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Artistic Printing Work Oar man at the ease bi u ejt for the beautiful and symmetrical In typo. TMAfH "I a I 1 7 1- I llVtl m. I"lJ7 today, and ia displaying its honor on the victorious fields of battle. Must close for this time, trusting this finds Monmouth and her good people in the advance of the times. I am sincerely, Corp. E. Stanley Fvans. Ship Building and the Ship Builders AN IRRITABLE, fault finding disposition is often due to a disordered stomach. A man with good digestion is nearly always good natured. A great many have been permanently cured of stom ach troubles by Chamberlain's Tablets after years of suffering. These tablets strengthen the stomach and enable it to perform its functions naturally. Try them. They o:, cost a quarter. Let M fix up your letterhead, you billhead, you business card. SAMPLES OP AUTISTIC PKTJT UG MAY BE SEEK AT OUR OPTICS. Twt lot 9 smooth toneued stranger persuade you that there is any kind oi pnnung me nci aid Print Shop can not do. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY In Odd Fellows Hall Services. - U-00 m Subject: REALITY Sunday School, 10.00 a.m. Wednesday evening meeting, 8.00 p. m EVANGELICAL CHURCH Peter Conklin, Pastor Sunday School, - - 10.00 a. m Preachine Service, - 11.00 a. m Y. P. A. Meeting, - 6.15 p. m. Preaching Service, 7.30 p. m Prayer Meeting Wednesday, 7.30 p. m Meditations of a Soldier in France BAPTIST CHURCH E. B. Pace, Pastor Rnndav School. - - 10.00 a. m, Preaching Service, - 11.00 a. m. C. U. E. Meeting, 6.30 p. m. Preaching Service, - 7.30 p, m. Prayer Meeting Wednesday, 7.30 p. m CHRISTIAN CHURCH Sunday School, - - 10.00 a.m. Preaching Service, 11.00 a. m. Y. P. S. C. E. Meeting, 6.30 p. m. Preaching Service, 7 30 p. m Prayer Meeting Wednesday 7.30 p. m. France, Nov. 5, 1918. This evening, or if correctly stat ed, this morning, as it is now 3:20 m.. seems an opportune moment for making practical use of the fa mous saying, "Early birds catch the worms", of course you must not judge such an early extreme as a daily occurrence in respect to writ ing letters. It happened to be a circumstance propelled by a desire to write. Certain influences which are constantly affecting ones prog ress in many ways seem wonderful. Oftentimes during the past 2 years, mingling and associating amongst men of every type I have tried to follow the trend of human life, how fascinating and complex is this wonderful human machine. Some hurry from dawn to dusk, some seek a more moderate place of action some live in a perfect state of har mony, always employing methods of altruism as a means of success Some try hard and fail. Others succeed by trifling efforts. There is a reason for this, a mystery mvolv ing objects of thought and discus sion. Regardless of this, there are lessons to learn. A man must first possess a strong confidence in his abilities and employ them with all firmness and in all circumstances which reauire it. It is necessary to use this firmness in accord with iustice and right, for if a man is wrong he must pay the price, if right no dishonor can affect his character, public opinion never fails to form the correct verdict. There is a splendid opportunity for studvin army life, you acquire habits of respect, manliness, com- radesip, sacrifice, morals, honor and patriotism. No man if in earnest can call it a loss oi time ev en if it happens in the flower of manhood. You study your com- LSton That I r , . Headache! It's Stopping Your Work Use rr .. - For Any Ache or rain. SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS MILES MEDICAL CO., Elkhart, Ind. rades, your officers, examples of soldiers in the highest type. How is Monmouth and its beau tiful surroundings? My mind oft wanders in hours of leisure to the days of scholastic life, to the hours spent in my home, where mother s influence and interest in me seemed the most potent factor of all. Just to feel and know that my personal record at home is no discredit upon myself or people is no small factor in my life as a soldier. I can enter again, if providence so grants, the duties of civil life probably a big ger man and fearing no criticism from any man regardless his status in the world of industry, of course any man is subject to mistakes but this small item has been stated with truth by one of our most em inent American statesmen, "Show me a man who makes no mistakes, and I will show you a man who achieves nothing." You no doubt have received vic torious news from the battle zones, the past few days which is indeed very encouraging to most all of us. Let us hope to finish the most for midable enemy of Europe today soon as possible, never slacking our nrocrress until the future peace of the earth has been on. Thanks to our great president for his master ful vision and statesmanship deal ing with a treacherous enemy .whose dream was a world dominion under teutonic rule. Every man ought to die with honor upon the battlefield than permit such a thing to happen. Winter is fast approaching with its rain nd cold. We have no fear for our needs are cared for first of all. We felt a joy of pride when the last 4th Liberty Loan went ' ov er the top" with such force and greatness. The spirit of America is the dominant factor of all events DOUBLE Your Dollars Behold tht Pelican! A fish diet, we are told, builds up the brain. 1 do not wish to argue with the scientists. I only stand at one side and point a steady finger at the pelican. The pelican has no more business trying to be a bird than has a bat- but he gets away with it. He also is practically a failure as a beast. As a vegetable he is entirely out of season. But as a fisher man he has lzaak Walton and Grover Cleveland standing up in the boat and yelling for more bait. He is a winged edi tion of the "Compleat Angler." It is my firm belief that Nature over did herself when she fashioned the pelican. She undoubtedly was trying to produce a model tliat a competitor would not try to imi tatethe design being such that another inventor would not come along some morning, full of ambi tion and enthusiasm and say casual- like to the foreman: "Henry, let's take one of them B. C. 4fiti8 model pelekaos and improve on it a bit- put in one of our new ball-bearing fish manglers, give the body a stream-line, equip it with non-skids and put it on the market a a 1950 model". No, Nature didn't leave any pelican unturned. I imagine that when she completed the first one she looked him over carefully, gave him a final swipe and mutter ed between her set teeth: "There, daggone you, you ain't much to look at, but you certainly are a great piece of mechanism. You may not have a perfect chassis, but your en gine and transmission are unique. You'll never fall into the jitney class." I imagine too, that Mrs. Nature first laid in a supply of names and then invented the species to fit them. And I want to go on record here and now as saying that she did herself proud when she fin ished that pelican job. She just naturally built something to fit that word. I never saw a tighter fit. The pelican is the only bird eauipped with a kitchen cabinet. He also is the only common carrier not taken over by the Government. As a swimmer and diver he is a feathered 'Annette Kellerman and as a flyer he has all the "aces" tak insr his star dust. But with all these qualifications I still contend he has not advanced as he should with the rest of civiliz ation. He is too well satisfied with himself; he his not taken into con sideration the fact that times are changing and that the efficiency ex perts have taken a strangle-hold on I this fair land and water of ours, and that the good old days are gone. i Life with Pa Pelican is just one fishing trip after another. He nev er takes a day off. You'd think he'd catch a whale once in a while and then take a vacation. But he doesn't He's as buty as the oyster at a church festival R. D. Cradle baugh in the December Sunset. by saving them. The actual buying power of the dol lar is just about 50 cents today. If normal conditions return after the war 100 cents "exchange" should be the standard once more. By saving, then.fyou can see what the profit in WORTH of your money would be. The First National Bank is a helpful place to bring your problems-as well as a safe place to bring your deposits. Ira C. Powell, President; J. B. V. Butler, Vice President; - E. L. Kilen, Cashier; Emma Parker, Aas't Cashier riRSTTJATlONALBK Newman Davis, a former mem ber of Company L, is reported to have taken a wife in France. The local exemption board has re ceived notice that there are to be no more physical examination of registrants although 18 year olds will be classified. The board in ducted into the service 317 cfass 1 men, leaving 17 who were exemp ted. The total registration was 1298. Sergeant Homer McDaniel, who was born near Rickreall, was killed in action in France recently Now that the patriotic obligation of keeping quiet haa passed we feel at liberty to discuss the conduct or shipworkers during the war. Muny of these workers were earnest, patriotic men, who did their utmost to help build the bridge of ships needed for the win ning of the war. To them we take our hats off. Their work was heavy, not light; arduous, not easy; dangerous, not safe; txposed, not protected and comfortable. Among these workers were others -hundreds of them -whose part was acted selfishly and who by their conduct demonstrated a de plorable absence of patriotism. They did as little work as it was possible to do. Those of this class who were foremen and there were numbers of such foremen-used their authority to discourage their men from doing too much work, and in numerous instances actually discharged men who were too in- dustrious. Organized luW had its leaders and agents among the workers In all the yards, recruiting member ships. Many worker joined out of fear, of or for a desire to avoid ouarrels. The fear was that if a bolt were dropped it would hit a non-union man. The desire to avoid quarrels was general and resulted in thousands joining the union. Only the more radical men, who usually were the more shiftless, were active in the unions. The re sult was that the more conservative leaders in the unions were shortly voted out of authority, and radical officers elected in their place. . These radical officers openly dis couraged industry and commanded shittlessness. Agreements as to working hours were broken deliberately, as wit ness the action of the boilermakers in taking Saturday afternoon off in spite of their promise not to do so except during the summer. A damaging evidence of the ten dency on the part of organized la bor to shirk, is obtained from sta tistical records compiled by several of the Portland shipyards. This record shows plainly that as in pro portion as organized labor was em ployed, so the proportion of shirk ing and absentees was increased For instance, in the two opening yards the percentage of absentees was from 6 per cent to 7 per cent, with Portland's yard employing largely organized labor, suffering a 20 per cent loss from aba-ntees. This 20 per cent mark as even ecl:psed in certain Seattle yards noted' for their subservience to or ganized labor, Many of the young men who be came shipworkers did so to evade the draft. Evidence that this is true has multiplied in the last few days. The depots have been crowd- ed with young men returning to their homes in other states, rejoic ing over their success in dodging military duty and earning, big pay to boot. Employers were beset with prob lems arising from these labor con ditions. The prime requisite was speed speed in production. Nec essarily this speed involved waste. Often it was necessary to have one crew of men idle while waiting' for a piece of work to be finished by another crew so the first crew could take it, and install-it. If the extra men had not been on the job, there would have been delay. With the extra men present, speed was made possible and speed was the great object. In vain employers struggled to overcome waste of time that was not at all necessary pure shiftlessness that was deliberate. As employers
