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I j pick out siimeono who seems prepared to give him a gond licking. Neither do nations. We favor a complete disarmament A Weekly Newspuper With 1‘leuty I except for domestic protection, lint ol Back borni I those who cite Germany’s military pre A l i n t eie»» publication «utered et Cot | paredness as the cause of this war must tage Uruve, Ore., e» secoud c luss welter | not overlook the fact that she thought she »u s going to meet a helpless foe, Albert Bede aud Elbert Mwith l ’ubli»her» Albert Bede............................ ..... fcditor and had things guessed pretty nearly ! correct. Business Office................i l l ' Bast Mum i One prepared nation, ambitious for greater territory and world power, with B U B S C K ll’T lO N K A T E S other nations unprepared for war, blue year....... #1.75 ( Three uiouths 50c .> 1 1 mouths......... WU j Mingle copies oc makes war certain. That is really how this war earns Out year, wtieu paid ui advance, or wltliiu dll days alter expirauou >1.50 I about, but we hope this war will result j in the disarmament of all nations, ex- This special applies ouly ou a lull cept for domestic needs. year's subscription N o subscription listed lor less tkuu 50c j ------------------------------------------------ — - —----- The administration wouldn’t appropn Ai>VEKT1S1N U K A T E S ate a cent for the newspapers which Display, -5c an'inch, reading notices, Sc u line; surrounded ads., ooc an inch; s;uvo their services in raising millions clussilicd ads., lc a word. Special dis ! for the libertv loan. Economy was the counts on contracts. Curds of thanks I watchword. But now we find that the and resolutions, be a line. ! same cure was not used in other eu | denvors. Millions were wasted lavishlv L E G A L KATES Sc u line for single insertion; 5c a line ou the ship building program, which has for subsequent insertions up to and in ] liot vet got a good start, while the uews cluding a total of torn insertions; 5c a line fiat for all notices ruumug five in papers put over what they were asked sertions to tcu insertions; 4c a line flat to do and got nothing. for notices running over tcu insertions. Member of Said, ” Tr ‘ down'below. Bill; you can ’t Th*- «hitaratiun >’* physical exercise get in here.” ’ is craved by the growing generation. ‘ ‘ Tut, tut,’ ’ said the kaiser, “ y o u ’re ¡But where is there greater exhilaration very uncivil— . .'than in holding an audience spell Don t probably know I m a friend of , , , .... . . , the devil ¡bound. Where is there greater exhil And I'm going with pleasure.” So he ! aration thay iu outgeneraling vour op- started to go, p o u e n ts in a forensic combatf A whistling like blazes, to make a fine .. . , „ , , , , f h show No mother is any more promt ot tier When he came to hell’s door he was football star than of her debating star, filled with dismay, and the latter has gal tied something t o r w M i c ^ m t i a g outside he o erheard 1 th:ir is going to give him confidence in dealings with the world after school i days are laft well behind. He has gained that which is going to make him a unis | "''r uI meu' There i- still another reason why youth prefers physical to mental ever- vise. That is because of the greater en- “ Oh, Satan, dear friend,” the kaiser j eourageuient given to athletics. Thou then cried, sands will yell their heads " f f applaud “ Excuse me for listening while waiting , 1Ug a master play in a football game or But please i k me in. for where else can I gof” Indeed, ” said the devil, “ I ’m damned if 1 know.’ *‘ Ach, please let me in, for I ’m feeling quite cold; And if you want money I ’ve plenty of gold; Let me sit in a corner, no matter how hot.’ ’ ‘ ‘ Nix, nein,” said the devil; most cer tainly not; You c a n ’t gain admittance by your of fer of pelf. Here are sulphur and matches, make a hell for yourself. D o n ’t skimp, use them freely, for, by donner and blitz. I have plenty more left for the sultan ana Fritz.” January Clear-a-way Sale Offer- ings Today and Tomorrow (Sat. Jan. 26th) # At a time when every dollar must do lull duty aud there are still months ol use tor the merchandise you buy, you w ill quickly he impressed w ith the importance ot a sale which offers genuine bargains in the lines! mer chandise. D E B A T E R S N E E D P L A U D IT S . National Editorial Association To our wav of thinking. the Inchest Oregon State Editorial Association f „ .h„o| activities is debate work Vet lllamettc v alley Editorial Association , , , Lane County Publishers’ Association »’ u-irt* f ° get pupils, who go to sehool to trail their minds, to take up this branch of school activities. There us uo EK1DAY, JAN L A K Y 25, ls*lt> trouble in finding football enthusiasts. Every bov is a baseball enthusiast and T H E K A I S E R 'S D R E A M the whole school are basketbull players There’s a story I'm told, though strange or fans, but when it comes to debate, it may seem. the activity that should dovetail into How the great Kaiser Bill had a won the regular school work, volunteers are dertui dream. He was dreainiug of allies as he lay in not numerous and the coach has a mighty hard time whipping his teams his bed. When his dream switched about and he iuto shape. dreamed he was dead. There may be several reasons for this In a very flue coffin he was lying in conditions. One undoubtedly is that state, And thousands were there though none youth wants lots of physical exercise. mourned his fate. Exercise of the bodv is much more His soul buzzed about aud found out to i pleasant than the exercise of the brain. his cost That he and his soldiers were doomed And this often holds true in grownups. to be lost. Yet, when one comes to think of it. He wouldn't believe it. so to henven I what greater physical victory is there went straight. And. arrived at the portals, knock.-d than making a good impression with an loud at the gate. audieneef The bodv must be in good Hev, 1 eter, get busy, quick open the tnm Nerves must be In tlie best eon door. See w h o ’s here. I t ’s the kaiser. Make dition. The eve must be steady, there must be self confidence, the voice must everything roar. Beat the drums, blow the horns, have a be well-tuned. Every part of the body swell banquet made; is culled upon, is struiued to do its ut Tell Uott I have come aud w e ’ll have a most. Often strong meu are left limp parade.” aud weak after au hour’s straiu before Saint Peter looked out; then, in voice uu audience. ‘ ‘ Look here, boys, take notice, I give you all warning, I'm expecting the kaiser down here in the morning; But don't let him in, he'll start mussing about; So give him the ha! ha! and kick him right out. tr ;1 hom*‘ ruu iu 11 baseball game. Plaud- | its are as dear to youth as to their el- \ ders. Possibly the reason Cottage Grove has not taken a prominent part in debate is because the patrons do not encourage debate the way they do football and basketball. Possibly that is one great reason whv Cottage Grove’s entry into debate this year ended in a fiasco. W. H. Hornibrook, editor of the A l bany Democrat, is a candidate for dem ocrat national committeeman from Ore gon. There is no salary attached to the job, and thaT’s the kind we believe in From his troublous sleep Bill awoke in giving to democrats Besides, for ob a sweat Aud said. “ T h a t’s a dream I shall nev vious reasons, no republican could be elected to this job. The things which er forget. That 1 won t go to heaven 1 know very lower Hornibrook in the eyes of a re well, publican give him the greater qualifi But I never believed 1 ’d be kicked out of hell!” — Exchange. cations for this job— and he has some other qualifications besides these. As A recent head in The Oregonian said: | long as a democrat must be picked for “ Slacker Is Redeemed; Son of Clacka [ the job, none is more worthy than Hor mas County Residents Now in U. S. nibrook. He should have the democrat Senate.” Some folks have peculiar j ic vote, and we will give him every dem ideas about redemption. The headline , ocratic vote we cast. should have said that the young man --------------------------- was in the U. S. Service. E X P L A N A T IO N DEEPENS THE --------------------------- MYSTERY. H OW THE W A R HAPPENED. _______ While The Sentinel does not hold the Every time anyone mentions military ! same jealousy towards the agricultural preparedness the Benton County Courier 1 college that some other residents of has an attack of hydrophobia and re- j Lane county do, yet we must admit lieves its agony by drooling over its that we seem to have been correct when editorial page. we said some time ago that it wus The Courier iterates, reiterates, a f likely that the apparent deceit prac firms and reaffirms that if Germany ticed by someone in raising the salary had not been prepared for war there of President W. J. Kerr never would be would have been no war. So far The satisfactorily explained away. Courier is correct. We, too, once opposed Dr. Kerr has developed a great insti any manner of preparedness hut now we tution at Corvallis, lie has put his heart can see that the war was brought on into the work. He has been recognized no more through the fact that Germany as a tremendous suceess in his particu was prepared for war— bad been prepar lar line of work. Possibly but few would ing for year», than to the fact that say that he was not worth $8400 a year England was unprepared for war. Had 1 to the state in his position at the head England had as many men trained to I of this institution. His former salary arms a» she now has, aud had them ! was $7000 a year. The members of the equipped in the manner they are now ! board of regents had often said he was equipped, does anyone presume to say j worth more. It is reliably reported that that Germany would have brought on they had offered him more and that he this warf 1 bad refused to accept the raise. It is, Had America had an army of a mil therefore, apparent that his worth was lion trained men, fully equipped, not j recognized without any offer, real or one of them would have had to shed bis ; otherwise, from any other state. He blood on foreign soil. | himself seems to us too shrewd and It 1» easy now to see that prepared honorable to attempt any kind of u shell ness would have kept us out of this war. game, and there was no need of such u Gerniaay never would have issued its stunt, yet there seems to be a nigger submarine defy bad she known we were in the woodpile somewhere. prepared to meet that defy. When the raise was given Dr. Kerr It is even doubtful if Germany would it was publicly announced that he bad have heaped insult upon us the way accepted the Oregon offer at less than she did had she any idea we would enter the salary offered by Kansas. Then the war in the way we now have. came back the word from Kansas that A man looking for trouble doesn’t the offer bad never been made, a! Your Opportunity to Buy Blankets Prices Is N ow A t Lowest Never lias the inni krt collii it imi ni colimi mul wool lilnnkcls liecn hi such an alaiiiiing stale as now Homi Maiikcts I'm season ¡MIN l!l arc scalee llelivenes troni mills are not cnaiimtecil 'I lie net w hblesalc pi iees I|lltilcil liy mills oil next season s b l a n k e t s arc, in many instances, higher than mir present retail prices However, we are maintaining our reputation lot reasonable prices • V ottering our entile stock ol cotton and wool blankets A t Original 1917 Prices W e invite von to la k e a d v a n t a g e ot this oll'ei Buy .NOW fui yo ltr next w i n t e r 's n eed s I.el Us show y o u t h e n blankets this W e e k . Cotton Blanket» Priced W ool Blanket» Priced New House Dresses and Aprons N O W ON D IS P L A Y HAST B A L C O N Y The women who have seen the new house dresses and aprons at this store this week have, without ex cept ion, been greatly ¡»leased ami attracted by the combination ot' dainty style and good value. Many women have purchased the dresses at sight, which proves what we have said about the style and value is correct. Included ill the many styles are Billie Burke, Princess, Bed Cross, Pick lord, etc The materials ot’ pretty plaids, stripes, figured aud plain patterns in gingham and percale. Prices— $100, $125, $135, $150, $1 65, $1 85, $1 95, $2 25 to $2.75 $1 35, $1.86, $2 25 to $3 50 $5.00, $5 60, $6.00, $6 50, $7 00 to $15 00 Short lengths accumulated throughout the full and winter months must he dispersed in just u few short hours— hence the Extreme Price Reductions in this ? I hose who have attended our remnant sales in the past know how important it is tu come us early as possible to secure the lulh-st possible benelit ol this absolute disposal ui evciv single short length in stock. Hundreds of yards of silks and woolen weaves, m useable lengths, are included. The very fact that these are remnants attests the populai ity o f the Weaves, patterns and colors included. Including ginghams, percales, calicoes, lawns, lineile, toweling, ml cloth, ribbon, lace, embroidery, clastic, velv et, velveteen, sateen, vv urti dress goods, silk dress goods, linen, talih- damask, domestics, madras, wash goods, etc. I)<> Ntt'l W A IT We cannot allow any returns, refunds or credits of these remnants when .sold SI .19 SHE OF SHIRTS $1.19 Men! Here » a Sale You'll Certainly Be Interested in Where is the mail who has too many shirts? We have yet to meet him. When such “ classy” patterns ami such «¡ualities as arc included in this sale can lie oh tamed at such low prices We venture to say that most men can find room for more. W e ’ve put the knife into these shirt priced in order tu unload our shelves before spring stocks begin to ui rive. W e ’re losing mmicy, of course, lint w e ’ll lie able to start the new season with an entirely new stock and that’s of more importance to us. Besides, when von buy these shirts and realize what big value yon are getting, you’ll lie satisfied customers and that’s important too. Included in this sale are negligees, sports shirts, shirts with or without collars, laundered or soft cuffs. 'They arc the famous Hallmark and Idc brands. W A T C H FOR N E W G IN G H A M STREET DRESSES TO BE PUT ON D I S P L A Y SOON T H E Q U A L I T Y S T O R E - c o o p SERyi < Grocery Department LAUDE TRY NEW II S S i m KS l i l t IN K : n Best safety mutches, Imx. . 8c Best laundry soap, bin 5c Win A 11 )i in inti soda, 3 boxes 25c Best corn sturch, 2 boxes 25c UcX l<Hb, pill)' lye, II ran . . . 10c < 'urve cut muciii mil, a l b .......... 10c lb lbs. graham and whole wheat flout .......... 75c Milite Lady Washington beaus, « II».....................................12«/2 c Brown bayou and ¡»ink beans, a II» .................................. 12,/2 c Southern whole head nee, Ih 10c High flight best hard wheat flour a aaek . . $2 90 • ornitiy cured bacon and ham, a II»...........................................35c N E W S H IP M E N T OF W H I T E L A W N W A IS T S A R R IV E D T H IS W E E K N O W ON D IS P L A Y $1 50 TO $2 95 » 4 giving out a public statement that Dr. KerY had been induced to stay despite the Kansas o fferf Why was the Kan sas offer used at that time as the ex plaaation of the raise in salary, when at a later date the regents say that had nothing to do with the ensef The explanation deepens the mvsterv. We do not yet believe llnit Dr. Kerr The thing that makes the mystery lent himself to any underhanded scheme, deeper than ever aud makes it appear hut lie is suffering from it us much as that something is being covered up at if it had been his own invention, and home is that the b»,ard of regents now explanations that do not explain only sav that the Karinas offer had nothing make matters worse. to do with influencing them to give Dr. Kerr a raise. though Dr. Kerr reinserted that it had been. But for circumstance» whieli have followed we wouht be inclined to think that the offer realiv wan made, but that the Kansas people, for » n i n e reason, had changed their minds, and had decided to get out of the predica ment by saving that it never had been made. If such was the ease, why were the newspapers of the stute besieged to urge upon the board of regent* the vital necessity of keeping Dr. Kerr here even at an advance in salary. If the board of regents were not influenced by the Kansas offer, why was a campaign car ried to every corner of the state based upon the Kansiis offerf And if the Kan sas offer had nothing to do with the raise in salary, why d idn ’t the board of regents say so at the time instead of / ■ K H IN G S W E T H IN K VJ T h in g s O th e r* Think and W hat We Think ot tho T hings O thers Think The Duke of Manchester says the in come tax is a curse. He can easily stop its bothering him by giving his w i f e ’s money buck to her American relatives. # * # A Georgia woman paid füll to talk five minutes to her parrot over a long distance telephone. We would hardly think u woman who doesn't know any more than to do a trick like that could high coat of living. II m idea greatly re talk f.tll worth in such a short time. aemhlea th«* plant, th«* growing « » f which • • * he n«lvia«*a. • • • it' Luther tin r t»:i n k ahotild discover Horn»» vv it y of rrosaing the ga*«din«‘ «*n It you are careful and «*conomirsl gin#* with a p«*rfum«* atonp/cr, hi« riami and not too particular about all detail*, to glory would he aerure forever. you «'an build a $-500 houat* at not more * * • than u thousand dollars over the «*ati The man who ate 75 #*gg* on a wager, mate. rould he exruNed for perpetrating a lay. • • • Some folk* an* always poaing hh ei When we read some hooka we feel a* ample* hut their aum do«**n ’t amount if the parent* of the author* deaerved to unirli. puniahment for the kind of company they allowed their children to get into. The peraon who is always kicking • * • must «‘«pert to g«*t ii reputation ns an When a girl i* married the parent* might a* well make the heat of it, for the girl will have enough to put up with a ny way. N O T IC E OF F I N A L 8ETTLF.M ENT. • • • Notile is herehy given thnt thè un A Huanian named .lawhrininakiakow dersigned executor witb thè will an offaky haa been denied th«* uae of th«« ni*, ed of thè estate of James A. Mears, mail* Tina action ought to facilitati* decensed, hns filed in thè rounty court the aervice aomcwliat. ot Lune eoiinty, Oregon, Ine final ne * * * conili us » i l e li executor timi thnt T i i c s Why worry about your troiiblesf One day, thè Itith ilny of Februnry, I!»I8, college alone turned out 150 lawyers ut thè lenir of || n ’clock a. io. of suol last year. dny, hns becn fixeil by subì court ns thè • • • tiiue for hearing miv «bjections to smd The man who has a job by the hour report unii thè scttlciiicnt thereof. has some athletic club to go to in the Order illude und entered of record, evening for exercise. Jiiniiury I5th, IMI8. • * • ERNKMT J. ME A KM, A preacher haa adviaed hi* flock to A L T A KING, Executor. grow mushrooms as a solution ut th«? 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