nwsKtt The Sentinel ’ ’■ r TWENTY YEARS AGO H. A. YOUNG aad M. D. H. A. YOUNG. ! (Taken from The Sentinel of Friday, April 4, 1914) gg 00 The matter of a sidewalk from the 1.00 Spurgeon street bridge, along the • ** highway to the High School, was tho tor in advance. This rule is <mX ' Principal subject of discussion at the i weekly meeting of the Commercial .-J ----- Club at the Coquille Hotel Wednesday •ed at the Coquille Postoffice as evening. . . The Junior Chamber lemnd Class Mail Matter. 'of Commerce high school boys will , lay it if the council buys the lumber. Dr. and Mrs. G. Earl Low have ¡been holding open house for their friends the past week or two gnd PlBLIS entertaining them with radio con certs. Their new machine with the • •••••••••• ¡loud speaker gives wonderful con- A a ¡certs, lectures and new items as clear fragment8 M fait • and distinct as if rendered in the • and Fancy Weekly Letter By Oengreaaasan Eltowotog^J Washington, D. C., April 1—There is a period of quiet here now. The Congress Xs in recess until April 12. Since the 12th is mid-week, it is doubtful that anything of importance will be taken up until the beginning of the week following - the 17th. To Another improvement in the busi- fill in the opening inactive period ness district to be started at onep is several minor non-controversial bills the enlargement to the Coquille lee will be brought up and acted upon Co. plant Geo. R. Johnaon, owner to immediatey after the recess. Two the business, says that tho workmen forestry bills, long ago reported out will begin in a few days the erection ^unanimously by tlie committee and to an addition to the present build- j recently reported to the Floor by the sentafive Costello, expects to continue ing <m the north side, building to the Rules Committee, will undoubtedly | its hearings on draft deferment and west end of the new Busy Comer be passed at that time. One of the manpower. House Ways and Means building. The front will be stucco to bills to an authorization for additional Committee is subject to meet further correspond with the present structure, federal appropriation for forest fire on tax simplification, but that it is —o— # control, being an amendment to the not definite. In a letter frbm Miao Edna Har- 'old Ciarke-McNary Act. The other locker received today by one to her bill authorizes appropriation for con A numoer of state primary elec friends, she says that she and Mrs. tinuation of the forest survey. Neith Ida Owen were to sail on March 27 er bill involves anything new but both tions are coming up and theVe has ' bills are important, especially to west been quite a buzz of political talk this from Hjlo direct for the States. week. General view is that the Wis ern forest areas. consin election will be an important The most excited man in town lust Sunday evening was probably E. L. i- Of greatest concern nt the mon^nt indication of a trend. So far as Re Vinton. He had just become the seems" to be the consideration _________ _ ’ of’the Pub,lcan Pre“'den“»1 possibilities are father of a 7« pound boy and hie veterans’ aid bill—variously called conc*rned< 1 thlnk the bert BUmmary elation could not be surpassed. Moth- ¡the “Gl Bill of Rights” and the "Vet- that **'t0 ,ay lhat’ whlle n,o*t of er and babe are both doing well at the eran Omnibus Bill.’’ The World War tho6* "ow Promin®n‘1y mentioned Richmond hospital. ¡Veterans Committee has been holding have outspoken opposition here, I do hearings on this legislation which, in Jnot hear any Particular expressions L.- ij ,,.— . ------------------------.j...of opinion for any candidate. Per will be required at every lumber , 8P*ctfying certain admtn- worker from common labor to chief iatrat*ve changes in the handling of haps after some of the preference pri executive if the industry is to sur- veteran affairs, would authorize over maries have been held, the situation vive the test. The need for lumber three billions for education and un may tend to jell. In spite of the • L» room as the audience. Last • ••••••••••; night broadcasting stations at Seattle, This spring more gardens than ever Canada, and others more distant fur- before in the history of the country nished music for those enjoying Dr. are being planted Last year ths end Mrs. Low’s hospitality, number qf victory gardens far ex- —o— reeded the expectation of the most’ The Democratic County Central optimistim but America in her third Committee met at the Coquille Hotel spring of the war is now stirring the for dinner here Monday and then ad- soil and preparing to surpass last ■ year’s stupendous accomplishment. Most gardeners take credit unto themselves tor a bountiful yield but By R. T. Moore failures' are attributed to the weather os . a dozen other causes. The matter . .. i ' Keep the lumber rolling, Dad. is very great; the eyes of the nation «npioyment benefits. The Senate of sowing, tending the growing plants We>re giul Uvlng ln ww hgr, .. and harvesting the crop la so com- '¿7 ' T............’ ,------ ¡are on us in hopeful expectation. P““«1 the *ith a" overwhelming ~ . .... ■ 77? So writes my son from somewhere “Keep the lumber soiling, dad" m,iorlty 11 u favored generally by monplace that we rarely think of the ln the Cgn you With God’s Help and steadfast deter-1 veterana and by lhe lar«est veterans miracle we see enacted every time . g^an fer Jlunb<r in. mination on the part of all, we will, orgapizations. It will undoubtedly seed sprouts. dustry? _ o— IP«** the House. The House Com- The wise gardener knows that he ( Hgrd hH by drgft u u The testimony of a witness before mittee will> however, comb it out dees not labor alone and that the g young man’s game; handicapped by a Congressional committee that he f c*refully and the bill will be subject knew of instances where not profits to amendment on the Floor. The feel- greater wtll be his reward. Each va- expendjture « mBn.VOw„; lacklng to corporations were 13 per cent to ln® 0,1 this ai<le 04 the Capitol is that rJL u J "TU A™* vnough motor tr.rAport.Uoa; limited invested capital makes one wonder lhe Sen*te skid in effect, “this to a vided the condition to which it has >by regulatlon M to maximum use ef what business they were in. '■ood Wea” and **** ‘he Iiouse to re- been accustomed. Plant lettuce seed ;gvailabie equipment; often hamstrung From what one can learn via pub- fin* and ^‘ect the legislation. ' as deep ss you would potato- or |b ,^.^^<1 Ubor union policy, ltohed statements, every war industry 1 The Veterans Committee this week plant beans in early spring eMng^ lumber indugtr mugt „evsrthe- nets from 1 to • per cent after taxes »PProved a bill to provide seeing-eye wtth pea. and there will be no crop g quantitie, ot and re-negotiatton, etc. The lumber dogs ior blind veterans Thu. in the study of agriculture we ,umbgr mJ11 businem would average not more than .Wve to learn the ideal treatment for gn<J cJvUUn Committee activity scheduled dur- five per cent and a good guess at the all cultivated vegetation. It means , Jn g^u gn <xee>uonat)iy included: Senate Mili- general business average, would be >ng the th. w. are rooking to know rodj,^ wlntej_ wlth ^ueUoo 3M per cent to invested capital.1 tary Affairs Subcommittee, headed •PP«y th* towti to Nature to planting . uingd gt Where, can the 13 per cent be earned? J by Senator Murray, will meet on and filling and reaping. uggUon but tf,,, g Under the excess profits tax with > Tuesday and continue tor the re- How many gardeners look upon the . oug lumber ghortage u ,n A UM!y *2W *WnetW . precious progr^jjy, lumber famine is slowly Its 80 per cent ceiling, a firm making mainder of the week on S 1730, to The scientist wfio can*reate new sub-; envgjo^n^ .. the sum- 13 per cent would have to gross 85 i create an office of demobilization to per cent profit. This would only be provide for contract temiinalton_and stances, who can improve almost any mer ggggon Therg Jg plant «id who is considered the wt untn gftar | possible U a large amount at busi- the disposal at surplus property; and miracle man of this age know. thatgJEry demand Up—d. ExproT nets could be done on an extremely s- 1823- Office of War Mobilization light investment. No war industry 1 and Adjustment. House Military Af- the germ of life in the seed to the1^ 7 l , . , . ' ence proves that Increasing conquest greater miracle. The life wMch ; ^y.^j ^^y pt of major account would possibly fall fairs Subcommittee, headed by Repre- into that class. In the case of lumber, sprout. in a k-m! of corn has bron w demgnd for )umber y eontmuou. rom the time the Creator foH. thM militgry <Je_ a net profit of 13 per cent would be 1 i t ^imand wiU not be p.-ed until well possible if present ceiling prices were rhythm to kernel, stalk, blmte ror to, after ,ucceggful lnvggion of Bu. raised about 50 per cent while costs kernel agam. repreronto the unbroken from wegt ProBperts for remained constant, an utter absurdi . "** iJT^^l'rivHtog lumber users are bleak in ty. One can only conclude that the vest that the human mind fails to i • witness was either attempting the grrop the wonder to it. iUoo fallacy of trying to prove the whole *umber ■uwiy by much is wasted, many P^nta do not, Wgghlngton may rewjU in by a specific "instance or was de liberately careless of the truth in an < . halting the downward production " “nd*hlCb •pr°UU ; trend by leaving key men in the in- attempt at a general smear of corpor to-^e^t^hirTe^imDidJJZbte |dUStri Th*r* * "“** *“* °f drBft‘ ations. The testimony was in con of life that has been imperishable 4JPg ro<lurtiOn I nection with the recent tax measure. There ar« signs that the public since the world wro young. wap( inducementg, to is learning that any measure designed Those of us who have twice within rigidly control distribution of avail to decrease the amount of profits, and a lifetime seen civilization give way able production, to . ... oonscript labor, therefore income tax payments, made | to barbarity sometimes feel that, al- «nd so on. None of these devices will by corporations instantly results in though God may be in his heaven, all solve the production problem. The increasing the taxes the people, them __________________ _ _ only solution to the leaving to key is not right with the ______ world. _____ Not that An amount we would hold God responsible for men in the industry so that their com selves, have to pay. roughly equal to half the yearly Gov-1 the brutality oflnen; nor do'we feel bined skill and experience can make ernment expenditures must be raised ’ discouraged with man’s slow progress the most available productive ca each twelve-month period. It any ' from a. creature ruled by instincts of pacity. one sources of taxes is prevented from j It to not likely that this will be self-preservation to a spiritual being contributing its share, the deficit in whom self is forgotten and a done generally. This to election year > must be made up by the others. love for others is the stronger motive and the possible adverse effect on The thing is fairly well balanced ’ other and more popular industries in ' power. now with everybody paying some- ; We know that the whole history of . ”, ™ 2* K.PW - •»«« «. - Ho ' mankind illustrates the ascendant advance of man, the growth of hie public morale by treating everybody pect to have a free ride at the ex ideals and the development of his *Hke in selecting men for the ser- pense of the others. The debt load is soul. For instance, a few centuries, vices. We must resign ourselves } heavy. It can only be carried by an ago the savagery of our present world «> getting along with about a half- I equitable distribution among the confliet and the cruelties practicied portion of key labor. Under such cir- people. Public opinion, .in recogni by our enemies, which leave us cumstances it will be a miracle if tion of thia, will dear harshly, with aghast, were accepted as common- production goals will be fully reached, thoae who attempt to stir up class place |n wartime and the nations « to unfortunate at this particuar hatred hereafter. of the world were seldom free from ‘hat many in the lumber in- ' dustry seem to be facing the wrong war for any length of time. Nevertheless, our hearts are heavy way. When they should be thinking Bank Money Order Cost at the thought of the sacrifices de- only of increasing production, some Has Not Been Increased mandW from those who^are giving operators are participating in or con The cflst of Bank Money Orders has their lives that we might live in se niving at schemes to circumvent ceil not increased despite the increased as curity. We are too close to thy ing prices. Some Union labor lead applied to Postal Money Orders by catastrophic upheaval of evil to vision ers are furiously agitating labor prac the new Revenue Act, according to the blessings which will surely follow tices designed to increase the pay E. T. Stelle, manager of the Coquille this temporary check of the great check, rather than the output of the I Branch of the First National Bank of upward surge of evolution from the individual workman. Their eyes are Portland, lower to the higher stage of existence. on a scramble for the dollar instead Because there have been numerous There to one sure foundation on of the production chart. inquiries regarding the rates, Mr. which our faith in a benevolent Prov But the great majority of those in, Stelle called attention to the differ- cost of our bank idence must rest—that the power of the industry are trying hard to stem ’ence, "The "The cost of our bank money money G< d is great enough to overcome evil the tide of demand Many are double- orders remains the same as before with good and on our very failures, shifting to the point of exhaustion in ten cents for any amount up to >100 sins and weaknesses He to ever build- the mills or putting in long hours in Postal Mofiey Drders now vary in ing a newer world of greater beauty, bad weather to keep the logs coming cost from ten cents for a >2.50 order of stronger men and of more univer- from the woods. In spite of the dis- to thirty-seven cents for a >100 order “l to»»- 1 graceful defection of a publictoed few, This is an increase in cost of Postal At this season of the year, Chris- ¡lumbermen in general have done a Money Orders from M per cent to 75 tians remember the suffering and , good job in the past and are grimly per cent, stated Stelle death of the Christ but out of this ; preparing for the hard fight ahead to Bank Money orders may be issued greatest tragedy which ever befell . meet production levels required of in any amount up to >100 And cash mankind hau come also the divine I them. ier’s checks and bafik drafts for any blessing transcending aU others. 1 Just as the hydraulic test searches amounts desired. The maximum Eastertide commemorates the Reeur- out any weakness in the boiler-shell amount any postal money order may rection and in its promise of immor- before it is put to uro. so will the be issued for is >100. tality, an understanding of earthly war test the endurance to the lumber sorrows to given and a hope for spiri ' industry during coming critical tual growth is granted. jmonths. Long hours of hard work Timely Topics 'slackening of the anfi-ne.w deal tide I in the recent Oklahoma special elec tion, there is no change in the opinion that the Republicans will gain enough seats to control the House next ses sion. Insurance specialist, F. R. Bull. Oar Night !• harss- Kl.tr.a 5}f£ tlona and appilsd Kleeres spun re- Urisg «« smailnsir mrr«i..d when they found their pimples had disappeared. Thee® users eathulai.- tlcally praise Kleerex and claim they are no longer ombarraeadd and are wHere~ »<—«g»»« only tSc, Iffona.aaH plication‘does not satisfy, you get mar money back. There Is no risk eo do not hesitate. Sold and recom- mendod by BARROW DRUG COMPANY Rom where I sit... Ay Joe Marsh ‘Trais« the Lord We Ain’t Agoin’ Fishin’” ¡ WllUe Wells was always fond of fishing. Now he writes from somewhere overseas: "There’s a song the fellers slag, goes: ’Praise the Lord, we ain’t a-gola' fishin'-and I guess it’s so. Bat you know, dad, some times I sure wish I were back fishing for trout in Seward’s Creek again." And I guess that’s the way all our soldiers feel. They’re fight ing a war—and i.;ey mean to fight it to a finlsh-tlll they can come home to the little pleas ures that they’ve missed so much—the sweet feel of a trout rod ... a pleasant glass of beer with friends ... the smell of Mom’s fresh baking from the kitchen ... From where I ait, WS folks at home have an important obllga- tlon-to keep intact the little things that they look forward to... from the troet rod waiting In the corner to the beer that's cooling in tho lee box. Don’t you agree? 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