visited at the Estes Bass and Albert
Danger of Losing Sight of American Tradition Despite Use of Slang, Modem Youth Has Able
Command of Language
of Political Liberty
By *7. WILBUR HATFIELD, Chicago Educator.
r . CLIFTON D. GRAY, Prt-ldent Bate» College, Wains.
Despite the accusations of their elders that children use too cnch
Dtspite conatitutional guaranty of freedom of speech and press and
slang,
tbe average youth of eighteen today use» much Letter language
of a free church in a free state, our freedom is constant!,/ imperilled.
Whatever binds the human mind, be it dogma of the past or a statute of than did the youth of fifteen or even Gve years ago.
The courses in formal rhetoric once so popular in the better schools,
the present is trc&c n to the truth. Certain facts in our revolutionary his
tory become unpalatable to some of our citizens and straightway new text ' have been displaced by training in composition, oral as well as written. Be
cause of charged aims and methods of training the average youth of eight
books are demanded with revised slants to please this or that group.
If we are to escape bondage of the mind, we must hold fast to the een today uses much better language than did the youth of eighteen,
great American tradition of political liberty. This means freedom of fifteen or even five years ago.
The next step forward is to be the replacement of the pre nt arti
opinion and unhindered public dis* ucsion. Have we a bolshevist among
us? Let us provide a Hyde Park or Boston common for him in every city. ficial, would-be literary themes, more than half of which are narratives of
insignificant personal experiences, with practice in genuine communica
It is only pent-up propaganda that possesses explosive possibilities.
Because of the ordinary nature of its task—to know the truth, the
tion in such situations as occur outside the school.
whole truth and nothing but the truth about science, philosophy, history
Already progressive teachers in many places are experimenting with
and what not—the college serves no secondary interest. It knows no these innovations and finding that they are quite practicable. The school
parties, no sects, no schools of thought. Our colleges are the organized
graduates ten years hence may.be confidently expected to show both more
embodiment of tbe intellectual curios.tj of the race.
language power and more ability to adapt themselves to the social situa
tions of business and ordinary intercourse.
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Home-Builder Gets Good
Investment Plus Comfort
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112.51 HOOK. PIAM
txaisa aneat
of space tn this Ove-room
English town house has not meant a
E CONOMY
sacrifice of an artletlc exterior Built
varleeated or common brick, whitewashed,
with a roof of stained shingles or slate, It
presents an unusually attractive and com
pact appearance. The portico Is arched
and roofed, and has a red brick floor. The
shutters of solid, weathered boards give
an Interesting departure from the usual
New England type.
A number of features provide for ex
ceptional comfort and convenience. The
living room ha* an oriel hoy window that
gives light
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from three
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and
affords a window seat or fernery within.
Every room has windows on two sides, giv
ing cross-ventllatlon. The house Is Insu
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lated, wall» and roof, with celotex as protec
to o «
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tion agalnet cold and wuste of fuel In the
winter, and the hot rays of the sun In sum
mer. The floors are hardwood throughout,
and have a layer of celotex placed between
them to deaden noises within the house, a
feature that Is especially appreciated where
there are small children and noisy boys In the
POSSI B i t
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house.
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The living room has an open fireplace
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and built In book case. Tbe porch or sun
room may open off the living room or dining
room, and can well have a sleeping porch
above If extra sleeping quarters are needed.
The service entry Is conveniently placed at
M CO N D IlO O L PLAN
the side, to save the housewife steps. The
cximmo r u c k a «■
kitchen has built-in cupboards. Ironing-board aDd breakfast-iook.
News (Continued from first page)
Mrs. W. R. Kirk called on Mrs. R.
spots, didn’t find his genial warmth
much lessened by any spots the past E. Bierly Monday afternoon.
few days, when earthly vapors got out
Miss Grace Kirk came up from Mon
of the way and let tils rays through co mouth Friday to be here for the corny
us. There are people who. like the
earth, citen stand in their own light. munity play.
K. L. Straley and wife and K ath
Old Sol Is still on his job.
leen Anne Munkers were Albany call
Twenty-five cent meals, and good ers last week Monday.
ones, arc advertised by an Albany cafe
Spike Seefeld, who was recently in
and are advertised in this paper this
jured in a car accident, has fully re-
week.
coveied.
The Hub candy store at Albany has
Mrs. Charles Kirk of Athena, who
been closed down for some w >eks. R.
was
called to Brownsville on account
L. Phillips has now purchased the
stock and fixtures and i.nnounces the of the serious illness of her mother.
Mis John Harrison, spent Wednesday
opening for today.
at W. R. Kirk's.
Waldo Anderson & Son are moving
Mrs. H. L. Straley and son Leioy
their garage business from First and
Baker streets, Albany, to Fiist and spent Sunday at Monmouth, visiting
Lyon, and, among other filings, will with Mearle Straley.
Mrs. Lester Powell and two children
handle Chrysler cars.
were guests at E. E. Carey's Thursday
Spoon River Sparks
and Friday.
F. W. Falk, R. E. Bierly and W. A.
( E n t e r p r is e C o rre s p o n d e n c e )
Falk and families wore dinner guests
L. R and W. A. Falk were business at L. R. Falks Sunday. The dinner
visitors a t Albany and Corvallis Thurs was given In honor of the eleventh
day and Friday.
birthdays of Lttella and Ardella Falk.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Vanrico and Their brother Louis’ first oiithday
daughters Ellen, Roberta and Edna was the same day. It was a surprise
spent Friday night, after the play. to them.
"The Deacon Slips," at Me. win Van
Mrs. Edna Geer, county superinten
Nice's.
J. H. and wife returned to dent, visited Kirk school last week
tneir home in Salem Saturday. The Tuesday.
gltls spent the week end visiting
Mr. and Mrs Bob Ramsay were Sun
friends in this vicinity. [J. II. was
day visitors at J. N. Elliott's.
of here agiin Tuesday.)
A. L. Falk and Ls3ter PoweP are
Mrs. R. E. B.c.ly and son Kenneth
and Mrs. Mary Bierly and Mrs Wm. now working on the road near Philo
Pence and children spent Wednesday math.
at D. F. Burge's, near Albany.
The Busy Bee Sewing club held a
H. J. Falk and family visited at J. special meeting last Friday and Is
ready to go on with the next project.
I I Neuichick'a, Harrisburg, Sunday.
The H. J. Falks are driving a new
Herman Steinke and family and Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Seefeld and Mr. Wil Chevrolet.
son were visitors at u . J. Kiae s Sun
Fine Grave Petals
day.
(By Special Correspondent)
Mrs. M. B. Harding and two child-
Mr. and Mrs. V/. O. McNeil and
ten returned from Colorado and Idaho
Wednesday, alter spending some time daughter Lulu of Lacotnb spent Tues
day night at L. E. Eagy's and also
vL.it ing relatives.
VARNLSHES
P A I N T S ,.
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C. Caloteehnlo Institute. Chicago, ISIS.
U ib itc u t I t N ever Blue
Secure Foundation
In many o f the pink hibiscus the
eye Is (Tlinsvn while the radons
shades are faded, at times. Into the
merest pink wash In an almost white
flower, says Nature Magazine. Often
there Is more or less of the pure
scarlet color, and then there Is the
dllullon— the scarlet pink
T here are
all mixtures of crimson and scarlet
<onihlned In various forms w ith s
Huge of yellow or orange. No blue
been found.
Leave the agricultural Interests pure
ind unrorrupted. and they w ill forever
»rni the basis on which the Constltu-
lon and liberties of your country m ar
DELBERT STARR
!
Funeral Director and Licensed
Embaltner
L A D Y A S S IS T A N T
I .. , ».Bfowiisvilte, Oregon »
Modern
Barber Shop
A
Laundry cent Tuesdays
Agency H u b Cleaning Works
A B E S
P LAC E
■iifcly repose
r
RURAA. ENTERPRISE
on lwmes before returning to their Published every Thursday at Halsey,
hOJRft TbUXidBI •
Oregon, by Wra. H. Wheeler.
*rr. jim J Mr,. K. E. Chandler have
$1 a year in
a new Dodge ssdau.
Charles and Eugene Nichols »nd
wiveo were Corvallis visitors Thursday
Ray Hover of Albany spent Friday
at E. E. Hover's.
L. E. Eagy and family visited at
Will Eagy's, near Oakville, Sunday-
Floyd Nichols and family spent Sun
day at Charles Nichols'.
Mr and Mrs Ray Hover of Albany
Eert Haynes and family of Harrisburg
and Tom Hover of Monroe were Sun
day visitors at E. E. Hover's.
Mrs. Sophia Bass of Halsey visited
her sister, Mrs. Sisck, Sunday.
Albert Heinrich came from Portland
f'aturday evening to visit the home
lots.
Mrs Fred Lowry jr. spent Saturday
at J. L. Pamer's. at Lake Creek.
Miss Agnes Chandler has been en
gaged to teach the Peoria school for
the next year.
Mrs. Ellen Zimmerman visited her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. E. Chandler,
Saturday.
Miss Nora Pehrsson came from
Banks and Grace from Monmouth
Friday evening to spend the week end
at their home here.
Mr. and Mrs. N. E. Chander were
Corvallis visitors Monday afternoon
and Mrs. Chandler called on Mrs. O.
Becker at the hospital.
Mesdames Floyd Nichols, W. D.
McLaren and E. E. Hover attended
the Missionary meeting at the parson
age in Peoria Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. J. W. LaMar and Rnby Dorsey
visited Mrs. W. D. McLaren Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Wallace of
Monroe spent the week end at the Al
bertson home.
Mr. and Mrs. Jean Cadwallader of
Medford visited at P. A. Pehrsscn’t
Saturday.
Alford Arrow*
(Enterprise correspondent)
Mesdames John Burnett,
Grace
Foote and Martin Sitters of Harris
burg were afternoon callers at J. H.
Rickard’s last Friday.
J. D. Brubaker and family visited at
John Roth's, near Harrisburg. Sunday.
J. F. Isom of Oakridge spent the
last week at E. D. Isom's.
C. A. Curtis and family railed at
Frank Kropf's Sunday evening.
Pheobe Isom, of the Powell school,
spent Monday night with her teach
er, Mrs. E. D. Isom.
advance Arrearage.-.
12 l-2c * iwnth. Stops wuien time
expires unless
continuance is
ordered.
Advertising. 20c an inch; no discount
for time or space; no charge for
composition or changes. Anounce
ments of entertainments, food sales,
etc., whose object is to raise money,
charged at regular advertising rates.
Announcements of religious meetings,
not exceeding four indies, free if
copy is r-cerved before Tuesday.
Stage and Railroad Timo
Effective A p ril 17, 1927
Brownsville Halsey stage leaves Halsey
8:25 p. m. 4:25 p. m. 12:25 p. m.
Arrives Brownsville
8:50 p m. 4:50 p tn. 12:50 p. m.
Leaves Brownsville
11:15 a. tu. 3:20 p. in 9:00 p. m
A rrives Halsey
11:40 a. in. 3:50 p. m. 9:30 p. nt.
Upon requrst from passengers desir
ing to use train Fo. 15, leaving Hslsev
at 6.10 a. in., stage w ill call at Browns
ville in tim e to protect this connection.
Otherwise no protection.
Southern Pacific trains arrive going
north
3:50, 6.10, 11:49 a. in. aud 4;11 p. m.
Going south
12:21, 8:23 and 11:19 p in.
A ll trains except that going north at
4:11 p. m. stop only when flagged.
Special Notices
5c a Line Weekly
Barred Rock chix And eggs.
Weekly hatches. F rank Cawrre,
Crabtree, Oregon.
For Sale—Standard make of pi.
ano in vicinity will he sacrificed.
Must sell at oucc ; *10 m onthly.
Write Tallm an Piano store, Salem.
The Halsey Pharm acy has been
appointed dealer in this vicinity
for the San Francisco Exam iner,
the Pacific coast's greatest Sunday
newspaper, with a circulation o{
nearly half a million copies. To
get this big-value Sundav newspa
per with its 15 comics in colors
and other great features, phone
your order today to 203, Halsey
Pharm acy.
F ir t t N e u itp a p e r
The first newspaper ever published
was the Roman Acta Dlruna (Dally
Deeds). It appeared In 091 B. C, but
It Is not known whether It was of
parchment, board or brick. The first
dally newspaper was published In Ger
Miss Lillie Rickard entertained four many. and the first advertisement—of
of the members of her Sunday school fering a reward for two stolen horses
class at her home Sunday. They spent —appeared In a London newspaper In
part of the afternoon practicing songs the Sixteenth century, according to
tor Easter. Those enjoying the good the Dearborn Independent.
time were Velma Simon. Eunice Davis,
Delta Curtis and Erma Falk.
Europe in A m erica
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hawkins and
France owns French Guiana and
daughter Helen Jean of Portland were
week end guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. several West Indies Islands. Holland
tins Dutch Guiana and several Islands,
Whltbeck.
while tbe British also have a slice of
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Sickels and two Guiana, British Honduras. Canudn ami
sons of Albany visited at E. D. Isom's numerous West Indian Islands. Spalu
Sunday.
lost Its West Indiu islands In 1S98 and
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Ingram and daugh« Denmark sold the Danish West Indies
ter Thelma were callers at A. E. to the United States before the United
wnitbecKs Saturday evening.
States entered the World war.
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. wmtoecx ana
their guests, Mr. and Mrs. Henry
W iI ‘ piano
” c r i?,c:
Hawkins of Portland, were Sunday
w
■ iu iiu
used
if taken
afternoon callers at E. D. Isom's.
im niedtately.
Will give very
A. E. Whltbeck went to Eugene one
day last week.
ea.<y terms to responsible party.
For full particulars address Port
e . D. ana J. F. Isom went to Albany
land Music C o , 227 Sixth street,
inursaay.
Used Piano
Must be sold
Portland, Oregon.
$
B u y fo o d in s u ra n c e
NOW
James Buchanan.
N e x t a u tu m n w ill be
TOO LATE
Start your baby chic’/ s on
L arg ett G ard en C ro p t
In this country only white potatoes,
sweet potatoes and tomatoes of the
garden vegetables exceed ths lettuce
crop In market value
N O T IC E
ol Appointment <>( Administrator
Notice is hereby given that the under-
•igned. by an order o( the County Court
d Linn I'euntv. Oregon, has been ap
pointed as adm inistrator of the estate
at C A. W aggener, deceased
A ll per
sons having claims »gains la id estate are
required to presvut them w ithiu six
mouths from the date of this notice,
with the proper vouchers, to the under
signed at his residence, abont five miles
southeast of Hataei, m Linn County.
1 iregon
ra te d this .Mat day of March, 1927
A O. Waggener
Adm inistrator aforesaid.
T u ttin g A Tossing A tly t for A d in
NOTICE of Appointment of Executor
Notice ft hereby g n e n that, the nn
lei signed by an order of the County-
Court of l.m n County. Oregon hat been
appointed Executor oi the Istt w ill and
testament of V
A Allen
deceased.
All peraort having claims against said
astate are required to present them
w ithin six months from the date of this
notice with the proper v oucherx, to the
undersigned at h is residence in Halsey
in Linn County, Oregon Dated and first
published this i?th day of March l»z7
B M Bond Executor aforesaid.
Tusssag A Tnasing Atty». lor Executor.
ALBER S'
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It s cooked with dried Bweet milk and cod liver oil for better
We carry * full line of each.
New Floors i vith
One Sweep of the Brush
ITH no m u » or both a you can now
make your floors beautift tl, at very little
cost. Give them a coat of LOWI £ BROTHERS
NEPTUNTTE VARNISH STAI N and see what
a difference it makes. Stains and ’ •amiahes at tbe
same application. Comes in mart y natural wood
shades and dries to a lustrous wirterproof finish.
Fine for doing over furniture tc t>. Conte in a n d
¿et a color card. We’ll be glad to show you houf
to use it for best results. We o nry a full line of
painting supplies, a
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C H IC K S T A R T E R
or L IL L Y 'S
IN S U R A N C E F E E D
T. J. SKIRV1N SEED Co.,
Halsey and Harrisburg
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cd no int oductioo to the many satisfied users of last seaso
The complete line of these feeds, for all stages of deve
oprnent of the chicks, is now carried In stock. ,