duct. Why, then, not go into the A W ARSH IP TEST. business directly; take over all the banks and run them? How can the T b s U n e x p e c t e d B e a t to G e n e ra l Q u a r t e r * at lniidnight. Published every Thursday by The Government protect itself unless it j T h e sh ip Is ly in g it a n c h o r In a Washington County Publishing Co., does take over the banks, if it shall go d is ta n t p o rt. It is night, am i n o th in g Incorporated. U h e a rd b u t th e tru m p of th e s e n try 1 into the guarantee scheme? on th e fo re c a stle a n d the rip p le of | Entered at the post-office at Forest The bank depositor likes to feel that w a te r a t th e g a n g w a y . Grove, Oregon, as second class his money is safe. But should he be O nly th e otiicer o f th e deck, th e q u a r mail matter. 1 obliged to exercise no discrimination te rm a s te r a n d th e g u a rd a re a w ak e . T h e e n tire c re w a re lielow d e c k s a n d I between banks, and to accept no re- g in th e ir hauMnocks. Subscription $1.50 Per Year | sponsibility for the consequences of 1 d re T a h m e in cu b iu d oor oiiens a u d th e c a p ta in j M vsrtitlni r a t » mad« known on h ' S own good or bad judgment in se s te p s fo rth so ftly , fully d re sse d a n d | application w e a rin g his sw o rd a n d revolver. H e lecting a good or bad bank? He sp e a k s In a low to n e to th e officer of Official Paper Washington Co. would not be, of course, under the th e deck, w h o se n d s a n o rd e rly fo r T ry TH E NEW S a S a c k of “ H o m e F l o u r — A ll P ro d u c t’ G ro c e rs • h a n d wheat M ILU A Guaranteed B.UE STEM F IM A (fllftfli fülüHiM IH» VICTO* um MANUFACTURED BY CRESCENT MILLS— FOREST GROVE w a rd w ith a user ra g e In a m om ent th e o rd e rly re tu rn s , b rin g in g w ith him th e d ru m m e r, w ho s ta n d s sile n tly a t J F W oods PERILOUS SLEEPW ALKING. ■ — -------------------------------------------- the largest interest on his deposit or th e m ast, d ru m s tic k s in baud, w a tc h THURSDAY, SEPT. 3, 1908 ; otherwise showing him the greatest ing th e c o m m an d er. “ E ig h t bell»” —m id u ig b t—Is stru c k . T h a T r a g e d y on W h ic h B e llin i W ro t e H i t C e le b ra te d O pera. ZT I T T consideration by allowing him the A t a sile n t signal from th e co m m an d T h e com ing of the O regon credit( sav, in the matter of in g officer th e d ru m m e r jiolses his S o m n a m b u lists can m a in ta in tb e lr footing in th e m ost perilous p lac es so Electric Company into this city ioans. But he can sleep all right s tic k s a n In s 'a n t, th e n sounds th e long long ns th ey re m a in In a s ta te o f som roll, or " a la rm ," w hich is a t once fol is to the citizens of Forest G rove nights. His money is safe, however low ed by th e quick beat to -g e n era l nam bulism . b u t if su d d en ly a w ak e n e d H a v in g just purchased the Hardware business of j they In sta n tly lose th e ir se lf posses- qua rte rs ." almost like the com ing of the unsafe the bank may be. sion a n d balance. In s ta n tly th e scene changes to one of S. G. H ugh es, I have added a new stock of both On one occasion a y o u n g w om an B r white man to the Indian. It But wh? cannot ,he Government in- a p p a re n tly th e ut. .o. i co.-i'u leu. l our ... , . . , . • sist that all banks shall be conducted h u n d re d men leap from th e ir ham ing in D resd en w as seen a t m id n ig h t will revolutionize the industries . on certain w ell-defined lin es, th u s m- mocks. P a ssin g a few ta rn s o f th e w alk in g on th e edge o f th e roof o f h e r and business of the county to surinK their solvency? may be asked. lashings aro u n d them . they th ro w them house. H e r fam ily w ere Im m ediately Into th eir n e ttin g s.” th en sp rin g to told of h e r plight, b u t w e re a fra id to such an extent that it will be The Government does that now, so far th eh sta tio n s a t th e b a tte rie s a n d c ast go n e a r her. T he neig h b o rs g a th e re d ab o u t th e house a n d p laced m a ttresae a necessary for the merchant and as National banks are concerned; but it loose the guns. A m om ent m ore a u d a b rig h t flash a u d b la n k e ta along th e stre e t In hopes Others to seek new modes of guarantees nothing, except the prose and ro a r from the fo re c a stle piv o t gun th a t th ey m ig h t save h e r in case she coping with the increase of pop- cution of dishonest bankers- That is b u rsts upou th e stilln e ss a n d gloom of fell. She d an ce d for o v e r an h o u r on tbo , • , • i j all the Government should do or in- th e night, follow ed q uickly by the sla n tin g roof, a p p a re n tly re ta in in g h e r ulation and its demands, and , , bro ad sid e b attery . j i i deed can do, unless it is willing to go E ach gun is fired once, a b lan k b a lan ce w ith o u t difficulty, a n d every and will from now on carry everything mere will be a greater need of imo the bankini! business> accepl de- c h arg e , b u t enough to show th a t th e now a n d th e n she w ould a d v a n c e to first class advertising of the mer- j posits, make loans and investments, gun is in good o rd e r n n d re a d y fo r th e edge a n d bow to th e s ile n t c ro w d needed by the se rv ice sta n d in g m an y fe e t below her. chant’s wares than there ever and thus displace entirely the private As su d d e n ly th e p andem onium sub- A t la st sh e clim b ed d o w n o n to th e has been. Heretofore Forest banker. The most effective and prac aides. C onfusion gives place to silence w ide g u tte r w hich ra n in fr o n t o f th e a u d o rd e r a n d not u sound is heard, w indow th ro u g h w h ic h she h a d com e, G rove was not and could n o t - tical «uaran!ee ol the saiety of deposits b u t th e b a ttle la n te rn s flashing along w ith th e e v id e n t in te n tio n of re -e n te r . , .. . . , , is rigid and perfect inspection and th e c ro w d ed deck rev eal th e well d isc i ing th e house. T h e c ro w d w a t c h i n g 1 I will occupy the sam e business room as under the conditions— be classed . . . . supervision, direct accountability to plined crew s ta n d in g a t th e ir q u a rte rs, 1 h e r so In ten tly d re w a sigh o f relief. as a first class advertising town, the |aw< and j mmediate responsibility ev ery m an equlp|>ed w ith c u tla ss a n d B ut, u n fo rtu n a te ly , h e r te rrifie d rela- j Mr. H u g h es on Pacific avenue and I invite p istol, sile u t nnd a le rt. Sponges, ra m ' tiv es, th in k in g to a s s is t h er, h a d placed but under the present conditions | to depositors. tw o lig h te d c an d les In th e room n e a r m ers. su p p ly boxes nnd b a ttle a x e s lit everybody to call and see me. The guarantee plan penalizes the te r th e d eck : e v e ry th in g is p ro v id ed *he w indow , a n d a s sh e a p p ro a c h e d th e it is absolutely necessary that lig h t fell d ire c tly in h e r eyes. the mjrchants get into the me honest banker lor the crimes and mis a n d re ad y a s for actio n , w hile th e In s ta n tly the shock a w a k e n e d her. c a p ta in , a cc o m p a n ied by tbe e x ec u tiv e diums of advertising and tell demeanors of the dishonest banker. officer (th e first lie u ten a n t), w ith an a n d she sw ay e d b a c k a n d fo rth in h e r The honest banker will not need to o rd e rly tienring a lan te rn , m ak e s a perilo u s positio n ; th en , w ith a frig h tfu l the people of this vicinity what strive by prudent, conservative and th o ro u g h inspection fore nnd a f t and scream , sh e fell h e ad lo n g to th e g round. they’ve got and what they will careful methods to secure the good lielow. Inclu d in g th e p ow der division, She w a s fa ta lly h u rt a n d d ied In a a zin e s and shell room s, to see th a t few hours. I t w a s on th is tra g e d y t h a t S u c c e s s o r to S . a . h u g h e s sd l it for. T h e News along will and confidence of the public, for n m o ag th in g Is lac k in g w hich w ould lie re B ellini w ro te his c e le b ra te d o p e ra “ L a S o n n am b u la.’’—W a s h in g to n P o st. with the rest of the newspapers the Government will say to the depos- q u ired In real aetiou. Forest Grove Oregon At th e touch of th e dru m the ship of this county have been consid- dor that he may trust one banker just hns iieen c h a n g 'd from d e ath lik e s till T h * T r a g ic L o c o W eed. subjects for charity and the as completely as another. Is that wise ness to re a d in e ss fo r b a ttle , e v ery offi T he abo m in ab le M exican p la n t know n Flippant Flings. c e r a n d m an a t Ids sta tio n , arm ed , s i a s th e loco w eed has th e p e c u lia r p ro p SIGN OF A BEATEN MAN. existence of them was necessary or iar' or sound in morals OI P°licy? lent. e x (ie c ta n t—a n d all in less th an e rty of m ak in g Irratio n al both m en a n d T hen, too, th o se L a m e n ta tio n s o f I , 1 . 1 That bank will do the most business, th re e m in u te s!—C hicago News. b e asts w ho p a rta k e o f i t H o rses a n d R u n n e r W h o L o o k s B e h in d A lm o s t w e re w ritte n long before anybody« only so far as the town should . . . . . , then, that does the most tor its chant», c a ttle o u t on th e p ra irie s a fte r g ra z in g S u r e to L o s e the R ace. stru c k o u t w ith th e b ases fu ll.—Atl be represented as large enough or 0fjers t0 the raost, an(j the bank upon It go crazy, a n d a “locoed” pony “T h ere a r e m an y m ore good d ista n c e ta Jo u rn a l. C ause of G iantism . J u p ite r 's e ig h th sa te llite has Jin A learn ed Ita lia n d o c to r sa y s th a t w ill perfo rm all kin d s of q u e e r antics. ru n n e rs now th a n in m y d a y s,” sa id a n to “ support” a newspaper. A s that safeguards the money of its de- g ian tism Is a m orbid process, a disease I t is said th a t If a m an com es u n d e r old tim e c h am p io n a f te r w a tc h in g a been discovered, a n d Ju st to thluk bo«| we come closer to Portland and positors best will do the least. — Ore- due to a n e n la rg e m e n t of a p a rt of the its spell he n e v er re g a in s b is senses, th re e m ile sc ra tc h ra ce a t th e New long and how nicely w e got a lo n g .lt b ra in will h is endow ed w ith gro w th the In sa n ity produced by it bein g in c u r Y ork A th le tic clu b g am es. “ B u t the out It!—L orain (O.l T im es-H erald. take on an air of being in the k°nian- re g u la tin g functions W hen th a t p a rt able. I t is said th a t th e loss o f m ind h a b its o f th e ru n n e rs h a v e not changed T he sh o rt a n d sim ple a n n als of I first class column, the neces of th e b ra in en larg ed , the lim bs grew of th e 111 fa te d C a rlo tta w a s no d o u b t a n y , fo r I n oticed one little tric k in poor in G eorgia now re ad "jug, County Commissioners. lo an ab n o rm al e x te n t a n d o th e r p h y s due to th e fa c t th a t som e enem y d ru g th e ra ce t h a t bore th e significance th a t Jag. ju g g e d .” and prohibition sity of being foremost will de ged h e r w ith a p re p a ra tio n o f loco, a l used to a tta c h to It. m arch in g o n .—L ouisville Courler-Joi The following additional proceed ical ch an g es occurred, th e excess of “T o th e c a s u a l o n lo o k er th e re w as volve upon the community to g ro w th being chiefly in th e low er ja w . though h isto ry h a s it th a t she w e n t In nal. ings were had by the County Board on sa n e by re aso n of h e r h u s b a n d ’s exa- n o th in g to choose b etw een th e tw o th e a rm s and legs No g iant e v e r a t B rag a b o u t y o u r “ M erry Widoml go into the papers to maintain tae 1Sth and 22d of last month. cutlon.—B alU m ore A m erican . | lea d ers w h en th ey w ere b e g in n in g th e ta in s length of d ay s. T h e a v era g e life all you w an t to, b u t you ju s t ought tf la s t q u a r te r of a mile. B ight from the the same footing as the city The resignation of Perry Watson as Is only a frac tio n o v e r tw e n ty .veal's. see som e of th e c o u tra p tlo n s men ' A G e n tle H u . b a n d , c ra c k o f th e pistol th ey w e re ru n n in g on th eir beads In lodge roum s.-U ilv# merchant. Forest Grove mer- Justice of the Peace for Banks precinct Irela n d h a s produced a t lea st four W om an (to h e r h u sb a n d , b u sily en- i a lm o st s trid e fo r strid e w ith th e low, g ian ts M cG rath. born In T ip p e ra ry In ton News. gaged w ritin g ) — My d e ar, c o rre c tly I g ra ce fu l, e a sy a ctio n o f th e real long was accepted. ITttfl (lie w as seven feet five Inches in chants have and always will speaking, w h a t is a d e n tis t? H u s b a n d d is ta n c e ru n n e r. C. A' A. Peterson o( Banks, was ap h e ig h t): M alone, seven feet six Inches: have the advantage of the city Flower and Tree. N e ith e r b a d called in to use the re M nrphv. seven fe et th re e Inches, and (crossly)—D eriv ed fro m d e n t, F re n c h .. „___ . • • ; pointed Justice of the Peace for Bank* C h a rle s B yrne, seven fe et six inches. for tee th , a m an w ho p u lls tee th . (H ub - s e rv e p o w e r w hich m u st be utilized In store when it com es to giving An orange tre e will continue to I , . . . precinct. None o f them e v er re ac h ed g re a t m en fcand s e ttle s dow n to w riU ng ag ain.) th e final s p r in t fo r victory w hen they fru it uutil it is 150 y e a rs old. W ife—My d ear, you sa id th is m o rn in g tu rn e d Into th e stre tc h fo r th e final value received. T heir rents are The petition of Thos. H Smith for tal developm ent. T he leaf of th e c o co an u t tree isi th a t lin g u ist w a s d e riv e d from th e L at- lap. T h en o n e of them slightly tu rn ed much lower, their taxes are not redemption from tax sale was allowed. „ , ... , In lin g u a, a tongue. H u s b a n d (crossly) h is h e a d to see w here th e th ird m an ly th irty feet long, w hile a single I Old D a n e . In Old T im ... _ Yes. W Ife -W e U . d e ar. Is a lin g u ist w as. of the parasol m ag n o lia of Ceylon \ SO high and clerk hire is not to Coroner’s report; ordered that report in E d u a r d S co tt s D an cin g In AH a m an w h o pulls o u t ton(fues-? H ua- “ ‘T h a t m a n Is b e aten ,’ w as the sh e lte r fifteen o r tw e n ty persons. be compared with that of the be approved, and that bills be allowed Agcs a re som e c u rio u s d e ta il, a b o u t v,a n d _ No, m ndam b u t r w lsh h e d ld . _ th o u g h t w h ich occurred to m e a t once, T h e In aj palm Is th e tree which l( old E ngland. L oudon A ngw e„ und It pro v ed true, a s alw ays, for w hen d istin g u ish e d fo r h a v in g the city store, but the closeness to 011 coroner s investigation of death of th e J o .la a n u ce s S of an d erso n w as a “Jolly th e d a sh fo r th e finish began he allow leaves. T hey o fte n reach a length^ unknown man near Timber. dan ce' In Mr. S c o tt's definition, for be b i g stores will be the greatest The B est M an. ed his riv al to get a lead o f five y a rd s fifty feet a n d a re from ten to 'e . . , . in In th the e m matter atter ol of tax tax titles; title s ; it is fo re It w a s end ed e a c h lady h a d k issed \ "W hy is It." a sk e d th e d e a r girl, before going a fte r him In e a rn e st pur- fe et In w idth. comp« l ion o x.‘ met ty the ordered tb, t upon payment 0( tbe sum a ll th e g en tlem en tw ice, a n d each m an If you w ish flow er c u ttin g s to I h a d been eq u ally e n te rp risin g . M ary “th a t th e b rid e g ro o m 's a tte n d a n t Is I suit. l j c a l merchant. “ F ro m th a t point to th e finish th e re w hile the p la n ts a re sm all put them of $200 by Bagley & Hare to the S tu a rt d a n ce d th e “ V olta.” th o u g h called th e 'b e st m a n ? ’ ” county clerk, that the purchase price “ not so high a n d so dlsposedly” a s 1 “ 1 su p p o se It’s b e ca u se he Is th e b e st w as no perceptible difference In the sm all crocks. As soon a s the croc off." gro w led th e fu ss y old bachelor«— j speed o f th e men, but the m an w ho a re filled w ith roots th ey begin bl# Guaranteeing a Bank s Honesty. of tax titles bought by said Bagley & E lizatieth. In K in g C h a rle s' tim e poo K a n sa s C ity N ew sbook. j h a d tu rn ed bis bead to m ake su re th a t ing. especially g e ran iu m s. pie d a n ce d “T re n c h n io re ." the “C ush A Federal guarantee of bank depos- Hare be fully satisfied —------------------------ he w ould g e t second place. In stead of Ion D an ce." “ O m nium G a th e ru m " anil C o n s id e ra t e C e n s o r s h ip . b ending e v ery energy to w in, o f course its puts the Government at once into “ llo ite cum T o ite." Facts From France. “ D oes y o u r fa th e r know I love you?” * landed w h e re his th o u g h ts placed “ All In a G ard en G reen ." “G a th erin g Died. the banking business. Do we want “ No. P a p a Isn 't very well, a n d w e 'v e trim ."—New York Sun. of P ea sc o ils,” " L u m p s of P u d d in g .” T he P a ris p re fe c t o f police h a lt that? If we do, why go at the busi e e k l y . _________________ John J. Adkins, aged 75 years, died “ U n d e r a n d O ver.” “T h e B a th ." “T he kept It from h im ."—I l a i p i t 's W ed th a t In f u tu re no m ore liceuMil The Gun B a rre l. Grew. ness indirectly by guaranteeing the se near Gaston last Friday and was buried S la u g h te r H ouse” a n d "H a v e a t T hy play b a rre l o rg a n s in th a t city »11 • T h e C o c k e d H a t. O f c o u rse th e re Is no re aso n w h y i In th e e arly d a y s in th e northw est, g ra n te d . curity of deposits, and as a conse- in the Hill cemetery Sunday, the fun C oat. Old W om an." a re d a n c e s not q u ite so old. Mr. (or, r a th e r. Viscount* M orley w hen the H udson Bay com pany laid the T w elv e c o u p les h a v e Just celeb! qtence of solvency of the bank and eral services being held from the should not w e a r a cocked h at, but j fo u n d a tio n s of g re at fo rtu n es by trad e th e ir golden w e d d in g s a t Abrest I t >e honesty and efficiency of the Union church. Deceased leaves the w ith the sa v a g e s and a gun paid for as T h . M eaning of “ Muff.” th e re is h ard ly a n y m an w hom th e sm all tow n n e a r V ichy, F ranca T h e record of th e fa c t th a t m uffs m ind has g re a te r difficulty in a s s o c ia t m any beav er skins as w ould reach to hundred d e s c e n d a n ts w ere presort« b inker? It will be a senseless ven following children: Hiram, of Sheridan; the m uzzle o f It. the skins packed flat w ere once w orn by m ore men th a n w o ture, certainly, thus to be responsible James Andrew, Minnie M. Thomas m en In P a ris su g g e sts th e old Ingenious ing w ith th a t ty p e o f head cov erin g and the gun held u pright. It w as alleg church. and sc a rc e ly any ty p e o f head cover A p ro jec t is b ein g considered for11 definition of a m uff ns “a so ft th in g ing th a t w ould seem less b e titttn g for ed th a t th e b a rre l of the w eapon grew I ir the mistakes and losses of the bank, and Lillie Dora Beck of Gaston. tra n s fe re n c e o f th e Jn rd in des th a t holds a lad y 's h an d withmiL squeez and grew w ith each successive y e ar a id the honesty and efficiency of its th a t a u s te re a n d philosophic brow T he to n site th re e m iles outsid e1 Ing It." "M uff“ a p p e a rs to have com e — TheTop price at Bailey's for your to us from G erm an, in w hich language, g re a te r th e n a tu ra l d ig n ity o f th e until the In d ian , a fte r he had bought w here It is in te n d e d to create * ’ minagement, without having a voice It w ith th e peltry, had to borrow a file w e a re r th e m ore rid icu lo u s it m akes logical o a sis" in w hich the curio u sly , “ m uff" m eans not only n him look. A ny schem e fo r th e reform a n d c u t off a foot of useless m etal. — the controlling voice— in its con- Wool and Mohair. can h ave c o m p a ra tiv e liberty. h an d com forter, b u t also a su lk y p e r o f th e h ouse o f lords o u g h t to provide son o r a g ro w lin g ilog. T hese seem , D o m e s tic B liss. for its a b o litio n .—M a n c h e ste r C ourier. how ever, to lie tw o different w ords. Pith and Point. F i f e —I h av e about m ade up my W as o u r ow n m etaphorical “m uff” an G lo ria, a n d Glooms. . , m ind. Jo h n , th a t w hen I m arried you No one e x p e c ts th a t his g rire ' allu sio n to tb e effem inacy o f m uff T h e s tu d e n ts o f Yale u n iv e rs ity have 1 im a rr ed * fool. H u s b a n d —T h a t re- neglected w e a re rs o r sim ply an Intim ation th a t Invented som e new sla n g d e sc rip tiv e I m lnds o t a rem ark you m ade Ju st th e person w as d istin c tly "s o ft? ”- • Too m any m en honor worn** o f Im p o rta n t co n d itio n s w hich a ffa tt I beiorp we w e fe m arried. You rem em - K. X . S T AH HR. Manager L ondon C hronicle. Ives. t lives o f y o u ig i'm e n . H e re a re ! b e r th a t yon sald 11 w ould be h a rd t o : “ buse th e ir w ives, som e a d d itio n s to th e Yale v e rn a c u la r J fin<1 tw o P®°Pi® m ore a lik e th a n you None o f th e th in g s descrl T r u . to t h . Adage. 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Now, y o u r rig h t fenses, but m ost m en are * " * to ■ te a m c h you th a t you should h a v e a - * a oan h„u o r tire —A . young w om an eye tells uie th a t y our k id n ey s a re a f from tb e e ffe c ts o f |ie tty felly sold way below Portland prices and on easy m onthly p ay P a tie n t -E x c u s e me. doctor, E very m an w ho fa k e s a P*rt p '" v 1 * ' K , .. w hose b eau ty . n d c h a rm a re lrreslstl- fected. T ep. »aid th e son cheerfully, "and ble An Ideal g u est fo r college p a r b u t m y rig h t Is a glass e y e .-M o o d y 's procession e x p e c ts th a t some ments. A lso a full line of th is Is th e p la c e ."—C h icag o News. M agaxlne. ties; vide “iieach.' "p ip p in ." “ c o rk e r.” will blow a b orn in his pr° 1 etc —New York T im es. TheNews » 1.50 per year in advance A tchison G lobe. A. E. 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