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About Aurora observer. (Aurora, Marion County, Or.) 19??-1940 | View Entire Issue (June 13, 1918)
THE A U R O R A OBSERVER T H U P S D A Y . J U N E 13, 1918. N . C . W E SCO TT E ditor ditor E and and Four hundred million people in Europe are short o f food. In Poland, Finland, Serbia, Armenia and Russia P ublishes ublisher I millions P are actually dying o f starvation Our Allies, Eng- Entered as second class matter March 28, 191Í, at the posfbffice at Aurora Oregon, under the A c t o f March 3, Ì879. and strength only by the barest margins. , Germany’s! food conditions look very bad, though not the worst, for • German extorts at the cannon’s mouth the harvests and the livestock o f the people they have conquered, leaving / pledge allegiance to my desolation and famine in their trail.* Ten millions o f pecri Sag and the republic, for which it stands,one N ation, pie in Belgium and Northern France owe their rescue indivisible, with liberty and from starvation to the action of nations at war against Ger justice to all. many in maintaining a food relief system. With these conditions confronting us, it is no time to temporize with ourselves'concerning our duty to conserve food. Our PLEDGE OF THE AMERICAN LO YA LTY LEAGUE thoroughness and individual and universal success in per Whereas the Nation’s need in this present crisis is such forming this duty will be the test o f our efficiency and the that there is absolutely no middle ground between loyalty sign. o f our final and uncompromising victory, and disloyalty, those who are not fo r the Government o f the United States being against it, I hereby place myself Oregon City proposes an ordinance to compel all male upon record as upholding the W ar Work o f the Nation, persons between ages o f 18 and 60 years to be engaged in both in mind and speech and service, by subscribing to the some lawful, useful, and recognized business, trade, pro follow ing pledge o f honor. fession, occupation or employment, and all violations will I promise that I will endeavor to support the war work be punishable by a fine not exceeding $100 or by a jail o f the United States Government, either by the purchase sentence not exceeding 50 days, or both. The possession o f Liberty Loan Bonds, or W ar Savings Stamps, or by o f property, money, or income sufficient fo r support shall Food Conservation, or by support o f the National Red not be a defense in any prosecution under the new city Cross Society, or in whatever way or ways I can. law. The City council has affixed the emergency clause, Whenever I hear a criticism o f the management o f The ordinance will be effective only fo r the period o f the any o f the departments o f American W ar work, I will en war. deavor to run it down, and §hall be very careful not to re peat it until it is verified to my own satisfaction and that The citizens o f the Aurora school district shpuld not o f my comrades in the League.' Morever, T shall endeavor to nail all pro-German lies as they come to my attention, oyerlook the school election next Monday, June 17. Tax- w h a tis needed just now being not criticism but eo-opera- pays, heads o f families, and other election, all have the right (and privilege) to participate in the choice o f school tion. When any evidence o f disloyalty, either in conduct or officers. Taxpayers only have the right to vote upon the in speech, comes to m y notice, I will report the same to proposal to vote an increase of more than 6 per cent over the. local Chapter, and will also do what I can to ascertain the amount raised last year. ' The school board have con who, are notr doing anything in any way to Support the war ducted the affairs o f the district economically and satis factorily, and their budget for the fiscal year 1918-1919, efforts o f the Nation, Wherever I may be, I will endeavor to see that any should be approved without question. man wearing the uniform o f the United will receive fair play. W ith its splendid response to the Third Liberty Loan I will consider myself in honor bound tp see that any still fresh in mind, Aurora cannot afford to fail to buy its one accused o f disloyalty is given a fair tehance to prove quota o f W ar Savings Stamps. The assessed valuation o f the falsity o f the charge and to exonerate himself. T mi it -.v I I I „ .. I th e Aurora school district is nearly half a million dollars. I f f g g W P k g . f r On this basis, 7 our share o f war stamp purchases , will be T£i TAf* AV Q nPQl«CirLQ11trAt^O¥il^l*ttf'Wf* + A1H m ATV\ • A ^ influence my \rA vote for or against anyone applying fo r mem -T $8000 or $9000, to be bought during the next six months. bership in this Chapter. His loyalty to the Nation will be the only thing which shall govern my vote. EVERYONE IS INTERESTED f t NOTICE OF ANNUAL SCHOOL _______ MEETING. will oppose all lawless methods o f dealing with offences against the United States Government, arid shall In tetters from our soldiers and sail-1- NOTICE 13- H E R E B Y G IV E N to ors in the service of our country. Their|the le« al voters of School Distnc No 2S always uphold legal and constitutional methods o f dealing friends, their acquaintances and the Marion County and 303 Clackamas Whole community like to h ejr from County, Staje o f Oregon, that the with all treasonable conduct. . , them through their published tetters. A N N U A L SCHOOL M EETIN G o f said I will not vote for any candidate whom I believe to be Sengthe Observer their^ tetters for the. District will be held at the School o f extracts from them. _ . * . 4 r o more likely to be influenced by self seeking than by his publication Purely personal and family mutters House; to begin at the hour o f 2i3C __: i i l . __ ________ A T L n ln t o’ n ’ plnplf u ffp rn n n n on on f the h o t third h ii clock in in trio the Afternoon will be ommitned if desired. The let sincere wish'to yield patriotic service to the nation, -the ters will be returned. Monday of June; being the 17th (lay of state and the community which he represents. June, A . D , 1918. This me'eting Is called for the ' pur To all o f which I pledge my sacred honor. USED CARS THE FUTURE SAEETY OF AMERICA . . $ 1300 1917 Paige-6r. _ i ____- 4 - Ü 600 1914 C adillac.._______ Í - .- . í -' jü :- t , 650 1914rOverlaad.__-------------■ : 350 1912 O verland , r V -' 1917 B u ic k ___ —1 ______ ______ Ì /& 6 5 Ò 1918 ' B u i c k *. I--':' 850 Ç %i:160 1912 Stu deb a ker................. 150 4912 S tu d eb ak er../________. . . - . : : 325 Û 15 Ford Touring............... .. 875 1915 FortfTottring-------------- . . . 1914 Ford T o u r in g ............... .. . . - 350 1915 Ford Roàdster_______ . . . . . , * 300 Secretary o f the Interior, Franklin K. Lane, in a speech at Chicago last week insisted that only one lan guage—our language—should be taught in our public schools. Tw o years ago such a declaration would have aroused a storm o f protest. Ten months ago th e Observer Was called a narrow, intolerant, zealot because it condemned the use o f German in our public and parochial schools, but PACIFIC HIGHWAY GARAGE-1NC OREGON CITY war’s frightful glare has'revealed the malignant though 390 Phones half-concealed German propaganda in the heart o f our B 57 public schools. This revelation has made the thinking Dyes From Lichen. The*use of lichens as sources of dye Americans realize further that the nation is a conglomer is o r long standing. The famous blue ation o f races drawn to our inviting shores by alluring vis- and purple dyes of the East, so fre io n s o f prosperity and personal privileges impossible in quently mentioned, in history, were in all probability extracted from the Roc- their native lands; and that millions o f these possess but a cella lichen, which has in recent times been extensively used in France for slight conception o f our political institutions arid often the gorgeous coloration of silks. Lichen mistake liberty for license. Others brought with them dyes are secured by pulverizing the plant body, termed the thallus, and ap their European prejudices, passions, fueds, customs, and plying alkali to extract the coloring ignorance o f American ideals—all unsuited to our free matter. One lichen dye, litmus, finds wide, application in the science of institutions and to the responsibilities laid upon the in chemistry. dividual citizen, . There is no adequate method o f nationa lizing (Americanizing) these people so long as they are Much .Nutrition in Barley. incapable o f reading, writing and speaking English, nor so Although barley has been used chief: ly for brewing and malting, it is known tong as they continue to read only foreign language pub tq be highly nutritions. Its food value lications. Today many o f our national leaders see plainly ranks practically the same as that of 5 , . . , . . . , .. . ,, 1 1 w heat 'T h e pearl barleys in soups and t.iat America S future safety lies in the sharp restriction in cereal form are widely used, but o f immigration, the suppression o f dangerous foreign in- fluenceS (nOW mainly German influences) in O U r public U o m e < in hand mills. And, anywhere schools, the exclusion from the country o f every American mainfestation, a lengthening o f the tefm o f I tey meal win be found a perfectly sat- isfaetory substitute. residence from 5 years to 10 or 15 years before confering citizenship, and a general tightening up o f privileges al Which- Is Real "Judas-Tree?" W h y 'th e name “Judas-tree” for a lowed to non-citizens. wholly respectable and worthy tree? The supposition; has been that the cerds or red had was the tree upon which Judas hanged himself and for The American Soldier—He has given up all that makes life enjoyafile—home, mother, sweetheart, ambition, per- haps life itself—to fight fo r y o u / Help him and the sold- voters on trees of the Bible .claim the ie r s o f our Allies by saving wheat and meat and other! c u i^ e S foods they must have! ' - ' * ' 5 “the tree of lev»’* ; . Scot Taught Madison Thrift President James Madison often re* ferred to the lessons Of thrift taught him when a youth by Donald Robert* son, a Scotch schoolmaster. Thrift and banking go hand in hand. Thrift means banking. Banking means thrift. Thrift and banking are national slo* gans 'today. See us at once about your banking. AURORA STATE BANK DR. UTTER, DENTIST Room 414 Bank o f Commerce Building Salem, Oregon. Come to Salem, fo r your Dental W ork— All Class és o f Dentistry A T M ODERATE PRICES. C R O W N AN D BRIDGE W O R K A Specialty. ALL KINDS OF FORGEWORK, W O OD WORK, PLOW SHARE GRINDING. Horseshoeing a Specialty A FIRST CLASS JOB GUARANTEED F. V. EPPERSON The yearly Bargain Days for the Oregonian are over until next November (1918.) The regular price o f the Daily Oregon ian is $6,00 per year;the Daily and Sun day combined is $8.00 per year, and of the Observer $1.25 per year, but until further notice these papers will be clubbed at the following prices: The Daily Oregonian and The Observer Boh One Year Send Us Your Order B y Letter, Phone, or Otherwise Marry, i f lonely. For speedy mar riage, try my elubt very successful, best, largest in the eonntry, established u years; thousand wealthy wishing tt once- The Aurora Observer confidential descrip A U RO RA, OREGON tions free* Re,lable C lu b .-M rs Wrubel, 732 Madison St. Oakland,Cali forma. 12-7-1917 Hop contracts, deeds, mortgages Ì The Daily and Sunday Ore gonian and The Observer, Both one Year Holstein Friesian bulls ready for ser vice. Also a few calves from good prodacing dams. Buy them while they are young and have them grow into money.— Ernest Werner, Kt. 2. maj7 7 a‘ Aurora, Oregon The BEST Offer W ants, For Sale, Etc FOR SALE 606 Blacksmjthing pose o f electing one director for three years,< and a district clerk for one year; to vote on the levying, o f special tax in excess of 6 per cent over the amount voted in 1917; and to vote on the adop tion of the budget and forthe . transac tion o f business usual at such meeting. Dated this 22nd day o f May. 1918. A ttest : G. S. WESCÔTT, District Clerk J. M. W IL L , Chairman Board of Directors. LO CA L A D R A T E . . A uniform and invariable charge of 6 cents per line is made for all ad vertising notices of every description in the news columns of this news-' paper. This rate applies to for sale'' for rent, lost, found, card of thanks, “ want ads,” and to all kinds o f sim ilar notices as well as to all notices of entertainments, fairs, socials, shows, etc. No reductions or discounts. p h o n e m a in FOR S A LE — Registered Cctswald M A R R Y A t Once— Thousands o f Cots- lonely, congenial people, all ages, worth gages and similar legal blanks for wald ewes. Mite and one half west o f 85.000 to $350,000 seeking early mar riage. Big list o f descriptions FREE. sale at the Observer Office. Woodbum.— G, H . Benjamin. 14-2tp, R . E. Hyde, 253a Minna S t., San Fran cisco, Cal. ll-4 tp . For Sale FOR S A L E — Fresh Jersey Durham One Shropshire Back, Registered.— cow with heifer calf. Also young Pol FOR SALE!— Ice made from pure A. Willbroad,' Aurora, Oregon, R. 4, and China sow with six pigs six weeks water. Hubbard Creamery Co., Hub Needy Phone. 13-3tp. old. W . H . Watkins, R, 3, Aurora. bard, Oregon. to8-l5 11-tf If you use gummed labels tor any FOR SALE!— Black horse 8 years old, purpose, ask for our new catalogue - FOR 3 A L E — Four cows, and span o f weight 1400, work single or double, and price list. W e can save yan yonng mares, 6 years old. John Sin Hong Kee, Route 8, (near Boone’s money. Aurora Observer. ger, R. 5, Aurora, Ore. 13-2tp. Ferry.) - (8-tf) bills of sale, satisfaction of mort Rams. Also 35 head o f yearling
