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Primary Factors'Apf'Sscting Financial
Difficulties Of The Farmer.
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This Weeks Cross Word Puzzle
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iffia.
fitHtU
Lov F.M PnitBa
Hioii Taxes
WAGE3
iu&SuMm
w$mtism
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Hulllo HlllO.M
I wanted time to think clearly,
Curttos Wright was tlio Id ml who
world not accent nnythlui; lmt tho
truth uml soinothlitK in hla iiuiiinor
vrnrncd inn (hat 1 would iialn nnthlui;
by deception. TIiIiib worn chaotic
tnow. Tho wholu evening had liuun
rcrowded with hideous Incident puhh -
Mnj swiftly ono after tho other nml
I longed for tho ottmihlnu ami trail
-qulllty that canton with tho morning
aftcr.
"I'm tired awfully tired," I fin-
nlly Bald. Thon middnnly I decided
how I would handle tho Hlttititlou.
""I want to tall you about tho bathing
ault nml Ted HHIIukh," I continued
n a lAmiulil mannor, "tell you what
I'll tin. Take im to fit. AiiKUHtluo to
morrow Tor luuchuon and we'll talk
It all over. ,
"No, Salllo," ho answered Hturnly,
"Tvo got to have till thing Hottlod
NOW -1 won't ho made ridiculous,
1 tell ynu "
"Hut what about four 'o'clock In,
tho morning?" I Interrupted, "long
'QvplanntloiiB are certainly not nil
I lU'lirNouB." I iiuoleil hi very word i
and drawled out tho lnt word in
- nn oxRKKornloil manner. A glimmer
of nmu'cmont dawned In bin oyo
V11 right." ho conceded, "you win
-s usual, but tomorrow there will bo
"ao hedging."
1 ennnxau my frock throe time
1bu naxt morning. After eolfeo and
. OoIIgmiiib grape fruit In my room,
tf trotlead It va t.lmiut noon and
Mlmo w waro Hturtlng. Klunlly, I
Jecldod on a tuiiurt little Sport frock
of Bapphlrc blue humoHpuu and a
cloMO-fltthiK bat of the oxijct color
I made my appearance on the vcr
lintla. t'urlla Wrlulit wan wnlkliiu
' " fit CI ""''VIUV "lin, j.i,
back mid forth an If he had been you want ll badly enough uml are will
"thorn n lein: lime before me j lug to pay the prlco you probably can
lie looked at me eloiely. "Are ' bue It.
you twelve or thirteen your old IhU ! Whut nro your want? Do you
xnornliiR?" he nulled nml luuulrd. WUMl " l,,,m" ,1"", xmw' ,u"d ,,,",
"I iliiii't know about tl.ai l.i.t I "ln, R tmVk "ow,,r,' ' ,,U "' Kr"""
fii. i i 'lawn, perbap wimn fruit ui.d veo-
tisol too kooiI to bo true ... to any- nMm , 11).K f,r() ghl frm UlJ
iiody, I flippantly nnvr..d tjlowliiK -mben. of the flrvplnrw? Do
Worrowiwl tho brlitlit brWK uphii-j yu witut ibo thrill of euttliiK bond
rilriK lh St Johii'd river. Thiiiuler- jiuuioiw; do youdtnlr to tiiMh ltiternl
'Inc evtir lf lauctli, 1 raiiBht my
rtmth lit the apurkllBB gaity ot tho
wuor. At tb d lata tit akr-llua wore
tuitt, riMc-tlntad roofa of houiMa tmrt.
ly itatnlng from th vlrld rracw
JirtHMlMft.
TBla day wm Ilka lata summer
"wVUJl hint of auttiiun In thr air.
&9V YtMir'a flay In KlortUa I had
MM a Naw Year' Hay In Naw York
rra all lapy and dark anil
4Ma4 llfbta of aulotnobllaa skid-
4Snf mXtovtt an th rrowdad thorouch-
' ItWM, tnrd throvth tha gloom that
M?lo.l Ui noontide.
JU " turaad Into tb Ran Jo
flWilavard m th gt. Aitiuatlnu
'illtbway. w paaaod a whola family
rn ft, 'Ford, apparently aqnlpiiad with
upt7 eoaranlanea for eatuulnK.
"rrtmr woold yon Ilka Hint. Sal
tfaT" Cnrtla Wright waa aiitlttipffting
nry aaawar.
Ufh1" I ahuddaratl: "too many
tmblaa, too uiuch rattle mid not
jnnufih hot watar," I replied aharply.
"'JVnd yai. Salllo, look at tho oon-
mill&tnl on their facoa. Thnt yotiut;
('Sir') )ina rheekH like rod rotten. Thoro'H
not on of your frloudn with thnt
sort of Jiappluotw In her oyoit caiiH
aetl from tho ulioar Juy of IIvIuk "
"Dnn'l you think tliulr hnppluaa
. oinKn from iKiiornuce and lack of
inWJon" I foucatl.
0) I'm not anyliig I'd llko to
"tiufta haad of tha family or aiiythliiK
!) tikiat, nut 1 maintain that a lot
t tMMiapjulnaaa i eaun(l from too
IPlWk knovladge about auMrflclul
M?nea of life.
"J inlr, ! ontantment bring kIuk
MAluu, a i Cd much rather bo mla
mmhif at mifta and bt able to atand
sip. aiia Miiu.iiino on a bill top or to
kWch ihi Mra on rara oocttalona . . .
WHntix " n "nobody wanta to be
Tf etulilo "
To'rf a. llttlfc uhllopher." hu
SMwt-'ed. "at any rata, your opln
Hm nro 1,. b and entartalulug."
'-vfl uwi oU through Uio gray City
. ibi.t have guarded tho city
0i -Uuvtigh all tho plcturetuiuo '
rvr jAat Ubvo pHMieil ovor thla ro I
attntli: apot, dUcovored by I'once do I
OM in hla iueat for tho fountain I
f youtb. Old Kort Murlou wh on
A left with ita uuthiufttoa charm,
viinl tiuirlata atrollud alonj; tho done-'
a aiy. their white clolhliic fluttor
'k in Ubu warm brink broozo, j
"The tlrlro ovor hnu put an odgo
j my nppotlte," my companion do-
.od. "VVlioro do wo lunch?" ho
taf.Ml.
"i'hi AVwzut Grill," I ropllod.
1b'I1 bo miulo nml lutoroatiiiK
murifltt and "
to A ConfciiHlou
"Tho Btory you promised about
tltn linthliiK u It and lllllltii;n," ho
added.
HI manner had chanced and I
uotlcnd ho npoko with doclslvo hoI
utuitlty. Tho thno had comu whim
. I hiuhL explain. Tho huh thnt shoito
I m hrllllaiitly In my heart Hank
iitivlftly hehlml a cloud.
(To be continued.)
WHAT OIgET
SYSTEM MEANS
Ono Must Koop Track of Dis-
bursumonts to Got Ahead
Financially.
lly K. f U.MMONH,
Chairman lludget Department
Oregon Natlouul Thrift Coiiimltteo
Mow to net ahead (Innni'lnlly, yet
live decently and well, In doubt lo
the inoxt uhorhlng and Important utal-
I. .1. ..itt fj.tillni' tint fiviirtiiri, tiumiiti or
tho vvunu;o flllllly ,, a , ,
nibject wu wIhIi to (IliioiiHn nml ou
dcavor to hhhInI In hoIvIiik.
No dlsciiMHlou of (hu uubjeut can bu
cjln or end, without mention or the
monnliiR of "Thrift." Thrift meaim
t;ooil uiaiiitKemuut. vli;orotiH growth ;
It mimiiH Hiiciitllin: leurt than you earn;
It mnaiiH navltiK Hyntematlrully. It
does not menu that one rthouhl Mtop
(poiidltiKi on the contrary. It immnu
npundliu;. but Hpendlui'. wlnely and
thouclitrully limtead of iareltHHly
Theru lit but one real way to din
cum the o.ucHtlou of Thrift and that
In: What will Thrift do for mo? The
peritonnl equation In (tit there Ih to
i.ir, .i...,i.i.. u.i.,., ,,,.. ..i i.mi ir
or dividend rliwka. or do you prefer
to h(mih( iim you hhmi. joazliiK aloiiK
tlfe'a hlnbMH? Tin dealalnu mual bo
inailv. Tho Thrift way. you aay? Very
well Ibrn. let ua giva hooU to u few
Impbt worth whlU uggoailuna.
The flrat of thee la t l.ap truck
of all dlaboraiMrMta. In othr worda.
follow a bHdcci lin Tbrouab thai
find out If t" waaUag uwuayi tf
o, atii tha ljk.
The roarlttUtnt thoaght I w tab aa
laave la that Thrift la not ay. It
la hard irh t anlfa! .
: regular ayRt"m!l avlnf ;ila '
ou would ant'di. dfi-W uim tha
amount to bo aavvd. than bank it avory
iMiyday. juat Uk- .n a it":h II
rra anr otbr hilt whltb iia.a ba
paid. Hallowing thla pirn for a fw
utuntha will ao fl tho habit that tht
plaa way b made tffocHv wlthont
laeoareitloace aad with apl-ndM ro
aulta. Thrift mtane frugality. '
omy. To ! thrifty one uat Iru will
ing to "pay ilia prltV by praiticlnR
frugality and aronomy. and rtmping
the rawanla of riavliig aud luvailuK
o iu.enim: hi-jsh oiim;s
"Thtmo old adage dou't all run
true. F'rlnHtanco, I havo found
'that ho who laugh lat I dumb
iwt.' "
Get The
abit
and eat at the
CLUB
lievensISetclIiZuilding:
Moaln nl nil hoims and thu
munu includes everything
ohlitinahlu in the local mar
kct in .season
Special Smiday
D'insiers
Quick courteous Hervice
ij J"l
7 nr " p p 7WKP I P V P
so ;.v SBBte 5k
HMM taMg,r ..0
w,w mJIF
Mm. Jouori has thin week arrauited
a croHHword piuxle, correct lit ite
iil;n and with niioui;h twlHturH In
terlocked to imiko It IntoroHtliiK and
Instructive, Thoro Ihii'I a hard word
lit tho whole purJo after It Iihh
been Holved -but you'll find No. 5,
horizontal, doea not automatically
work Itiielf out. IiiHteitd you'll )u.vo
to do a bit of IhliikliiK.
Iloi'1.ontnl
I Appropriate wroiiKfulfy.
Ti MohI lilch (iMohauiiueduii).
II To chop nlT.
10 Hlectrlcal unit.
1 Prefix for.
Ill A dhionHO (Mlaiic).
1 I Lurk about.
Hi Mother.
17 Devoured.
18 Negative.
2U Country In cantoni humlNphoro.
'Jt'2 To per live.
LTi rertalulm; to experience.
i;fi Itoinovo outer covering
2? An elevation.
2!) Hiuutl room.
Ill Hvr.
:i2 I'oiind (nbbr.)
'.U On ithlim without ntciun.
.HI Continent (abbr.)
II 7 A number.
.1!) HlKhlnmbt (abbr.)
40 Blnurgy.
41 ItaNed platform of a. theatre.
42 Over uml above what. In reijulri-d.
Wrllcal
1 Kxtremn.
SCry. My
!l t)ppoitiHl to down.
4 All evergreen treot
Hoon. rT (
Left piiRO (abbr.)
Tart of tho nunWimy.
Save mouuy.
1 1 Double nothing
14 Neceaanry Krocirloa.
1 B One of tha attattti'Mo to ti home.
17 I'ulHtwl au
IV Air again. ,
41 Ohaarva.
It A agar.
It Ktaryoaa.
WM, FARRE
NOTARY PUBLIC
FIRE INSURANCE, Standttrd Steele Com-
panics
PRACTICE, before U. S. Land Office and
bureaus of the Department
REAL ESTATE; city, acreage and farm
property
YOUR BUSINESS SOLICITED
faunr.uwwOTnraaapaaiUM
bLcC 1
APPLIANCES
Lamps,
Toasters, .
Sweepers,
Irons,
Percolators,
Etc.
ROSTERS AND PERCOLATORS
All Reasonably Priced
I
kj vJ.GlT CSC vO
1!G Itaw hldon.
2K Mouth Amerlunu animal.
HO That by which u purnou Is iIusIk-
uutcd.
ill Other.
:i (lamblu.
as l'roiioun.
,11! Method of nddroai.
as Continent (abbr.)
10 Hauteru ntnto (abbr.)
AiiHwer to liutt wrok'H puzzle.
NjXjJ(m JL MB Ll i
MAKE LIFE SUCCESSFUL
BY PRACTICING THRIFT
lly prnellcInK thrift, tho nverano per
ion may niuki their life more ituc
t'lmaful. A Reed thno to Btart U dur
Inr. thrift week, January 17-2.1, when
n nnmpnlKii of education featuring
thrift fiimbimeiitabi will be put on by
the Oivroii llunkitra' aHNoclnllon and
the V. M ( A.. eooperathiK with 48
other national and Iw.miI tirgiinUulloiiH.
The plan la baaed on llenjumlu Frank
IIii'h IiIomh.
Making n family or prritonnl binlRet
U perhatw the mtmi IniporlHiit thliiK
to do; then word your expenditure)!.
The value of owning a Notn. maklnic
a will, loveatlna la atifi aeurltbw,
imylnu Mlla uriHnpMy. almriug with
athara. working and aarntng. having
n bank a-- um aad of carrying life
laauraao will be treaed during the
week.
' 'O i
Wa will do your Job work.
ztasjrvmn
ST2E3Z2&SSIC.
ixlAL
Freight Ratcc
High Interect Rates
Reckless Expehoitures
Too Much Cnroit'
Korty-two r cent of the ferment lu the Unllcil .s - blumo their llnun
flnl tllflk'Ultli" !! the low prlceM of farm product, i 'llnjc to tltn Hears
Itovbtick AH' i,.,urul Foundation, which Man couiple .1 i Htudy of tho pri
mary fucloi'H nlT ellng tho llnuncliil dlincultlctt of tl ''inner IuikoiI on n ur
voy made b; the Unlled .Mtiitu Department of Av ! !. Hoventccn per
cent of the iiinueiM feci that IiIkIi ttixPH aro tho dliect cmiibo of the farm do
jireMlon, eleven per cent blame the lilt;! costa for far i lior, ten per cent feci
Hint IiIkIi frel!lil into are renpoimlble, ten per cent li.airin tho IiIkIi lnteret,
hlr per cent creli the dcpreiHlon to recklcM expendltinej durlnj( "liooin period,
and four per o i think It wuh too much credit,
An luiiilrj t.uido by the Department of Agrlcul- re throtiKli both bankcM
and farmer f' .a that on un nvcruK fi per cen "f lint farm owner lu 15
corn and whei.. iiroilucltig Htnte lout their farm i .naiK'i forecloHtiru or bank
ruptcy during i lie Into dciiroitilou. Four und u hair per t-nt more hud turned
over their fumm to creditor without IcRnl proce, uiiir.'ng a total of uboi t
MXi per cent lii bad lot their farm with or without t sul' proceeding, n
addllloral Ifi per cent were really bankrupt, but were I ildlnjf on through tho,
leniency tU" their creditor. lly groiipH of Htatc tin ticrcentngo of owner I
fanner who loci their farm nlnce 1020 were a fnlln.tn: Five l"at North'
Cen trul Htate, I; rly (I jier cent; miven North Centra! ute, ovor 1) per cent;
ami for the tl i Mountain Htatc nearly 20 per cent. Tho percontiiKO of ten
ant who lost Ciclr property run materially higher.
Itccord of tho Department of Juntlcit Indicate thnt In the pre-war ycnrri,
Ti per cent of nil the bankruptcy ciikim were fanner During tho dcllatlon
M per cent of all bunkrupl'y cae were fnriner. fn koiiio of the.ie Jitnton
where In pre-war year thu farmer bankruptcy rnfeit reprcsontctl nbout 1 per
cent of all Mich ciWn, Ihl percentue lu 1022 had rlen to nenrly 110 per cent.
The; Ioihch have not been due to Inefllclcney on tho part of thu farmer,
point out the Agricultural Foundation, a practically nil of them were In
curred by men who had been doing fairly well until the; entered the period
of dniNtlr deilatton.
I'ltO.MI.VKNT .M1.N
IMtOMOTK
Til III IT
rromlneiit Oregon men are ttikltiK a
keen Interenl In promoting thrift wuulc,
Jnnuary 17-25, pon.tored by the Ore
gnu Hanker' iihhooIiiIIuu, the V. M.
C. A. and 4U national and local or
ganization, ll I to encourage tho
"a.ve and have" plan. A ntroug com
mittee la handling tho Portland cnim
pnlgn and the following are couimlttoe
men outHlde of Portland
.1. W. Mnloio'y. I'endleton; I'nul Wal
lace. Hulem; .. (' McHhane, llubbnrtl;
Dr. T. J. ArncMon, Ilnknr; J. O. Holt,
Kugene; ('. W l.aughlln, Aatoriu; B.
C. PiHme, The Dallo; Illmer William
on. Albany. eiiHhler Allmny State
bank; F. IJ. Ileiinelt. KnterprlHO. aupor
Inteiidont of hiIiimiI; II. K. Coolldge.
I .a (liaude. nihler l.a (Irando Nation
al bank; Clin. K. Millar. Ontario, aup-Cltiti-nlfni
oj t'L."N.; Kp.J .?ox.
IM.iTl'I.K AT Mill. I.IIIHUTV THKATHI., SATCHDAY, JANUAUY 17.
TrsHOW
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E KEPA
sMly Promptly Reasosnabj! y
Burns Ma-rclware Company
atAMe-nocnucK onir i runAL rouriPATioH
I'nlon, Militant cnahler Flr-t National
bank; 1). A i:merou, lleud, principal,
high Hchool, K. M Ilubb. Klamath
Fall, cahler Amorlcnn National
bank; O. It. Campbell, Medford, prln
clpal, high Hchool; Itoy K llachkott,
(irant l'aaa. canhler Klrt National
bank; A. A. Schramm, Corvnlll, cash
ler CorvalllH tilutn bank; J. Moutgom
cry, Mnndifleld, prealdent Hank of
Southwestern Oregon; IlonJ. J Klm
ber, corresponding rcmtnry Murlon
county Y. M. C. A.. .Snlutn. Oregon;
Percy P. Cnnfleld. Ongon City, Dank
of Oregon City; C. K. Knickerbocker,
altant canhler, McMlnnvlllo, Oro ;
N. K. Ocart. preldent Hnnk of Coltugo
Grove.
Tuaehur: "Jimmy, glvo the dofl
ultlon or Halt."
Jimmy: "Why, or-r-r. all I tho
Mtuff that make meal tatu bud when
ou dou't put ntiy of It on.
wjouv r.' -n xt :ue -uf
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ERNEST TORRENCE
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