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First National
Bank
Monmouth, Oregon
Capital $30,000.00
Surplus and Undivided Profits.. .$19,000.00
Interest paid on time deposits. Investment securi
ty for customers. Traveler's check Telegraphic transfers
. w e are prepared to take caw of your banking business.
Ira C. Fowell, President E. U Kilen, Cashier
DIRECTORS-,!. B. V. Butler, Chairman. I. M. Simpson
m, Riddell, Robert Steele, Ira C. Powell
flRSTMlONALBANK
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Satisfied Servants
" are alwauft found in
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Itrttstifition proves that much of the so called "tervant problem' is due to
anfiTorable workiasj traditions. The more drudjfty you eliminate from your
kitchen and laund ry rjic easier it will be for you to avoid "trouble with the help."
, De you know tb at electricity will
Cook the food " Sharpen the knives Wash the dishes
Polish ilTerware Wash the clothes Iron the clothe
Clean, the house Pump the water ( Hun the fans)
, and do macy othec things at surprisingly little cost!
' t Let Ks show you bow to keep servants by listening your house wotk.
Mountain States Power Co.
MONMOUTH . OREGON
30C
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
wood, Cement, Wall Plaster, Lime,
Brick, Shingles, Rooiing, Windows, etc.
Willamette Valley Lumber Co.
Phone Main 202. - - Monmouth, Oregon
MONMOUTH MARKET ;
All Kinds of Fresh Meat j
Fair treatment to everyone
Highest Price paid for Stock
J. B. Hill & Son ; ffitjBkjp i
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Fire Insurance
WALTER G. BROWN
The Herald
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K1CHAKD B, SWENSON
Editor k Publiihee
MONMOUTH, OREGON
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FRIDAY, JAN. 23, 191W
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Monmouth
iW I Meditations
It is a . poor prune orchard that
will not bring a large selling price
these days.
Independence hears that hops are
due for an inning in financial fa
vor and picks out a soft, smooth,
seat in the pr isperity wagon which
it plans to eccupy.
He is incorrigible; nothing can
reform him; although it is still
January the early gardener is al
ready telling about having planted
spuds and peas.
The Kaiser wails that Germany
has forsaken him and that he no
longer expects to be called back to
his own. ' He may well be happy if
he succeeds in staying where he is.
Columbia men are booming Nich
olas Murray Butler for theprtsi
dency. A man in the hack feat
arises to remark that we have had
enough university president presi
dents to last tis a long time.
Those Various citizens who desert
ed us cn one pretext or another a
year or two ago and went to the
city to get rich, are now quietly
and without ostentation, resuming
their former places in our midst. If
you have not sought them you may
not know ft but houses to rent are
becoming scarce in Monmouth.
Rhode Island has been given the
privilege of suing the government
as a sovereign state and seeks to
declare the Prohibition amendment
unconstitutional. It is a delicate
point but we fail to see how a part
of the constitution can be uncon
stitutional and the balance all right.
It appears quite- plain that when
the race has got down to the home
stretch certain gentlemen named
Wood and Hoover will be close to
the front. ,
When Mr. Bryan talks on tem
perance his remarks are always
pithy and to the point. He has cut
out a big job for himself, that of
keeping democracy on the water
wagon; but here's strength to his
efforts.
With rain and lots of it, mud
just of the right consistency to stir
with a stick and breezes of the
kind that blow over the islands of
the south seas; every one in the
Willamette valley is smiling and
happy.
In a recent declaration, Gov. Cal
vin Coolidge of Massachusetts
made these statements which' mean
as much in a few words as the
English language is capable of con
"Savins; and production govern
distribution. Greater distribution
comesfrom greater, capital. If we
can produce and save, economic
law distributes. No power can
prevent it,. Capital must accrue to
the use of the people or it perishes"
"If we want more coal and wheat
and sugar we shall get it by giving
more clothing' and shoes and ma
chinery. Changes in prices will
g ivno .ultima reilef . Shqrtage
is met only by saving and production."
"Taxes have to be paid by the
public. They can not be imposed
on any class. There is . no power
that can prevent a distribution of
the burden. .The landlord may be
the one who sends a check to the
public treasury but his tenants nev
ertheless make the, payment. ' A
great manufacturer may contribute
a large share of hit income but still
the money comes from the consum
er." "It is impossible to escape the
conclusion that high taxes make
high prices. As long as the cost of
government is high, the cost of liv
ing will be high."
Probably no stronger statement
could be made of the attitude of
money in the situation that now
confront us. In other word it says,
"If the profits of business must be
paid in taxes to the government
there will be no surplus with which
business may expand and thereby
supply catch up with ' demand."
From the standpoint of one who
sees on'y production carried on in
its highest state of efficiency the
above assertion is not, to be refut
ed. But to one who realizes that
in small business there is a certain
benefit to localities through which
it is scattered, a benefit that goes
far to even up the extra expense it
enta'ls it will be realized that all
of the income and profits taxes
do not necessarily come out of
the consumer,, Such taxes with
their consequent handicap on tne
large producer are certain to place
opportunities before workers who
never would be thus favored other
Dark Days Demand Light
See the new White Mazda
A soft light without glare. Does iM strain eyes.
Eversharp Pencil From $1.00 up
mmmmmwm
Conklin Fountain Pen
At$2.50and up
MORLAN& SON
Monmouth's largest and most complete Confectionery and Book Blurt
F. W. LEONARD
Boot and Shoe Maker
" ' with many years experience.
Repair work promptly and neatly done
See me in Boulden building next door to Herald shop
INSURANCE!
Not having been able to arrange
matters so as to attend the ipecial
school meeting Saturday we take
the liberty of presenting a few
opinions on the subject here. Peo
ple who have visited the rural cen
ters at Elkins and other points will
recall that these people have used ,
their school as a real center of so
cial activity in their sections. What j
they have done, we can do on a
somewhat larger scale in the Mon-!
mouth district.' In the school dis-j
trict we have an ideal basis for fel-!
lowship. With no differences in j
politics or creed or of grades of so
cial equality, we meet on a com
mon level on school property. We
would have the gymnasium bu'lt
with due attention to acoustics so
that a stage could be located atone
end with a gallery at the opposite
end allowing commencement exer
cises to be held therein with occa
sional dramatic or other entertain
ments and with a floor space large
enough for the physical exercises
which are coming to-be recognized
as essential. We should also like
to see it built with a concreted
basement below large enough to In
clude a supper room and kitchen as
well as equipment for shower baths,
lookers, cloak rooms, etc. It was
agreed at the meeting that a gym
nasium would cost as high as $20 ,
000. How will we pay for it? We
offer this ps a suggestion. Proper
ty secures improvements through
the Bancroft bonding act by which
payment is made in ten annual in
stallments. Why could not the dis
trict do the same? With this plan
the payments each year and the in
terest can be figured to a nicety in
advance. Call a special school meet
ing which will have to be done in
any event and vote a special tax to
take care of these payments, the
tax to be discontinued automatical
ly when the debt is piid. Figuring
at $20,000 the tax at the end of
the first year would be $3,200 and
the amount would be $120 less each
year with the assurance that at the
end of ten years the whole would
be paid for and forever out of the
way. , Warrants can be issued in
payment of $100 each. This will
give an opportunity, to local capi
tal to invest in the warrants and
doubtless many will do so. If not
enough offer the balance can be
sold to a bonding company, i This
will give us an opportunity to get
something which ' the district
needs badly and at the same time
finance it with an assurance of suc
cess. -.
S On City or Farm Insurance on three or five year J
i policies, we take notes payable in yearly installments.
JJ Bonds of nil sorts sold.
jj Let us place your Insurance with old, reliable
I companies. GEO. W. CHESEBRO j
T)ont let a smooth ' ton sued
stfarfeer persuadl jpou that there
is any kind of printing the Her
ald Print Shop can not do.
EDW. J. HIMES
Civil Engineer and
Surveyor
Phone 573 318 Ureas St Dallas
Groceries & Provisions
Good Goods and Fair Treatment
C. C. Mulkey & Son
WE BUY, BUTCHER
Wholesale and Retail
Fresh Meat
at Prices that Lead the County
THE CITY MARKET
Magazines, Periodicals
Books, Stationery
' Candy and Cigars
P. H. JOHNSON
Mr. Barnes, U. S. Wheat Director Says:
"Eat More
Bread
And reduce the high cost of living."
Holsum Bread
IS THECHEAPEST AS WELL AS THE MOST
WHOLESOME FOOD ON THE MARKET. '
BUY THAT
EXTRA LOAF
Your Grocer has It
Cherry City Baking Co.
Get the Genuine
and Avoid
Wastt,
Has Your cm
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