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The Herald Kntrd a cnnd-clan mattr Sfplrmbw. lfc. In lh. poll ufflc it Monmouth. Orson. under th ctof lUrchl lttl. RICHARD B. SWENSON Editor & Publi.har MONMOUTH. OREGON ISSl'KD KVERY FRIDAY FRIDAY. JAN. 81. 1913 Subichption Rmtet One year Six months Thro monthj 75 cU 50cts Monmouth Meditations on "How Dry 1 Am" rival "America" as anthem. bids the fair to national It appears that the has a few friends in legislature. rural' school the present similar to that of the man who, having grasped the bull's tail firm ly finds ithard to let go. Now in those times of peace ad justment the price of products is being squeezed down and labor is getting into a place where it must re-adjust its values. The period of strikes and disorders draws near and it will be observed that the people who sacrificed the least for the cause will be the most exacting in their demands. m Thrift 'day, ' Tuesday, February third, is a good day to put in prac tice some of the lessons of the times. Thrift never meant so much to the American people as it did within the year past. Thrift will count for us more during the time when we are a part of (that league of nations' than it has in the years gone by. For we will have keen competition in our struggle for the tilings necessary to modern exist- ance. One benefit will result from the influenza scare. People are taking better care Jof their health; Com mon colds are more carefully atten ded to and the result when the winter is over should be more vig orous constitutions possessed by people who have been compelled to take unusual precautions. Of course great wars have had some man or group of men whsJ were responsible but if any of these have ever been brought to time and compelled to nswer at the bar of justice for their deeds we do not now recall such instances. Na poleon was exiled, but more for the regulation of his subsequent activ ities than for his previous crimes. The trial and punishment of Ger many's conspirators would be re freshing as an instance that the world progresses. Such an example would also have considerable influ ence on future groups who have similar opportunities. After all, the effect of punishment of criminals is not on the 'criminals themselves but on the great unapprehended multitude who may be tempted to follow in their footsteps. In snite o f the fact that House and Senate have united to abolish the zone postal law, letters contin ue to come urging country editors to bombard their representatives in Washington for the purpose ol re taining it. The latest to arrive is from the "Republican" of Mitchell, S. D., which complains of the com petition of Minneapolis dailies. We It seems it renuires as much do not believe the dailies of one preparation to stop a war as it does i section are entitled to protection to start one. Just at present we j from the dailies of another to, he are presenting a picture strikingly i amount that increased postal rates ime of issue ret, and never gives them sutficicnr advantage. would present. The Neither do we take a great deaVof stock in any need of protection of a country weekly from a daily paper. The country weekly has a field of its own ' where it is pari- fornia label and has been bought mount. It is more menaced by the mid acquired a reputation , at the lame ducks and cripples whom this hands of people who did not know modest alniut claims, has been building up a reputation on Oregon fruit. It is claimed and1 much proof has boon presented to show that Oregon fruit has gone in to the eastern market under a Oali- Books, Stationery bill would foster" than frtun compe tition with any healthy enterprise. A whole week has elapsed since the flood and it is beginning to be quite dry acain. The man on the high ground is a'ready beginning to figure on his spring garden. The building of highways is a great deal more popularj now then it was two years ago which is an other thing we got nut of the war. The price of butter comes, down just as if its market price was en tirely separate from the cost of the feed that produces it. It would have been most appro priate to lift the ban on February 2, the day the ground hog comes out to look for its shadow. """ ? The pei sistensitter at this season of the year, rivals the constant lay er in the affections of the poultry man. Having listened to the optimistic predictions of Profs. Pittman and Gilmore we are now waiting for the brass band to strike up "Yank ee Doodle." How closely the sentiment for the liquor traffic is associated with the profits in it is disclosed from the localities trom which excuses for the business continues to be made. In the complete ebb tide of prohi bition there is Iwund'to b stranded a lively assortment of the gentry who have been accustomed to mak ing their living off of the frailties of their fellow men and in certain localities a partial effect of this letting loose of gentlemen of easy morals is teflected in police statis tics. At no other time in the his tory of the country has there been presented to the wiles of the graft er and confidence man the opportu nity such as is presented by the possession of. government bonus among people unused to response bilities of this character. This is especially true in the great wheat and oil producing centers where a swarm of charlatans have descend ed on the guileless bond owners seeking to separate them from their property. The favorite method is to exchange for stocks in oil or mill ing companies. Possession of the latter is represented as a sure means of getting rich quick. Stories of ease and affluence follow. ing on small investment are glibly told and one hundred per cent divi dends per annum is a small figure in the returns which are assured the investor. In place of the meager four and a fourth per cent which the government pays, the dazzling bait of riches only dreamed of is found irresistibly attractive. Such a menace has this evil developed to the prosperity of communities that leaders in the diff erent sections council of defense and other like organizations have taken means to combat the agents. In one. town a large tank has been erected, paint ed yellow on the outside, with tar within and committees await on the agent when he, alights at the depot show him the tank and tell him the time of departureof the next train. At other points the agents are seized and placed in jail until time to be put aboard outgoing trains. Warnings are given to the popula tion and every possible handicap that ingenuity can suggest is put at work to save the money of the com munity for the people who earned it. of the origin of the product. Canned fruit is sold in the exst as Califor nia produced. Prunes and pours grown in Oregon have gone far to create an impression that the best luality of these articles is associat ed with the word California. Wal nuts and loganberries are among other products which it is sought to get full credit for. If legislation can get for Oregon full credit for its fruit products it will be that much accomplished. " Items of Interest Candy, Cigars Electric Light Bulbs Souvenirs V. V. Fuller, Polk county legis lator was confined to his home in Pallas by sickness lat week and could not attend the owning ses sions of the legislature, E. C. Kirkpatrick and II. I.. Cri der have opened a brokerage office in the National Hank building in Pallas. The flu situation in Dallas had eased up sufficiently so that school began there Monday morning, al though many citizens opposed the move. A. L. Martin, former head of the Power Co. in this county has been elected president of the Maishfield Chamber of Commerce. A license was recently issued to Oliver White of Ruell and Miss Gladys Putnam of Monmouth. Miss Putnam has been teaching in one of the schools of northwest Polk coun Mr. and Mrs, M. J. Pirtle, who traded a hundred and sixty acres of land near Red Prairie, Canada with Galland Jackson for his forty five acre farm northwest of the city have also traded for the La Creole acadamy buildings of Dallas and will remodel the old dormitory and turn it into an apartment house. Senator I. L. Patterson has intro duced a bill in the senate to make Washington's birthday a half holi day in schools with the forenoon devoted to patriotic exercises. The Mountain States Power Co. has moved its central office from Tacoma to Albany and will transact executive business from that city in the future. The company has branches all the way from Marsh field to Klispell, Mont. MORLAN & SON Montniiuth's largest uul mont complete Confectionery STIkI Book Slow Oregon fruit growers are seeking legislation for the credit of the state. California, first in the mark- jj Wx he War is at an End Why do without things for the house any longer? Household comforts and Household Necessities Furniture, Rugs, Linoleum See our line of 18-92 Aluminum ware The ware that wears forever Heaters, Ranges m i! jj ' ii s r tfet ii - m j nL jij IaluminumMi' III ; 1 Building Material From Roof to Cellar Oregon Fir and Hemlock Lumber Douglas Fir Silos The Gold Mine of the Farm Lath, Mouldings, Fruit and Butter Box es, Cedar Posts, Green and Dry Slab sood, Cement, Wall Plaster, Lime, Brick, Shingles, Rooling, Windows, etc. Willamette Valley Lumber Co. Phone Main 202. Monmouth, Oregon For any thing you want or don't want try our bargain column. It will buy or sell for you. Swope &b Swope, Lawyers, I. O. 0. F. Bldg. ' Independence Sell Us Your Beef Cattle We are in the market for all the Beef Cat tle you have and will pay top market prices DR. F. R. BOWERSOX PHYSICIAN & SURGEOS PHONE NOS. OFFICE 3303 HOUSE 1502 WALTER G. BROWN Representing the "PENNSYLVANIA" Fire Insurance Co. of Philadelphia Notary Public Blank Deeds, Mortgages, Etc. Monmouth Grange 476 Meets the Second Saturday in Each Month at 10:30 A. M. Public Program at 2:30 p. m. to which visitors are welcome. P. O. Powell, Master. Miss Maggie Butler, Sec L. C. PRICE, M. D. Office and residence Kurre Apartments Phone 1903 obtained thxouKh thu old cHtablwhed "D. SWIFT & CO." aro being quickly bought by Manufacturers. Bend a model or aketxhcH and disrrinAfon of your invention fur FREE SEARCH and report on patentability. Weetjmt nnu nr no fee. Write for our free book of 300 needed inventions. 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