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The Herald RICHARD B. SWENSON Editor & Publisher o(the feelings that actuated the Dritons in the slaughter of the Irish rebels. Enter) w iwund-cliuM nuiur Scutftnbo I If. .. th, pmt rttr. . MnnuU. Owon. undtr u. finajy su(Xeedej ISSLKI) KVKKY FRIDAY Subscription Rates One year 11.50 Six month 75 cU Three month 50 eta Monmouth, Oregon. FRIDAY, JAN. 2G. 1917. IC30C51 Monmouth Meditations CZ30I1 What is left of them by the Ger mans might well be called Kemani ans. The weather never ceases to be of interest although it has fallen some what into disrepute as a topic of conversation. In the matter of consolidation and economies in the state governmental machinery, it seems to be a case of "Let us alone and try the fellow next door." Prof. Pittman says the Herald is becoming a family institution in his household and that even the baby cries for it, using it as a substitute for a rattle. How is that for a slam? Judging from the favorable im pression Mrs. Alex Thompson, the lone lady legislator of The Dalles, made in Monmouth, it is the loss of the state that there are not more like her in the legislature. Old Oregonians arise to remark that we are having a very dry wint er, but here's suspicioning that af ter the legislature adjourns we will have a succession of winters that will be considerably dryer. To get an idea of what the train ing school teachers are doing for their pupils in the way of art, Mon mouth parents should visit room 12 at the Normal this week. The ex hibit shows some very creditable work. Uncle Joe Craven says the ex peri mentors at the 0. A. C have in perfecting a crowless rooster. He is prepared to demonstrate this for he has one. This may be considered the height of rooster breeding. Large hens which will lay as many eggs as the smaller breeds have been perfected and now that the crowless rooster is evolved nothing else need be sought for. There are sections of Oregon where the penny is unknown and the people pride themselves that they do not make any change smaller than a nickel. There is also a tendency in many places to culti vate charges that were all right when the country was new and freight charges high, but have long since lost all legitimate reasons for existing. There is no reason why the price of merchandise or of labor should be higher than in the east. If the west is to develop manu facturing importance it must de velop conditions that will enable it to meet eastern competition. The following from the Western World of iLndoa contains some hard sense on the taxation matter: "There is a move on foot to or ganize a county tax league. Such an organization can be of service to the taxpayers providing it is com posed of men who are representa tive of the best interests of the county. "The writer has had the oppor tunity to witness the manner in which several such leagues operated in other parts of the Pacific North west. They started out splendidly, but invariably the membership sim mered down to a small bunch uf radical conservatives, (usually land poor) , who completely lost sight of the original objects of the league, and used the organization to fight anything and everything, no matter how badly it was needed, so long as it cost the taxpayers something. "A tax league is a fine thing pro viding it retains sufficient progres sive element to keep it rational." It must be admitted, now that the deal is consumated, that Denmark's lone deliberated agreement to sell the islands is much more agreeable to our dignity than a greedy ac ceptance of our $lr),000,(.XK) would have been. The Monmouth creamery believes in participating in the profits all the way up and to this end has signed with the Dairy Exchange in Port land which is aimed to distribute the product of the creameries of the state to the best advantage and dis tribute the profits among the butter producers. 1 he art of advertising receives some curious twists and considera ble space is devoted these days to i peculiar stunt pulled off by the sec retary of the Salem Commercia club recently. This gentleman looked over his atlas and found that there were Salems in twenty-eight states in the Union and the fact suggested to him an idea. These Salems range all the way from cross roads hamlets to the old original Salem of witchcraft fame in Massachusetts. But to the mayor of each and every Salem the Oregon Salem man sent a letter, asking that the town written to get a change of name so that the Oregon Salem be the only Salem on the map, as it really was entitled to the honor, be ing progressive and worthy, etc. The tone of the letter was irritating and was calculated to arouse the Salem addressed to a pitch of indig nation, which it did all right. The bright men of the different towns sat up nights to concoct something sarcastic, mean and vitriolic to fire back to the presumptious citizens of the capital of Oregon. There- stop fighting until they have con quered Germany. For the presi dent says that no permanent peace will result from the peace of a con queror and as long as one side is victor and the other vanquished there will be no peace until self considered wrongs are avenged. radically speaking the president s latest move is a rebuke to the Eng- ish assumption that she alone is entitled to play the role of a benev olent world despot. In taking the initiative we believe the president has made one of the really important moves of history M and as the struceline nations oflrri Europe battle on they must realize that he has brought to their atten tion some important truths. But viewed in many of the smaller de tails the president's latest address is calculated to make one wonder whether he has a sense of humor, j For instance, he who was re-1 elected president because "he kept! us out of war advocates that we shall cease to maintain friendship with all and shall enter into en tangling alliances which might force war at any time, while he has at sundry times tried to bring peace to little Mexico he proposes that we enter into an agreement to keep the whole world at peace. While he is anxious to establish a league to enforce peace he ignores the fact that such a league would be useful right now and proposes to wait until peace is acquired by some other means. This is equivalent to saying: "Suppose my neighbor's property is on fire; I will wait until he has put it out himself this time, and then if it catches fire next time I will help him put it out." The president has some great pre ceedents for inconsistence. Jeffer son was inconsistent when he pushed through the Louisiana pur chase. Jackson was inconsistent when he denied states rights to South Carolina. Lincoln, Grant and Roosevelt have all been inconsist ent. To carry out the president's pro gram will require the cultivation of a much greater military spirit than prevails with us just now, but it aims with doing away with militar ism entirely and in the end would obtain the object at which the pa cificists aim. But the greatest strength of the president's proposal is not its reali zation at some future date. It is that the proposal holds up an ideal right now that will soften the tem pers of angry nations. It suggests without offering it, a meeting ground on which a draw in inter national warfare may be acknowl edged, a basis on which terms of peace may be struck without ac knowledging either a victor or a vanquished. The Roo?5ver Your Head will be a good one if it is made of our shingles. Made of the best materials, well seasoned, if prop erly put on they will last for years. Same way with our lumber. It is the best and for that reason, the cheapest to use. Willamette Valley Lumber Co. Phone Main 202. Monmouth, Oregon CITY MEAT MARKET GEORGE SULLIVAN, Manager Always on Hand: Fresh and Smoked Meats, Bologna, Minced Hams, Boiled Hams, Ham and Bacon Fresh Fish on Fridays The highest cash price paid for poultry, veal and all kinds of hides. Free Delivery. Monmouth, Phone Main 2302 Oregon Some day Oregonians will realize that while scenery and climate are the big asset of California, they are j upon the Oregon Salem man wrote only an incidental in this state. It is a fine thing to have scenic high ways, but the main highway work should be done on thoroughfares that lead from the farm to the market. Unmarried men in Virginia, who do not reside with their parents, w ill not be permitted to receive the monthly quart ot whisky which the 'given state allows each individual. Even imperial Rome never thought of a more ingenious scheme for promot ing marriage. back to each, saying that Salem s claim to fame was due to the fact that it was the home of the logan berry juice, a beverage that has the endorsement of W. J. Bryan, and sending sample bottles to the mayor and aldermen, asking that they sample the same and also send back whatever clippings ot newspaper publicity the incident had been People who have a shouluVr to the hub and are 'boosting Mon mouth, when they obsrv the dis couraging tendency of certafn fel- were fighting over, Sober second thought will con vince most people that President Wilson's latest move on the inter national checkerboard is a good one. Viewed as a w hole it is a reinforce ment of his first note in which h? asked the warring powers what they More than that Monmouth Transfer and Feed Stable All Kinds of Transferring Done Promptly and on Short Notice GORDON BOWMAN, Proprietor. Monmouth, Oregon Notice A sixty five dollar cornet for sale at a bargain. C. G. Conn Conquer, long model, in good condition. Complete with case and extras. Uwner intends to purchase other instrument and will sacrifice this one. Inquire Monmouth Herald. t. citizei to push in tV opposite it is a practical denial of the asser ircti, may get some conception tion of the allies that they can not YOUR LAST CHANCE Recently we published in these col umns an offer of the Youth's Compan ion and McCbII's magazine, both a full year, for only $2.10, including a McCall Dress Pattern. The hi(h price of paper and ink has obliged McCall's Magazine to raise their subscription price Feb. 1 to 10 eta a copy ami 75 cts per year so that the otter at the above price must be withdrawn. Until March 31, our readers will have the privilege of ordering both publica tions for a full year, including the choice of any 15 ct McCal dress pat tern for only $2.10. 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