THE A U R O R A
OBSERVER
T H U P S D A Y . J U N E 13, 1918.
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Four hundred million people in Europe are short o f
food.
In Poland, Finland, Serbia, Armenia and Russia
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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
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German extorts at the cannon’s mouth the harvests and
the livestock o f the people they have conquered, leaving
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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. _
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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
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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
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1914 C adillac.._______ Í - .- . í -' jü :-
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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
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war’s frightful glare has'revealed the malignant though
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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
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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!
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“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
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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
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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