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EASTERN CLACKAMAS NEWS. THURSDAY JAN. 26, 1922. LOCAL BREVITIES AND NEWS II EMS Local Boy in Debate Some Aspects of the Farmers’ Problems Lewis W. Jones, a graduate of the Estacada high school, will be a member of the Reed college debating team which meets the University of Montana and the j . W. Miller went to Portlanc University of British Columbia in a dual forensic contest March By BERNARD M. BARUCH Sunday morning. C. A. Jacques of Garfield 10. Jones, with five other de baters was chosen after a series went to Portland Monday. of tryouts held in the college (Reprinted from Atlantic Monthly) Dr. Chas. K. Carev has leased chapel Tuesday. the residence of M. J. Kerkes. Jones has been prominent in William Tucker went to the debating at the Portland college I ! chance nnd natural Incidence. The whole rural world is In a fer county seat Monday mor.iing to for the past three years, and has Prudent and ordery adjustment of ment of unrest, anil there Is an un production and distribution In accord- serve on the grand jury. been a member of numerous vie paralleled volume and Intensity of de I inee with consumption Is recognized Lee Bronson and little son, torious teams. He was instru termined, If not angry, protest, and an is wise management In every business Beverly were here from Port mental in bringing the Oregon ominous swarming of occupational con but that of farming. Yet, I venture ferences, interest groupings, political ; to say, there is no other Industry In state championship to Reed land Sunday. I which it Is so Important to the pub- movements and propaganda. Such a Joe Trachsel and Guy Grabie year ago. and also playing an turmoil cannot but arrest our atten I lie—to the city-dweller—that produc tion should lie sure, steady, and In- of Springwater were Portlanc important part in Reed’s victory tion. Indeed, it demands our careful I creasing, and that distribution should over the University of British study and examination. It Is not like In* in proportion to the need. The un visitors Saturday. ly that six million aloof and ruggedly organized farmers naturally act blind Mrs. C. L. Coonrad was an Columbia in Portland last spring. independent men have come togettier ly and Impulsively and, In conse The subject of the forthcoming other visitor to Portland, Satur and banded themselves Into active quence, surfeit nnd dearth, accompa debate will be announced by the unions, day from Estacada. societies, farm bureaus, and so nied by disconcerting price-variations, I harass tlie consumer. One yenr pota forensic manager within the next forth, for no sufficient cause. Mrs. P. S. Stamp, and son» toes rot in tlie fields because of excess .week. One Reed team will jour Investigation of the subject conclu production, and there Is a scarcity of Harold and Roger, were Port ney to British Columbia while sively proves that, while there is much the tilings that have been displaced land visitors Tuesday. the other will meet the Montana overstatement of grievances and mis ! to lake way for the expansion of the conception of remedies, the farmers P"t to acreage; next yenr the punish Mr. and Mrs. Tom Morton were team in Portland. are right in complaining of wrongs 'd mners mass their fields on some passengers on the train to the long endured, and right In holding that oil. r crop, and potatoes enter the metropolis Sunday morning. NOTICE it Is feasible to relieve their ills with lass of luxuries; nnd so on. Agriculture Is tlie greatest and fun William Dale was in charge of Subscribers to the Estacada benetit to the rest of the community. damentally the most important of our Morton’s store last Monday, dur Packing Co., Inc. stock are re This being the case of an Industry American industries. The cities are that contributes, In the raw material ing Mr. Morton’s absence. quested to pay the balance due form alone, about one-third of the na but tlie brnnclies of the tree of nn- tlnnnl life, the roots of which go deep Roy Myers was here from Port on their subscriptions. Funds tional nnnual wealth production nnd ly Into the land. We all flourish or land a few days last week, in are needed for the purchase of Is the means of livelihood of about 40 decline with the funner. So, when we the interests of the P. R. L. & machinery and repairs to can per cent of the population, It Is ob nf the cities rend of tlie present uni vious that the subject Is one of grave versal distress of the farmers, of a ntry building. The Estacada concern. Not only do the farmers slump of six billion dollars In the farm P. Co. Miss Mabel Wilcox has gone State Bank will accept checks make up one-lmlf of the nation, but value of their crops lu n single year tlie well-being of the other half de or their (annuity to meet mortgages or to Portland to again take a posi and receipt for same. At the pends upon them. to pay current bills, nnd liow, seeking tion in a "wholesale millinery es next regular meeting of the So long ns we have nations, a wise relief from their Ills, they are plan Board of Directors, certificates politcinl economy will aim at a large ning to form pools, Inaugurate farm- I tablishment. of national self-sufficiency and era' strikes, and demand legislation j of stock will be issued to all who degree Mrs. L. C. Possjn and daughter self-containment, ltome fell when the abolishing grain exchanges, private lave paid. food supply was too far removed from cattle markets, nnd the like, we ought j Lsta went to spend the week T he E stacada P acking C o the belly. Like her, we shall destroy not hastily to brand them ns economic ! tnd with friends at Oregon City, own agriculture and extend our heretics nnd highwaymen, and hurl at ! By Geo. B. Weatherby, Pres our Saturday. sources of food distantly nnd precari them tlie charge of being seekers of -19-2-2 ously, If we do not see to it that our special privilege. Itather, we should Miss Esther Weaver went to farmers are well nnd fairly paid for ask If their trouble Is not ours, nnd Portland, Saturday, also Mr. and their services. The farm gives tlie see what can he done to Improve the Auto Tires Beat Thorns nation men ns well as food. Cities situation. Purely from self-interest, Mrs. Dave Eshleman and little An old inner tube from a derive their vitality and are forever If for no higher motive, we should son David. renewed from the country, but an im help them. All of us want to get back arge sized auto tire is useful poverished countryside exports intelli permanently to "normalcy;" hut Is it S. E. Wooster’s familiar form wflen pruning black raspberries. gence nnd retains unintelligence. reasonable to hope for that condition was seen in town Saturday. He The berry canes should be drawn Only the lower grades of mentality unless our greatest and most basic In said they were getting settled diameter will remain on, or seek, dustry can lie put on a sound nnd solid together partly and tied with and the farm, unless agriculture Is capable permanent foundation? The farmers in their new home in Portland. binder twine so that they afford of being pursued with contentment and nre not entitled to speeinl privileges; See Mrs. Gates for piano in mutual support, after which they adequate compensation. Hence, to em hut are they not right In demanding struction, 10 years experience should be pruned back to a height bitter nnd Impoverish the farmer Is to that they be placed on an equal foot dry up nnd contaminate the vital ing with the buyers of their products 75c, $1.00 and $1.25, according of about 30 inches. By drawing sources of the nation. and with other industries? to length of lesson. 1-26-2-9 the tube over the left arm and The war showed convincingly how (To be continued) Dr. W. W. Rhodes, osteopathic cutting it just beyond the hand dependent the nution Is on the full productivity of the farms. Despite physician, located at Hotel Esta good protection from thorns may herculean efforts, agricultural produc Osteopathic care during preg cada, on Mondays, Wednesdays be had during the pruning.—O. tion kept only n few weeks or months nancy and confinement, has done ahead of consumption, nnd that only and Fridays, from 8:30 to 4 p. m. A. C. Experiment station. by Increasing the acreage of certain more to relieve womankind than 9-8tf staple crops at the cost of reducing W. F. Carey has sold his resi Hint of others. We ouj^it not to for any other method now in use. Miss Mary Whiting of Garfield that lesson when we ponder on Consult an osteopath for further went to Portland Monday morn dence in Terrace addition to C. get the fanner's problems. They are truly information. 12-15tJ ing to attend the sessions of the A. Dykeman, who comes here common problems, and there should Woman’s auxiliary and the dio from n e a r Vancouver. Wash be no attempt to deal with them as If they were purely selfish demamfs cesan council of the Episcopal ington. of n clear-cut group, antagonistic to Church, which took place this the rest of the community: Rather Subscribe-Tor your home paper should we consider agriculture In the week. the E astern C lackamas N ews . light of broad national policy, Just Paper hanging, painting, etc., ns wc consider oil, coni, steel, dye stuffs, and so forth, ns sinews of na last year was a major operation tional strength. Our growing popula on the pocket book. This year tion and a higher standard of living with my new anaesthetic (low demand increasing fond supplies, nnd We wish to announce to the prices) it is a minor operation. public, that we are opening up a more wool, cotton, hides, and the rest. l-26tf Racket Store in the Hunt build Rt. 1, Estacada. ing, and invite you to give us a share of your trade. Mrs. S. C. Rickey and baby Motto, Golden Rule. who have been visiting her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Woodle, for two or three weeks past, re turned to her home in Troutdale, Saturday. Her husband came after her that day. Cleaning, Pressing. Dyeing. See Mrs. Gates for piano in ALTERING AND REPAIRING, struction, 10 years experience. SUITS MADE TO ORDER. 75c, $1.00 and $1.25, according to length of lesson. 1-26-2-9 Low Prices. WM. Prop. W. ROY WAY. RE-NU-EM TAILORS. BASS, Paint costs less than it did a year ago, so painting can be done for less. My 1922 samples of wall paper show a big reduction in prices. Why let others held you up when I can do it better? J. W. S aunders , l-26tf Rt. 1, Estacada. Mrs. R. G. Palmateer of Gar field went to Portland Tuesday morning to stay with her daugh ter, Mrs. Leata Wills, who lives on the Columbia Highway. Mrs. Wills had the misfortune last Saturday night to be severely burnt by the explosion of a gaso line lamp which she was lighting. D. Newman, the affable clerk at the pharmacy, took the morn ing train to Portland, Sunday. He has his car stored in that city and went to see if it was frozen up. But as he had taken the precaution to mix some denat ured alcohol with the water in the radiator it had not frozen at all Estacada Lodge No. 175. American Shoe Shop SHOE REPAIRING A SPECIALTY. Meets every Saturday evening in their lodge room, corner of Br oad way and Third streets. Visiting brothers are always welcome. Harness Repaired. Shoe laces retipped I Custom prices. Everything for Shoes. H. L. McKENNEY, N. G. J. C. H ayman , B. H. JOHNSON. Secretary, Hurrah! , ESTACADA, P. O. Box 44 OREGON THE WINTER HAS BROKEN!--The warm breeze will soon be blowing. Now is the time to buy your GARDEN SEEDS while there is a fresh assortment to choose from. I have LILLY’S and D. M. FERRY’S. They will be on display Monday. Come and take your choice. I also got two truck loads of FRESH GROCERIES this week. And say, come early and avoid the rush as I am a busy woman these days. Yours for Lower Prices at THE SQUARE DEAL GROCERY H. L. M c K E N N E Y . Read the Ads in the N ews . J. E. METZGER. Undertaker and Embalmer x I GAIN the season h a s come when both cus tom a n d inclination prompt folks to remem ber old friends and to give some expression to that, remembrance. In the spir it of the season we send you greetings. Fully ap preciative of the p a r t your friendship and pat ronage have played in our progress we thank you. And we extend to you and yours o u r sincere well- wishes for a N ew Y ear of continued joy and pros perity. 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