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GILLIAM COUNTY'S LEADING HOME PAPER VOL. 29 CONDON, OREGON, FRIDAY. NOV. I, 1918 NO. S3 MORALE WINNING THEWAR By Bruca Barton Baok from the line they came. their minds full of pictures that refused to fade. They did not smile; they did not joke; they did not apeak. Like men grown old in a single night they dropped heavily upon the ground, their eyes staring cold before them. , In a moment the hut door opened and a Secretary came out. His eye took in the situation at a glance. It was no time for talk; he turned back into the hut again. And suddenly a baseball rolled out and bounded on the ground: then came a bat; and gloves, and a catcher's mask. A man who sat beside the hut picked up the ball and turned it idly in his hand as if it had been some foreign thing. Another man picked up the bat; a third played absently with a glove. Then, like flame out of smolder Ing embers, a baseball game was born full-fledged behind that little hut The air was filled with laughter, and the loud shouts of men whose minds are cleansed of every worry, and whose hearts are free. So peace came to those men who had been so burdened with tbeir memories. And in the morning they were fresh, as men who had never fought. They call it morale-the miracle that restores men's spirits and sends them back every morning fresh and confident You have today your chance to contribute to morale. It is a chance you roust not miss. For morale is winning the war. Arthur Schilling was over from Bend this week. Better Light at Lower Cost Lalley-Light actually coats less than poorer light. It costs less because of the time it saves and the labor it saves. It costs less because it gives better light for after-night work. Because it makes the home more cheerful. Because its electric power runs the churn, and the separator, and the women can do other needful tasks. Because it enables you to have running water in house and barn. Consider Lalley-Light as an economy, and you will not be wrong as owners' testimonials show. ; Call for the book of these letters, and for a free demonstra tion. ! ' tdev A. B. ROBERTSON, TRACTOR MLLBE DEMONSTRATED On Friday afternoon a demon, stration of the La Crosse HAPPY FARMER TRACTOR will be held at the Skelly farm one mile north of Condon. The demon stration has been arranged by the Northwest Auto Co. of Port land, distributors of the tractor for this territory. The Happy Farmer is a light. powerfully built three-wheeled tractor and while in the north west only a short time has met with a very large sale. At the various tractor demonstrations its performance has been the center of interest It is practi cally self steering and is usually left to guide itself along the fur row. At the end only is it neces sary to handle it and there it can be turned in its own tracks either to the right or left The La Crosse Tractor Co.,' manufacturers of the Happy Farmer, claim to have the most simply constructed tractor on the market There is nothing complicated about the machine and a woman can operate it as easily as a man. Under ordinary conditions of soil, etc, it will pull three 14 inch bottoms and is guaranteed to develop 2000 pounds pull at the drawbar. A ante crowd will undoubtedly be at tho Skelly ranch Friday to see the demonstration. P. DYER RANCH IS SOLD The deal was closed last week by which sir. and Mrs. A. K.. York became the owners of the P. Dyer ranch northwest of Con don. It is one of the good ranches in that section of the county and comprises 72Q acres of land pf which 450 are tillable and fine soil. The price paid by Mr. and Mrs. York was 117,000. rtM.-Aft2.,... H,: ..It' LOCAL AGENT CONDON, OREGON JAS. STEWART IS STILL IN FOSSIL The Globe has been asked whether Jan. S. Stewart whose name appears on the ballot for State Representative, has left the district, and takes pleasure in being able to say that he has not Although Mr. Stewart re cently sold his paper, the Fossil Journal, and his ranch near Fos sil, he still has other property in terests there, and is at present acting as director of publicity for the United States War Work Campaign in Wheeler county. His family has been at Corvallia tot educational purposes since September, 1917. If elected to the Legislature. "Jim" wilt rep. resent the counties of Gilliam, Sherman and Wheeler with all his old-time vim and vigor and "get-there" qualities. Immed iately after the Legislature ad jour ns, he expects to leave for France as a Y. M. C. A. secre tary, to serve for the duration of the war. NED H0WLAND NAMES FARM Ned Howland has named his farm on Rock Creek "Woodland Farm" and has had a full supply of envelopes and letterheads printed with this name. This is Kood business and should be fol lowed by every business farmer in the county. Anything pro duced on a farm is just as worthy of an appropriate trademark as any manufactured article and the farmer who takes pride in his place should give it an ap propriate name. Frank Ashburn writes from Fort Douglas, Arizona, that he is recovering from the influenza. He was in the recovery ward of the hospital and feeling good but not allowed to get up. Running Water Anothtr LalltyUfht Convenience Plant U 27 inches long, 14 Inchca wide, 31 Inches high WHY BE CROOKED IN POLITICS? Why can't the Portland Jour nal play a square game in poli tics? Why not lay the cards on the table and tell the voters the whole truth, instead of camou flaging the points the voters should know, in considering the proposed delinquent tax bill amendment - Recently the Journal has de voted considerable editorial space in discussing the proposed law. The sum and substance of the Journal's wail was a hint that the Oregon press will not discuss the bill on its merits. Nothing could be further from the truth. The press of Oregon has been discussing (he bill on its merits for several weeKs, and all the while Editor Jackson, the millionaire proprietor of ' the Journal, who fathers the proposed amendment, has cleverly covered up the most important feature of the present bill. Has the reader ever seen it mentioned in The Journal columns that the present delinquent tax publication law provides for printing the delin quent list only after personal no tice has been sent out to the tax payer? This is the fact, and yet the ordinary, sane, and in fact the only inference that can be drawn from the Journal's editor ials is that the great Sam "Jack son has devised a law to do away with publication of delinquent lists and substitute instead ' a wonderfully efficient plan of per sonal notification by mail He would have the voters believe that there is no mail notice pro vided at present Let the present delinquent bill alone. It is the fairest piece of legislation of its kind of any state in the onion. Why? Because it provides for a mailed notice to be sent out and as a precaution ary measure, it provides that where mail notice is ineffective, then and then only, may publica tion be made. The tax collector's books are filled with mistaken addresses, people are continually moving and changing about The publi cation in the home paper will always reach them, either di rectly, or through friend, rela tive or neighbor. The bill was passed by. our legislature to protect the unfor tunate delinquent property owner from the title grabber and others of his stripe. Cut out the publi cation proviso and you let down the bars for the title grabber and shyster to "pick up" some easy money and you foot the bill. The publication is not a public charge or public expense. The Journal's "economy" dirge is pathetically funny, all things considered. The county does not pay out one red cent for de linquents' publication. The man who permits his taxes to go by default alonu must pay the bill. The county has nothing to do with the matter. These are the' things you never see in the Journal editorial col umns. Who is discussing the tax bill on its merits Millionaire Jackson or the country editor? Who is playing the square game. Show, your contempt for such a system of poisoned propaganda by voti.ng "NO'' on every bill that bars the Jackson trade mark. Mrs. W. E. Smith and Miss Helen Summers came up from Portland Saturday. Mrs. J. C. Cooney returned from Portland Saturday. R. E. SUMMERS IS SUMMONED . Time passes relentlessly on and just as inexorable is the nassini of the pioneers those men who came here before Gilliam was a county and with an indomitable and fearless purpose in hardships and privations carved out of the wilderness one of the best coun ties of a great state. Emmet Summers was one of these and he has been called to his reward. He was one of the first on M&tney Flat and he settled there and made a home. He was one of the best citizens of Gilliam county and his passing leaves a vacancy tnat is nard to fill. Robert Emmet Summers was born January 17, 1865, in Lexing ton, Missouri, ar.d moved in March, 1881, to Arizona with his father who had taken railroad construction contracts there. Soon after going there his father died and, though but a boy. he carried out those contracts in company with W. J. Russell. - He came to this section of Oregon in 1883 and settled on Matney Flat November 17 of that. year. He took up pre-emption and timber culture claims there and bought land from time to time until his holdings were large but he never used his homestead right. He was united in marriage January 10. 1897. to Marie A. Schilling. la addition to his wife he leaves two sons. Robert ' Edward and Herbert Emmet and three sis ters, Mrs. J. C. Cooney, Mrs. W. J. Russell and Mrs W. J. Smith, all living in this vicinity. Two yea'rs ago, his health failing, he moved to Portland and there he died October 25, 1918. The body was shipped to Condon and funeral services, conducted by Fathers O'Rourke and Wand, were held in the Catholic church. A large crowd gathered there and probably more were at the grave to honor the memory of a highly - respected friend and neighbor. NURSES TO REGISTER J. C. Sturgill, president of the local Red Cross, recently re ceived instructions from head quarters to issue a call for the registration of graduate nurse, and those having had hospital ex perience or nursing training, who would be willing to offer their services in case of an epidemic in Condon. Mrs. John Jacksou has been placed in charge of this work and will register the names. John Knox has sold his ' Snip tion ranch to E. E. Pry or and will move to Condon for the win ter at least. In the ranch Mr. Pryor has Durchased ?theri r 880 acres of which. 300 are tillable. WHICH More and Cheaper Fish HONEST LIVELIHOOD FOOD PRODUCTION HIGHER PRICED FISH Pleasure Seekers WASTE OF FOCDFISH 1 Keep the price of fish down. Help production offish. Eliminate waste VOTE 307 X NO Read argument in State election pamphlet Clackamas County Fishermen's Union, Andrew Naterlin. Sec'y. Oregon City, Oregon. ASSOCIATION HAS ITS CHARTER The Condon National Farm Loan Association which was or ganized ' last fall has now re- ceived its charter from the Fed eral Farm Loan Board and is re ceiving . applications for loans from borrowers in Gilliam county. The lowest loan which can be se cured is $00 and the largest $10,000, the rate of interest be ing five and one-half per cent per annum with a further pay ment of one per cent per annum of principal. At the end of five years any sum over 125 may be repaid on the principal if the borrower so desires, and loans are made to run for a period pf 36 years at which time tbey are completely paid off both as to in terest and principal. Applica tions for loons after being re ceived ore placed in the hands of the local viewers who appraise the lands and are thereafter sent to the Federal Land Bank in Spokane to await action by the Federal Appraiser. Up to the present time .applications for loans amounting to approximate ly $160,000 have been received and passed upon by the Associa tion and of this sum loans amounting to $75,000 have been approved by the bonk. The present officers of the Associa tion sre: George Hardie. presi dent; .Clarence A. Jones, vice president atid D. N. Macksy, secretary-treasurer. . All appli cations for Joans should be made to the secretary-treasurer, and are by him passed on to the Board of Viewers which consists of R. F. Looney, Wo. Rickord and W. M. Cooney. 1 ' . VOTERS OF OREGON JorticaF. A. Moaro at taa Sopraan Cent dial luianik imliiitii Ilia mm at inr miMtilrtiT to tuecaad kin ta placad aa Ua Ballot. TW eomllttoa ankaa tt immy n wrlta la ta noma of yM fiulWtif. Thie to tha moat important poaitke to the J adidoj aratata of tin Stota. Itiaaiiaantial toehooaaa ran ot extanarra fecal traiaitis. at hirt charnctar and ot bcoai vbia. Wa commend for your eonnidaratlon and rote J. U. CAMPBELL OF OREGON Cm Raaktant ot 111 State tOyaara: hurrar tor M rr-. i alia an iif Biwnirti a nil icon Warand PaUliaia Indirection, baring- Mrvad wita tod Oraaso Bm UMBbannDorotOncoaLasUUtura hlMt and lMaaaatons: Judgaot tint ata Judicial Otattiat tMraara . v v- - - . In all than poattiona ha Wanda food. HiaracordaaapriTata eitiaaa and a pass - cial haa been abova criticism. X .;- - Write in his mum at h GenaM " Election November I For Justice of the Supreme Court to fill vacancy caused by tee death f Justice Frahk A. Moore.1 ! Vote for Ob Write the name of J. U. Campbell In the above . space and place an X in front of his name. J. U. Campball tor 8aprama Court CaatpeJea Com.. Oragon City, Ona-on. J. Dw Butlar. Baa r . V (Paid AdYorttoamant) DO YOU WANT? " 30711. . Laboring" Class 306 X YES SPORTSMEN ' ; (PaidAdvt.) ,