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WEDXESOAY, OCTOBER 9, 1918.
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OREGON WEATHER
Cnsettled, probably showers
In the northwest; generally fair
in the south and east portions;
moderate southeasterly winds.
Special-
DEL MONTE SPANISH. SAUCE
5c Can
KINNEY & TRUAX GROCERY
QCAXJTY FIRST
21 CENTS' WORTH OF MISERY
Sympathetic attention is called to
the sad case of a Salem banker
"one of the best-known bankers In
Oregon" and "head of one of Marion
County's solid financial institu
tions," as related by a contemporary,
says the Oregonian.
This banker, under a provision of
the law which it is now proposed to
repeal, was required to pay 21 cent?
addition on his taxes because he had
neglected to pay the taxe u: tn
stated time. The 21 cents 30 cruel
ly extracted went to pay for publish
ing the notice of his delinquency.
The heart-rending story is given
us by the Portland Journal, which
would do away with delinquent tax
publication and rely solely on notice
by mail. We are informed by the
. not always accurate Journal:
Instead of mailing Mr. Banker a
notice of his delinquency, which
would have cost but 2 cents, the
county charged him 21.3 cents to
serve notice upon him by publication
in four editions each of the Capital
Journal and the Oregon Statesman,
The cost of publication was approxi
mately 9 per cent of the amount of
employes, who have sought greater
immunity from military service lu
more esseutlal war Industries, it is i
well to. ask just how , essential the
press is In winning the war, says
Leslies Weekly. The War Industries
Board puts newspapers and periodi
cals in class 4 in the priority list
which furnishes the basis for in
dustrial exemption from the draft.
Industries grouped In class 1 are of
exceptional importance In connection
with the prosecution of the war.
Those grouped In 2, 3 and 4 will
have precedence over all industries
not appearing in the priority list,
but the board says distinctly that
"as between these three . classes.
however, there shall be no complete
or absolute preference." This means
that newspapers and periodicals are
practically on the same footing as
the industries and plants of classes
and 3 in demonstrating the essen
tial quality of their product.
What service has the press al
ready rendered In this war? The
national publications broke down so
effectually all sectional barriers that
when the time came o declare war
upon Germany It was the act of a
united nation. Newspapers and
periodicals have been the most pow
erful single force in popularizing
support of the Liberty loans, and
Secretary McAdoo has testified to
the major part they have thus play
ed In supplying the sinews of war.
They have so educated the public
mind on the Issues of the war and
the dutv of everv citizen in a dem
ocracy that the drart nas met wun
SOLDIER LETTERS
on
Walter 1.
D
fierce
Democratic Candidate
if i
For GOVERNOR
Will ponk nt the
no opposition. Had the newspapers,
during the Civil war, given tne same equipment is the best
support to this principle, there would in France. Each time
Want to Se Western Girl tj
Under date of August 8, Wallace
Coutant writes that It is very rainy
In the French region where he Is
located. That day however was an
exception that It waa "a real fair
day" but it has been so raiuy all the
week that we expect it to cloud up
and rain any minute.
A divisional minstrel show was
put on here the other night 'which
was the best yet In France. They
say that the troop is to put ou a
show in Parts soon.
A banjo player who bus done big
time In vaudeville entertained us a
while along, with a stringed orches
tra. Two girls put on a musical last
night which was fair, but better sui
ted for indoors than on an out door
platform. They sang quite a few1
French songs and the French sold
iers enjoyed them as much as we did
and joined in the choruses.
Nearly all the talent found In the
Y. M. C. A. entertainment bureau
seems to be from east of the Missis
sippi, mainly New England. I have
not seen a truly American western
girl since I left there, and I sure
would like to Bee one. Sure wish
It was all over "over here" so that I
could get back there and see them.
August 24 he wrote that another
ten days had gone by without mall
and also that he had not written
during that time because of the regi
ment moving twice. The Intervals
between marches had been used in
repairing the shell-torn roads.
"There Is nothing very eventful
I can tell you about, but when I get
home 1 can tell a heap of what 1
have seen in our travels."
The piano we have added to our
' have heard
we move we
Joy Theater Tomorrow Night
Ho will Hmk duWiiK Iht ItitcrmiftMiOii hrtwwn Miown, titkliitf for liU ulijwt
"Our Part In Winning The
Senator Pierce is one of Oregon's most forceful "four minute men
and has a special message relative to war Activities
HAVE YOU A BAD BACK
If You Have, the Statement of TliU
Grants Vmm Keoltlent Will In
terna You
night and
the tax. The mall notice would have
been nine-tenths of 1 per cent.
Now why did not Marion county
mail that notice and save the banker
21 cents? Truth is it did mall the
notice. It was required by law to do
so. Will anybody accuse Marlon
county of violating the law when
the supreme court sits in the middle
of It and the penitentiary is hard by?
We guess not.
Mr. Banker got his letter notice.
It was not enough. He dallied and
forgot. But when he saw his namejHindenburg line
in the paper among the delinquents
and realized that somebody might
buy a certificate of. delinquency on
his property he hastened to the
courthouse and paid his bill.
Without publication the county
would have been deprived for the
time being of tax revenues the bank
er should have paid, for he would
have had no reminder and no notice
would have been given to tax Hen
purchasers.
The wise purpose of the publica
tion law is to get In revenues which
without publication would be uncer
tain or delayed. It had the desired
effect In this case after mall notice
had failed. The story, In Bplte of
Its 21 cents' worth of misery, is the
best argument for continuance of
tax publications that one could And
In a day's search. .
have been no draft riots then. The
task of the press In preparing the
public for the gTeat loans yet to
come Is tremendous, and Its mission
of education in the closing months
of the war and In the preparation
ror peace Is as significant and essen
tial as that which It has already ac
complished.
take it on our truck. It is quite
cumbersonme to pack, but worth the
trouble.
Have seen a great many things of
interest, but can't say a word about
them for fear of betraying our loca
tion. So you will have to be eon-
tent with uninteresting letters until
the war is over and I can tell you of
them. If I had some letters to an
swer, I could write more. Lots of
love. Wallace.
What a blow It must have been
to Hindy and Bill. Yesterday the
president told the kaiser that he
would not talk peace until the Ger
man hordes were withdrawn from
allied soil. At about the same hour
came the announcement that the
French, the British and the Ameri
cans had smashed the last of the
Someone reminded us that there
is to be an election next month.
Another Kind of War.
The warfare between man and his
Insect competitors Is only to a small
ui cree wnged nt the point of the bay'
ntt ; it Is generally a struggle for the
rueuiiR of subsistence. Man has many
times been beaten by locusts devour-
li.s his pastures, men (lows nnd grain,
,'rsnvlers on the ground and buzzers In
:i.e ii I r, moths with wings like silver
;-wn nml caterpillar with brilliant
.-oginiemal stripes flutter ubout the
nnlens mil orchards anil inarch up
.Ui down the trees nnd shrubs, either
lvourlng on they go or pluntlng eftgs
Jrom which future devourers will
spring.
Does your back ache,
day;
Hiuder work; Uemroy your resw
Does It stab you through and
through
When you stoop or lift or bend?
Then your kidneys may be weak.
Often backache Is the clue.
Just to give you further prooi.
The kidney action may be wrong.
If attention It not paid
More distress will soon appear.
Headaches. dizzy spells and
nerves.
Uric arid and Its Ills
Make the burden worse and worse.
Liniments and plasters can't
Reach the inward cause at ill;
Help the kidneys use the pills
Grants Pass folks have tried and
proved.
What they say you can believe.
Read this Grants Pars woman'a
account.
Spe her, ask her. If you doubt.
Mrs. A. R. Orme. 814 Oax St.,
says: I gladly recommend a medi
cine I know has merit and may
prove of benefit to others. I can en
dorse Doan's Kidney Pills, for I
know from personal experience they
are' all they are claimed to be. When
get a tired ache across my kid
neys, a few doses or Poan's Kidney
Pills soon relieve It."
Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy
get Doan's Kidney Pills the same
that Mrs. Orme had. Foster-Mll-
burn Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo. ''. T.
F25 CENTSn
TO TTTtT) U
Boomerang!
IX
THE PRESS A. ESSENTIAL
DISTKV
.In ylew of the fact that , newspa
pers and periodicals have lost some
AT THK MOVIF.H
"Tho Great Ive"
"The Great Love," which Is to be
shown at the Joy Theatre next Wed
nesday and Thursday Is the first
production made by the great Grlf
flth which can be shown at popular
prices. "The Birth of a Nation." "In
tolerance." and "Hearts of the
World" have all been shown at
nrlces ranging from 7.1 cents to $
This iioimlar priced admission has
been accomplished through Mr. Grlf
flth's entering Into an engagement
with Famous Players-Iasky corpora
tion to release his production.
"The Great Love," however, Is no
cheap picture as one critic has writ
ten. It Is equally as good, and In
some respects better than Hearts
of the World," for It contains nil
of the elements of the former, such
as romance, comedy, human appeal
pathos, suspenses, excitement, dra
matic Intensity and besides it Is
more compact, being In seven reels,
It Is one of the greatest war pic
tares that has been produced and
there is not a horror In It from start
to finish. It Is the story of human
beings, real life, real people, real
homes In a real English village; of
course there are real airplanes, Zep
pelins, munition factories and hos
pitals and English nobility, even to
the Dowager Queen Alexandria, her
self. "The Great Love" Is something
more than a picture. It In an ency
clopedia; It makes us understand
the part that the rich and the poor,
the humble and the proud are play
ing In the great purifier and cleanser
ill)
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