of Temperance,, Prohibition and Public Morals.
Dr. Wilson, in a telegram received at Methodist headquarters, says: "The
wets re-elected to the House 79 members, and the drys re-elected 224. Wet
new members to the House of Representatives are 54 and the dry new mem
bers are 72. The drys also gained three votes in the Senate." According to
Dr. Wilson's statement there are 133 congressmen who are wet and 296 who
are dry.
Dr Wilson also says, "Ohio majority against beer was
one hundred and eighty-seven thousand. California passed bone dry the
Wright Law with a majority of sixty thousand. There is no slump in pro-
Teaching Efficiency In All Things i
By Edith Lochridge Reid.
A business man not long ago was
complaining seriously of his ineffi
cient office help and he remarked:
"The trouble is, these folks never
learned to use their heads when they
were small." Now this man was very
close -to one hundred per cent correct
in his statement Too many children
are not trained at home to make de
cisions, take responsibility according
to their age and strength, or meet
emergencies without shrinkinz Tt
us say that Bobbie's duty is to pick up
nis piaytnings. gut ne picks up two
or three and leaves the rest scattered
about. Right there he should be taught
a lesson in thoroughness. Very young
children can be taught to hang up
their coats and hats if the hooks are
placed within their reach, and thus
they first learn the lesson of order
and care of their clothes.
Let us suppose that Dorothy is asked
to wipe the dishes But she asks.
"Mother, where's the towel?" and calls
trom upstairs, "I can't find my apron";
and then she asks, "Where does this
pitcher belong?" Some mothers ex
pend as much energy getting a child
ready to do a thine as thev would use
in doing it themselves. Let Dorothy
look around until she finds the towel,
there s a place for it and if she uses
her head a little she will, discover
both the towel and her apron without
calling to mother. If the daughter is
dusting, see that she does well what
sne attempts and that it does not have
to be gone over bv mother afterwards.
This is the most helpful method for
mother, besides making little daugh
ter competent and a confident Derson
acquires poise and confidence natural
ly.
"I want you to do an errand, son."
says mother, and instantly she is be
sieged Dy a volley of questions
"Where's the basket?" "Where's mv
pocket book?" "I can't find my roller
SKates." And if this mother is not
using the efficiency method, she will
START NOW
Do the dollars just seem to fly out of
your pay envelope when you get it?
If so, clip the wings of some of them by
depositing a part of your earnings each
pay. day in a Savings Account at this
Bank.
It is easy to save once you get started.
We pay 4 per cent Interest to help your
account grow.
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be tired out simply making prepara
tions for the trip.
"Oh I'd rather do things myself than
get the children ready to help me," is
often the excuse; , But that is decidedly
the wrong method for a mother to
take, if she considers both herself and
the child. Let the children find out by
experience where things are and they
will soon be glad to take responsibility
when they, are trained to assume it.
Even very young children will sur
prise you In making deductions and
following out difficulties ' to a logical
solution.
How often we see households where
there is a panic from rising time until
the last child is off to school. "Come,
now, it's seven-thirty You'll be late if
you don't hurry. It's cold this morn
ing and rainy too. Wear your mit
tens and rubbers and be sure to get
a handkerchief.". Thus mother fol
lows the boys and girls about, and
they know she won't let them be late
or forget anything, so they are utterly
unconscious of any responsibility in
the matter.
Now the wise mother Whose house
hold is builded on methods of efficiency
will let the children be late JUST
ONCE, if necessary. That will be
enough. The disapproval of teacher
and school-mates will do more than
month's of talking and urging on
mother's part, and in addition the chil-
Idren will have been thrown on their
own responsibility. -. The share of the
burden thus lifted from mother In no
way equals the great gain made by the
children in self-reliance.
' A child at five is forming most of
the personal habits that he will use
at twenty, and just so far as mother
does things for him now, so much
will his efficiency be reduced in later
life. -
Let's make the hilden see that to
stand up under responsibility and to
cultivate resources within themselves
are praiseworthy achievements. Only
thus do the boy and girl grasp the idea
of TRUE SERVICE.
' ' f3cn it with blowers'
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THE PEOPLE'S SAY
(Continued from last week.)
There are concrete roads that have
stood two thousand years of use
through the era of iron shod hoofs
and wheels.
Simon Benson resigned from the
highway commission because the oth
ers would not agree to build concrete
roads, and I predict that Gov. Pierce
will appoint a commission that will
build them, instead of squandering
money on roads that Washington road
makers consider would not be accept
able as a gift. I suggest that our
Clackamas representatives in the legis
lature work for a law to duplicate the
market road fund tax, or to double it
for concrete roads. This to furnish a
continuous fund and displace bonding.
I vigorously opposed recalling the
road bonds, but demanded they be
used to build 9-foot concrete as the
best way, considering that Molalla has
proved it a success and is going to
finish Its road in that way, though
putting it in the center (which I con
sider a mistake) as we should plan to
complete the road.
The plan which I consider would
be perfect to work toward, would be
concrete on both sides of our present
macadam and in future, even of our
present 16-foot pavements. Washing
ton has this kind of a road from Camp
Lewis to Tacoma.
Some of my friends are willing to
have the 9-foot road for others to
travel that live farther away, but are
willing to accept poor temporary road
to get a 16-foot pavement for them
selves. I do not estimate road values
in that way. To my mind a 9-foot
road that would last beyond a nun-
BAM THOUGHTS IN POETRY
Josh Simpkins -.claims - that Archie
Smith has walloped him and trimmed
him right by gelling him a motor cart
that will not be induced to start.
He's coaxed the old machine a week
and yet the engine does not speak, ex
cepting to emit a sneeze or mayhap
give a sickly wheeze.
Smite still Insists it vsed to run and
go off like a Gatling gun, while Simp
kins says he'd like to bet the wreck
has never started yet.
It . hasn't done Gosh any harm ex
cept to bust him, break his arm, teach
him a lesson, get him mad and kill
what self-respect he had.
He now admits it is in his plan to
loose this junk heap if he can, but
knows there'll be the deuce to pay
because of what his wife will say
For Mrs. Simpkins, facts disclose,
had asked of Gosh some winter clothes
while he himself appeared to feel more
partial to a gasmobile.
.And now it's natural to fear that
some calamity is near for Archie Smite
has all the cash and Simpkins owns
a pile of trash. '
I Ml I M F-V.l I n L I I I! U. w hi r fl-JI
THANKSGIVING
As we celebrate another Thanks
giving day, we all have much for
which to be thankful and it may
surprise us when we innumerate
the blessings of the year.
May these blessings inspire confi
dence and increase our usefulness.
Bank of Commerce
Oregon, City, Ore.
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Louis M. Glackens, in the New York
Tribune.
REASONS FOR GIVING THANKS
As Nation, the American People Has
Ample Cause for Rejoicing at
This Period.
It is three hundred years since
Thanksgiving day was first celebrated
on the American continent. The Pil
grim band, though they had lost half
their numbers during the first winter
at Plymouth, and though' they were
beset by hardships and by the fear of
their savage neighbors, found In the
survival of the little colony and la
the hope of a gradually ameliorating
lot just cause for thanksgiving to God.
Have we, who have inherited the in
stitutions and the spiritual Ideals that
they labored to establish, less reason
than they to be thankful?
Like the other nations of the world
the United States has reached a great
social and political crisis. We have
passed through a great war, and 'we
begin to feel the burden of debt and
disaster that the war laid upon man
kind. Our trade Is -disarranged ;
neither financially nor economically are
we so prosperous as we are wont to
be. We are a little afraid of the fu
ture, for we have been shaken out of
the easy and comfortable confidence
In our own efficiency in which we have
been used to live. "
But great material prosperity is not
always a matter for thanksgiving. It
sometimes softens and dissipates the
strength and virtue of a nation. Per
haps nations like men should echo the
prayer of Agur: "Give me neither
poverty nor riches." We have e nough
and, like the Pilgrims, we can reason
ably hope for an increasing store of
comforts In the coming years. Is there
not ample cause for thanksgl.ing 'n
the fact that, although the atlon hns
been tried by adversity and loss and
assailed by doubt and misgivings, I.
shows no sign of losing its heart or Its
head? The gospel of hard work and
cheerful courage still counts most
Americans as its adherents. We are
working our way out of the depression
that the war caused.
We do not thank God because our
way Is the way of fatness and of peace,
but because, In the time of testing and
trial, our people are able to quit them
selves like men. Youth's Companion.
HAZELIA
dred years, without repair and with
out supervision of loads, with a maca
dam, that in connection would last
about as long as an asphalt road,
would be much better than a 16-foot
asphalt pavement that would require
repair and supervision to make it last
a possible twenty yeas.
In proof that Oregon has been rob
bed by -deception as to product, by ex
cess profits and that all will be doubled
by interest charges, read the Novem
ber issue of Oregon State Grange
bulletin.
O. D. BOBBINS.
By Hazelia School Pupils.
Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Whitten and Mr.
and Mrs. F. W. Lehman were visitors
at the Wm. Boyd home at Oswego, Sat
urday evening.
Everett, Leonard and Clifford Whit
ten and Wilbur and Donald Lehman,
visited Ed. Pollard, Friday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Zivney visited at
the W. W. Graham home in Wilson
ville, Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Johnson, who have
been very ill, are reported Improved
at this writing. ,
J. Fiala and son were Eagle Creek
visitors, Sunday.
Anna Joseph, Bozena end Helen
Spousta visited the Lehman children,
Sunday evening.
Hazelia school closed Wednesday
"A.O.U. W. Hall is Badly Damaged"
Fire at the corner of Seventh and Center
Streets early Tuesday morning. Some
of the loss was covered by policies in the
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afternoon for the Thanksgiving holi
days.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Wilson visited the
latter's sister in Portland, Sunday. .
The farmers of Hazelia are this
week finishing the digging of their
potatoes.
- J. Burkhardt and family were Port
land visitors, Sunday.
Richard Zivney and family were Os
wego visitors, Sunday. '
Miss Ethel Thompson of Oswego was
a week-end visitor at the J. P. Cook
home, last week.
A special road tax was voted for
this district at the road meeting, held
at the school house, last Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Whitten and fam
ily visited relatives in Willame'te,
Sunday.
Mrs.'F. W. Wanker visited her sis
ter, Mrs. J. P. Cook, Friday morning.
Miss Lula Wanker of Oswego visited
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Wan
ker, last Saturday and Sunday.
The church services, held at the
school house, Sunday, were well at
tended. A very interesting sermon
was delivered by Rev. J. W. Price of
the Pilgrim Congregational church, of
Portland.
Mr. and Mrs. Archie Worthlngton
visited the WallinKs at Garden Home.
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Helms of Portland
visited at the Frank Childs home, Sun
day.
Mrs. F. W. Lehman and Mrs. F. E.
Whitten called at the Childs home,
Monday. Mrs. Childs has greatly im
proved from her recent illness.
That Settles It
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Civile
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Mr. Turk From now on I'm ag'in
the adminstration.
Water marks are made by the pat
tern on the wire cloth mold, on which
the paper hardens from the pulp.
SUMMONS.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
STATE OF OREGON FOR THE
COUNTY OF CLACKAMAS.
J. H. Dailey, Plaintiff, vs. Helen W.
Dailey, Defendant.
To Helen W. Dailey, the above nam
ed defendant:
In the name of the State of Oregon,
yuu are herebv reauired to unnMr a-nft
answer the complaint filed against you
in me aDove entitled suit on or be
fore six weeks from the date of the
first DUblication rt thin summons ru
wit: the llth day of January, 1923, and
u you iaii 10 so appear or answer for
want thereof, the plaintiff will apply
to the Court for the relief prayed for
in the complaint filed in this shit; to
wit: For a decree of this Court for
ever dissolving the bonds nt matri
mony and the marriage contract now
existing oetween tne plaintiff and the
defendant, and granting to the plaintiff
an absolute decree of divorce herein.
The above suit is brought on the
grounds of cruel and inhuman treat
ment. This summons is published once a
week for six successive weeks by order
of the Honorable J. U. Campbell, Judge
Of the above entitled flmirt whlph
order is dated the 27th day of Novem-
oer, a. v., wzz, directing the publica
tion thereof. .
h ALLEN & ROBERTS,
Attorneys for plaintiff.
714 Swetland .Bldg., Port
land, Oregon.
Date of first publication. November
30, 1922.
Date of last publication, January 11,
1923. 11-30-7.