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D. E. STITT, Editor.
EnUraj M Moond-elua muAtm Stvttmbm &. 19
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Art of March t l(7t.
ISSUED BVKKY FRIDAY
that man is dplvinc but he is
reaching out along all lines and !
is gathering in from the source
of all intelligence the things that
pertain to knowledge.
There are men searching deep
er into the hidden mysteries of
divine research than ever before, j
while others have forsaken the
purpose of their creation, and ,
are delving deep into things
which pertain unto evil. Some ;
are searching the highest means
of preservation while others still
are searching for the greatest
nnwpr of rlpafrtiptinn. and who
PRINCIPLES CHANGE NOT shall say, when men have an-
chored on some bed-rock truth,
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Monmouth, Oregon.
FRIDAY, AUG. 6, 1915.
We are off-
Changes come and go. The
boy of today will be the man of
tomorrow, and the boy of tomor
row will be the statesman, in
ventor, or what-so-ever place he
may fill of the period immedi
ately following. Inventors
move forward: scientific men
climb up toward greater heights
of knowledge, and in fact, every
thing advances except that
which has been fully understood,
being based on the immutability
of truth.
The Edison of today is the re
suit of what long years of active
study along inventive lines has
carried him forward to. Bur-
bank, sometimes called the plant
wizard, is the result of what
study and experimentation has
made him. Both of these men
thought, and they not only dii
so, but they were willing to, an
did back up their thoughts by
their undivided action and the
1 world has been benefitted by
their labors. Franklin thought
it was but the bloom of electric
ity, but others have builded up
on it, and the fruit is here, not
in its fullness, for that has ye tto
come, but humauity has been
largely the gainer
Wl l . 1 1 1
a "e norist thought and his
idea has been made to bring
forth the fragrunce and beauty
of the rose in its many varieties
as the result of that thought and
the action which followed.
The plant wizard thought and
the bloom of new varieties of
production sprang into exist
ence as the result und the hu
man race bus been gladdened
and made the benefactor of the
gracious results obtained. The
luscious fruits of many choice
varieties and improvements are
with us because of that thought.
It was the bloom for all that
followed in its wake.
Changes come with the lapse
of time because men think and
search to bring from their hid
den source that winch has been
covered for ages. Take, for in
stance, the manner of dissemi
nating thought and consider the
old and the new way. In its
beginning it was transmitted by
word, Inter by writing, then by
printing and sent out by run
ner and the slow process of
travel peculiar to its time.
Methods have changed. The
slow processes have been dis
placed by the newer convenien
cesand dispatches once sent forth
by runner, or by animal convey
ance, now go winging their way
round the world by wire, cable,
or through the air, harnessed
and guided by its electrical
horse, with multiplied rleetness
many times greater than the
swiftest wind. This is the mod
ern way and who can say that it
will not bo improved upon un
til much greater achievement
shall have been obtained. It is
not only along one line of contact
that they have not come one
step nearer knowing the Al
mighty Father than they were ;
before, since the earth is to be j
full of the knowledge and glory '
of God in the latter days. I
In holy writ we are told of
those who reach a sublime place '
in God's kingdom, yet they do
not seem to understand that they
made an effort for such eminence,
and why may not this class be of
those who have searched deep
after hidden knowledge, since
we must, in order to behold the
glory of God, become like unto
him in his character, one of the
attributes of which is knowledge.
Man Made
The Chicago Tribune speaks
of the Eastland catastrophe as
"man made." "The greatest
man made disaster in the history
of the country" is the wav the
Tribune nuts it.
That is the phase of the East
land tragedy that is to be
thought about more than anv
ll ; 1 I . . . .
"hilt, proviueu we can think
about it to some effect. As the
disaster was "man made" it was
preventable; and we must con
elude that the means of preven
Hon 111 this case lav with the
United States marine authori
ties. That is the phase of the
tragedy that interests the
country at large more than anv
other.
The public has been tolerant.
and knowing the public to be
tolerant, marine officials have
been tolerant if we choose to
use that word. Criminally negli
gent is the equivalent phrase
Hut with the attention of the
nation concentrated on this tol
erance, criminal negligence, or
whatever we may call it, is this
man made death dealing to con
tinue?
It does not seem that we will
forever put up with this policy
of carelessness before the fact
and horror afterward. Collective
intelligence and collective nidi
nation ought to put an end to it.
Let the Chicago tragedy remain
a burden on the public con
science until congress shall see
to it that this lax system of fed
eral inspection is overhauled
and brought into shape that will
make it of sure service in safe
guarding life. Telegram.
The Poisonous SMI Story
In these days of hot tempers
and high feelings, a piece of
slander travels far and takes on
multitudinous forms.
Months ago, the superinten
dent of the Cleveland Automatic
Machine company, Arthur L.
Garford, president, sent an ad
vertisement to the American
Machinists' Magazine and in
cluded with it the translation of
an account of a particularly
vicious and devilish shell, an
account of which he had found
in a foreign periodical. Through
On ad-writing this week,
but we are not off on
Goods and Quality.
Call in when you need anything;
Well find time to wait upon you.
You need our goods;
We need your money;
The benefit is mutual.
MONMOUTH MERCANTILE CO.
Monmouth, Oregon
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an error in the office of the
American Machinists' Magazine,
the advertisement and the story
of the shell were run together,
making it appear that the Cleve
land company was prepared to
manufacture such a fearful in
strument of warfare.
The Cleveland Automatic Ma
chine company and especially
its president have been lectured
and cursed and damned for their
barbarity. They have been pro
claimed as the extremest ex
ample of greed extant on the
American continent. In the
course of time, the thing reached
the German papers abroad and
was widely commented upon.
A correspondent at the head
quarters of the army of the
Crown Prince of Bavaria wrote
that "the surgeons had a very
special grievance, alleging that
the French were using poison
ous American shells."
The shells, so far as their be
ing of Americau manufacture is
concerned, never existed. The
Cleveland company,' Mr. Gar-
ford has announced, is neither
making, nor "has ever made or
dealt in any shells, shrapnel, or
other weapons or ammunition
of any character whatsoever."
As the German press in
America has been most instru
mental in spreading this slander
it should now provide that ex
ample of Fair Play which always
it is asking for Germans. A
correction of the baseless and
harmful calumny will serve, tn
show that the German papers in
the United States are quite capa-
11601 giving that which th
demand of others. T 0 1 e ,1 n
Blade.
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Best Grade Chic Feed.
Oyster Shell.
Best Grade Grit, Bone and
Garden Seeds in Package or in Bulk.
Will Pay Cash for Eggs and Poultry.
Monmouth,
Oregon
Low Priced Text Books
The state of California m-int.
its own text books for the schools.
n round numbers, last year the
ing ove, rtat ,uld helsoJ
been rin 1,1 o ..kt:t . . 1 vuo t-u.UU
, ..... o jiuuusuers prices
was 1257,000. Such is the sUte.
mentof John F. Neylan, chair-
man of the state board of con-
trol.
California has been printing
text books since 1886, and has
been supplying them free to
pupils since 1913. Originally
the teachers in California public
schools wrote the text and the
state printing office produced
the hooks. This method was so
unsatisfactory that it was aban
doned in 1903, when the attor
ney general ruled that, although
textbooks must be printed at
the state printing office, the sub
ject matter may be secured out
side the state.
In order to select from t.Vio
best text books on the market,
the state board of education ' oh'
tained from various publishing
uousesthe use of plates on
royalty basis. This arrange-
ment proved much more satis-
lactory, and resulted in a rrpnt.lv
reduced cost of books, due partly
to competition among publish
)g houses. The seWH
books was made by experts era-
P'oyea oy the state hoard of ed
"cation, and the state board of
education gave final approval
Contracts with publishers usually
required duplicates togetherwith
such changes of texts as were
recommended.
State text books are sold to
driers or to officers of the
schools at a price based on the
royalty paid and the expense of
".auu,tture, and were to h
However, the law, as is often th
. was flagrantly violated.
Altogether with methods in
se at the state printing office,
placed an unjust burden on the
children. In spite of the abuses,
the price of books was still under
the publishers' figures.
An act of the 1911 legislature
provided for the creation of
state board of control of three
members. A first act by
new board was a reform of the
state printing office, with in
stallation of the Denhara cost
svstem. The chanees reduced
v o
the average cost of text books
42 per cent.
At the general election in 1912
the constitution of the state was
amended to reorganize the state
board of control and to establish
a system of free text books. The
free text books svstem became
operative January 15, 1913. Dur
inor tho fnllnuntxT SIX
months
j VI1V IVkiU ft i. -
359,634 bound books and 118,299
copy books were distributed, tin
latter at a distribution cost ol
one half cent each.
of 1913
1,379,154 were distributed and
13,516 were sold to deaie
private schools and others. T
actual distribution cost is now
trifle less than 5.5 mills p
book.
The distribution is gove
bv remiisitinns. SDeclficatlOUf
unci neneaenrv stntisticS SUPP'ie"
by city and county superinten-
Hunta Tn Pulifnrnift there '
strong approval of the system
on account of the lowered cost
of text books.
Whether by public printing
ui inner wise, ineio " . .
Oregon for a reductiou of
cost of text books, aud. stT
irned
should be taken
about. Journal.
to bring