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ALBANY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17
TWO IRISH PROPAGANDAS
The Irish controversy seems to be transferring itself to
A V-v w a . - .
American son. ue vaiera, so-called President of the Irish
Republic, has been here for some months, directino th
propoganda of the Sinn Fein party. Lately a group of Ulster
representatives arrived, to combat the Irish independence
t movement and set forth the claims of the Unionists to con
tinued British rule.
There can be no objection to the efforts of these foreign
DrODapandists nrnvided thv rirrv nn nfnrk i k.
according to American principles of fair play, and do not
AtMMAsl a.M ...!avl. A ' 1 1 m a .
iiipvi uuuuiy wun American pouncs. untortunately the
Irish question has been injected into the political life of this
country during the past year a good deal more than it had
any business to be, sometimes to the neelect of local issues
and the clouding of the peace treaty problems. Americans,
however, are keenly interested in the Irish question, and
much puzzled by the present situation, and will welcome a
chance to have it cleared up.
De Vaiera, challenging the purpose of the newly arrived
Unionist spokesmen, proposes the appointment of a com
mission to pass on the points at issue between the "Irish
Republicans" and the Ulsterites. He would have it consist
of two clergymen named by the Republicans, two named by
, the Ulster delegation and the fifth, as chairman, agreed upon
by the other four all to be Americans, and all Protestants.
This would be an interesting proceedure, but would
hardly dispose of the matter to the lasting satisfaction of
anybody. It has. been suggested that it might be better for
the rival propagandists to appeal-directly to the country in
a series of public debates, held in every section. Such de-
oaies wouia oe well attended, and the speeches would doubt
less receive wide publicity.
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GETTING AHEAD AFTER ALL .
The number of persons who are forehanded or well-to-do
increases more rapidly than the population, according to
an authority writing in a
. Of course there is poverty, of course there is continu
ous struggle for the necessaries of life; but the world is
Ki owing saner, inniner sounder, in spite of all this, and in
, spite of the lamentations of the pessimists and agitators who
are using minority cases in the hope of unsettling the major-
The furnishings. which go to make homes pleasanter
iivi mule cumioriawe are Deine sold todav in ereater auaa
tity than ever before, and being paid for, too. Bank depos
its creen uoward steadilv in
, ... wr.vi,ii,lM1iH, n bujiiuai i-
son of number of depositors and population shows four bank
depositors to every ten inhabitants.
These are. facts to dwell upon in the midst of the up
heavals and disturbances which are agitating the surface of
our society. They are worth thinking about for the sense
. ovuiny wuw.u uicy Dnng, ana tor the purpose of arous-
fi C F T sc,,c,a,iy o a srronger aetermination to en
roll themselves with this great majority of .the trustworthy
and provident. 7
Every person who adds his name to the list of financi
ally sound citizens adds a brick to the wall which is being
built to safeguard American homes and institutions from the
violent and improvident whose jeolous impulse is to destroy.
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BUSINESS AND THE TREATY
Without a Kick
in It
Sine kicks are unlawful and
knockers taboo
By H. ft A.
With a Flak of Kuck'a Snow
Eat, drink and raiaa Harry,
For tomorrow you may croak.
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VOCABULARY CLUB
SKUNK: 1 A popular joke. 2
A flavor found In Limburger. 8 The
first internal machine. 4 A fellow
away below ourselves, or above us. 5
A subject with which wise man
remains in ignorance. A A case
wherein experience turns out to be
the worst teacher. 7 The bane of
all good dogs. 8 The origin of blas
phemy. 8 Why we dont believe in
evolution. A rodent known and re
spected for its peculiar properties.
10 A smell generally associated with
ops.
Comment of the
State Press
Snappy Gloamings from the
Press of the
Valley 1 1
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A TERRIBLE NIGHT
The moon rode high, its yellow eye
Upon two mortals for inspection;
Bright stars gleamed forth their
ceaseless mirth
At me, the night I popped the Ques
tion.
I silent mused. Bold schemes confus
ed.
About how the biases I should start.
Went clanging thru and banging thru
My mind ill prompted by my heart.
I coughed discreet -she smiled ro
sweet
My soul seemed nigh to Paradise!
My tongue waa held my heart was
filled
With love and answered in her
eyes! A
YES
An. apple-a day keeps the pills away.
An onion a day keeps your friends
away.
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NO ASSAULT AND BATTERY IN
SIDE CITY LIMITS
FOR SALE Cafeteria doing good
business, can't be beat in city
Oregon ian.
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Contriba, Pubbed and Unpnbbed
Next Saturday will be your day.
The K. C. B. will turn over the eolyum
to you. While you are cooling your
heels trying to get warm, dig up that
Good 1 and send it along. If yon
send in nothing nothing will appear.
Don't disappoint yourself.
Brownsville Farmer Advertise
'The Times congratulates both itself
end the fanners o f this vicinity that
the latter are awake to the value of ad
vertUing and are using our columns
freely. A columnor two each week is
filled with their notices of articles for
sale or wanted, and they tell Us that
those notices bring results.
Regarding commercial advertising,
anyone who observes which firms ara
the busiest will find that they are the
heaviest advertisers. They thus bring
their wares to the notice of the reading
public and the resulting activity clears
their shelves snd storerooms rapidly,
so that their stocks are always fresh
The old fogy who makes no use of
printer's ink has stale and out of -date
merchandise and occaslonslly sells
some of it. Times.
Stayed in Bed
"I atayed in bed all day Sunday be
cause I had no wood and today I had
to get up and rustle some wood, but
haven't been able toret any deliv
ered yet," exclaimed a woman yester
day aa she asked where she could get
a drayman to deliver a small load of
fuel for her. ugene Register.
Naive Carraa
The Mexican government haa enter
ed a novel plea in defense of the
murder of the American William
Wallace. They aay that Wallace
committed suicide by refusing to
throw up his hands Gasette Times.
Important Work
The committee on housing report
ed that they ara doing everything in
their power to make it possible for
those so desiring to build homes in
Roseburg to do so, says the Roseburg
Review.
Public Tired of Belag Damned
It would be impossible to adequate
ly portray the woeful consequences to
all the people if the production
and distribution of the necessities of
life should be halted in the short dark
days of winter, says the Dallas Itlm
ixer. While the right to strike in aU
ordinary industries, under normal con
ditions, cannot be denied, there are
some callings which are so closely re
lated to the life, liberty and security
of the people that the right to strike
in those cases must be subordinated
to the right of the public to enjoy un
interrupted service.
Ph NeW- Y9rk Chai"ber of Commerce, made up of the
most influential group of business men in the UnitedStates
on Dec. 4 adopted this resolution : .
onfl' Jhat some forfn of international coven
ant which seeks to prevent war is a moral necessity :
That the differences between the President and the
Senate should be composed without delay by such mutual
concessions regarding reservations as may be necessary in
the treaty to secure ratification." y
evPrf emS t0 rePfe,sent th sentiment of business men
"Some Mfen Don't Know It Yet"
' says the Good Judge
This class of tobacco
gives a man a lot more
satisfaction than he
ever gets out of ordin
ary tobacco.
Smaller chew the good
taste lasts and lasts.
You don't need a fresh
chew so often. Any man
who uses the Real To
bacco Chew will tell
you that.
Put Up In Two Styles
RIGHT CUT is a short-cut tobacco
W-B CUT is a long fine-cut tobacco
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