hard working parent, and who
are using it up without either
conserving or adding to it, so
that their children receive from
them a diminished inheritance.
The baneful fact is only too
evident, for who will claim that
the present rising generations
manifest the reverence, respect
and godly fear which character­
ized their grandparents and great-
grand parents?
Eastern Clackamas News
E'ltered at the poBtoffice in Eutacada,
Oregon, aa second-class mail.
Published every Thursday at
Estacada, Oregon
UPTON H. GIBBS
Editor and Manager,
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The editor o f the Portland
Spectator has been wagered a
bottle o f Scotch against a year’s
subscription to his paper, that he
cannot correctly translate the
motto on the English coat of
arms, which reads “ Dieu et mon
droit. ”
We are curious to know more
about that bottle o f Scotch.
Is
it private stock or home brew?
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Thursday.
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H ow A bout the
18th Am endm ent?
S ubscription K atks
One year
1 hursday, December 9, 1920
EASTERN CLACKAMAS NEWS
P*ge Four
December 9, 1920
The Moral Slump
The Portland K v e n i n g Tele­
gram in its issue o f November
20. had a searching editorial un­
der the above caption. It ac­
cepted the fact that a moral
slump was in evidence, that the
old moral standards were break­
ing down, and then considered
“ what caused the breakdown,
and how. if possible these stand­
ards may be restored.”
After stating various contribu­
tory causes, such as the unre­
stricted liberty which is allowed
young people, and “ an actual
lapse from the wholesome pro­
prieties and moral sanctions that
hedged father and mother about
in their early years.” and “ mon­
ey. leisure and opportunity to
spend both, untrammeled by a
fear o f the Ten Commandments, ”
it proceeded to show that the
old code was built upon a relig­
ious foundation and that the mor­
als and manners of ou** fathers
and mothers had behind them
the force o f a divine command.
Here is the point, morality
rests upon a religious founda­
tion, which for some years has
been gradually undermined, so
the whole moral fabric is totter­
ing. Decadence in religion is
inevitable followed bv decadence
in morals, for morality which
implies the discernment of good
and evil and the making of the
moral choice between the two,
depends on God. in whom alone
the standard o f good is found,
and who maintains and vindi­
cates it.
The men who pride themselves
on the correctness of their mor­
als and the same time repudiate
the obligation o f religion, deceive
themselves, for their ideas of
morality have been instilled into
them, and for the most part con­
stitute an inheritance from a
religious ancestry, bringing up
an environment. They are like
those who are living on the
money IxMpientbed to them by a
Get Y our M otor License
A Book For Parents
Motor vehicle owners who have
not applied for their 1921 licenses
are urged by the Secretary of
State to do so at once in order to
avoid congestion in the Depart­
ment around the first o f the com­
ing year and also that they may
avoid arrest by the peace officers
for failure to carry 1921 licensa
plates after January first. The
law will be rigidly enforced by
the inspetors o f the department.
There are row over 103.000
licensed cars in Oregon. To this
time about 9,000 applications for
1921 licenses have been received.
The facilities o f the Department
are limited, and unless the work
involved in issuing licenses is
distributed o v e r a reasonable
period car owners cannot expect
to receive their license plates
promptly. By delay they are
improving their chances for ar­
rest for failure to have their 1921
licenses by January 1, 1821.
The library has added to its
shelves, “ Theodore Roosevelt's
Letters to his Children.” It is a
book well worth reading as it
gives a charming intimate insight
into the home life o f that emi­
nent man. However one may
have differed from him in politics
there can be nothing for him but
admiration as a husband and
father. The book might well be
called “ The Art o f Being a
Father.”
O regon Exchanges
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The November number o f the
above publication has been re­
ceived at this office for which our
best thanks are extended. It is
published at the School o f Jour­
nalism of the U. o f Oregon, and
the Dean. Eric W. Allen, is the
editor. It is full o f matter o f
intereit to the newspaper frater­
nity, and we notice that more
and more women are engaging in
the profession. This is as it
should be, and for one we are
willing to cry place aux dames.
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President Wilson sang his swan
song to congress, Tuesday, by
proxy, as his physician advised
against his appearance in person.
He ilealt mostly with 'domestic
matters and advised economy
and tax revision.
No allusion
was made to the league of na­
tions and he advocated giving in-
l» »*ndence to the Philippines.
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C O N G R A T U L A T IO N S
The Oregonian celebrated its
7(ith anniversary last week. We
extend our heartiest felicitations
to our eminent cotemporary and
wish it a long continued career o f
influence and prosperity.
No
matter how long it may endure,
there will be two names always
connected with it. those o f Pit-
tock and Scott.
Prineville, Ore.— Erection o f a
box factorv at this place in the
near future is contemplated by
G. M. Cornett, local lumberman
and merchant. He plans to care
for the output o f other mills »
Prineville and to equip his plant
with electric power and modern
machinery.
THE U N I V E R S A L C A R
A G ood M ove
The girls o f the Walla Walla
High School have
abolished
“ cootie traps” whatever those
may be. If they are those hir­
sute protubeiances which hide
the ears o f the modern girl, their
example is one that ought to be
followed elsewhere. Why should
a girl wish to hide her pretty
ears in a manner which detracts
from her good looks if she has
any. or adds to her plainness if
she hasn't?
A bout the State
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and
Confectionery
Pipes
and
Tobacco
Cigars
and
Cigarettes
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Clothes
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