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About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 8, 1922)
“TOO MUCH 8PA0E TO BLACK GUARDS.” A news story sent out from Wash ington a few days ago quoted Presi- /ricut Harding as saying, tn discussing Ar<cent attacks upon members of the Cabinet, that the press gives too much space to the utterances of the black guard and not enough to the really great and good things the government is doing. Of course the President hnd in mind the big city dailies which are always looking for an opportunity to spring a sensation, and not the newnpapers of the smaller towns, where people arc not so much interested in the sputterings of the flannel mouth and A the inconsequential of all classes; but in the people who sre constructive forces in material, intellectual and spiritual accomplishment. How did all these cheap-skates ever put the hoodoo on the big papers, any way! From the pet nicknames applied to the bruisers, the bootleggers, the bank robbers, the dope fiends and the denizens of the underworld at large, one would suppose that there were no people in the country doing anything for the real advancement of the hu man status, and that the most import- tant people to he talked about and most prominent in public affairs were those of the classes enumerated above. It is hardly thinkable that the big newspapers have so great a patronage- bestowed by the “Mike de Pikes,” the “Big Tims,” the “Cauliflower Joes,” the Peggy Joyces, the “Sheiks” and a thousand others, that they arc entitled to tho spotlight and asinine adulation while everyday common people who are doing a good work should be but are not made con- spielous by the work they are doing even though it be something that if being done by some one else and therefore has no sensational feature) shout it. The President is right. Altogcthei too much space is given to the utter ances of blackguards, and to the do ings of people of absolutely no conse quencc. There has been built up an aristocracy of nothingness, if the mis use of the word aristocracy may b< pardoned, in human values, and s< long as patrons of the big newspaper) jiermit themselves thus to be imposed u]xm without protest, probably just that long may there be nothing bettei exacted.—Publishers’ Auxiliary. HARD TIMES. Harking back to the past, you can not remember the tinu when people didn't coinplain of hard times. That is why, like menaces, hard times we must have with us always is?, order tlmt we may have something to com plain of. Times are hard, they al ways are somewhere in the world. Many people now look back a few years to wur times, money was plenti ful, wages were high, farm products and factory products brought high prices, and they say; “Those were the good old days.” But in those (food old days they were saying that in spite of money being plentiful, the cost of living licked up every cent they could get and they longed for the time when things would get back to normal again. Do you know that while money is tight, as a natural result of natural causes, times would not be hard if people did not take advantage of them as excuses for not meeting _ their obli- Men who money, or. L gat ' ions! “ *' ’ ’ have _______ _ could have it, to pay what they owe the butcher, the baker, the grocer and the banker, use the hard-times excuse for not meeting their obligations and go out and spend good cash for things they do not need, instead of passing the dollars along to reduce their in debtedness. People with overdue notees at the bank, and yet manage to find tho money for luxuries, are not helping matters along any in tho wav of freer finances. The times arc not worrying the man who keeps at work and pays his debts, who keeps his money in circulation and saves as much ns he conveniently •an out of every week’s labors. Those are the men who keep the community from falling into the dumps, the men *ho make it possible for business to keep right on getting better, the men who refuse to sit down and grumble and try to holder their shortcomings >nto other shoulders by constantly prating about “hard times.” Good glasses properly fitted will help you to enjov the full oenifit of your eyesigut. Dr. Thompson’s method is to give /ou the double service of Optom- rist and practical Optician nt he one coit. Consult him about our eyes next visit.—Wednes- “ty, Sept. 13 Nehalem hotel all ay. There most be some reason for th> f»ct that every man, woman and chile in Vernonia ia a booster. Glance about and see if you can't locate the cause. i I ! When you are in Vernonia, you will want to Eat at the Beat and Moat Convenient place in town— : : The .. Lunch Box ! Ncxt door west of the Hazelwood. I R g *lar Meals, Home ome Pafitry, Lunch at all Hours. J I Our Prices Please. >**«oo*o >♦«*♦♦♦*♦♦♦♦♦♦« FREE! For a Short Time FREE Aluminum Coffee Percolator I With the Purchase of 10 pounds of Lang’s Percolator Coffee. Ten pounds of this fine coffee ► $4.50 ► ► DRY GOODS and HARDWARE V and everything of a ► Good Merchandise Estebllshment. If you are not a Regular Customer, try us. ergerson Bros Across from the Bank ! John Bryan’s ♦ Barber Shop t' Gall In for Good Work. You Are Next! ; Vernonia, • • Oregon, “This boasted progress of ours te mere illusion,'' grimly said old Festus Pester. "Corruption permeates our en tire social fabric. Belflshnesa has sup planted generosity. The process of dis integration is going on at an alarming rate. Our sole god has come to bo money. Vice is tolerated, and we make obeisance by hypocrisy. Patriotism has disappeared. Waste and idleness abound. Humanity ia decaying at heart. Criminality, moral obliquity, class hatred, the deetrtictlon of the family sentiment, pessimism and skep ticism are evident on every aide; and so on and so forth. "In fact, I would mention that a crisis la at hand, and also that it is a pretty kettle of fish, If I did not recall that my venerable grandfather held practically the same opinion of the world and his fellow men at his stage of the game and there are still in existence letters written by his grandfather wherein is set forth a like estimate of the folks and affair* of his day, and there is a tradition to the effect that his ancestors felt the r nine way about their own times and associates. And very likely I might run for office on the strength of the awful condition of everything If I hadn’t always been fairly respectable and reasonably able to earn an honest living.”—Kansas City Star. Between 2nd and Srd, $1.50 Per Year DO IT TODAY! OPPORTUNITY is knocking HERE NOW A pay roll town, a mill town, a town of 3000 people in twelve months. This day has long been looked for; the railroad means for us a city. Largest mills in the State, best body of virgin timber; industries to hum. Gardens, farms, orchards and dairy pursuits. Best hunting and fishing, ideal climatej scen ic beauty, splendid schools. Better locate In Vernonia, and you better do n ow Vernonia needs a jeweler, a hospital, box factory, furniture factory, cheese factory, laundry, tailor, natatorium and many small and large establishments, Room for every industry and business. The people, the farmers, the whole state wants a paved highway from Vernonia to the Sea. The Inland Loop from Portland to Astoria, through Vernonia. Better scenic route thau the Columbia River Highway. 3 KNEW MUCH OF SANITATION Explorer Points Out Error In Classing People of Old Times es Abso lutely Barbsrlsn. During a protracted stay in Arabia and other parts of the Near East, Col. W. O. Archer of Evansville, Ind. master plumber and fleld agent of the National Association of Master Plumb ers, made a study of ancient sanita tion equipment. He returned to the United States on!-? a few months ago and was In tills city recently, says a San Antonio correspondent. "We prate of our great civilization end we discount the ancients, because we know next to nothing of their methods or their customs,” Colonel Archer said. “I found bathtubs made of onyx In Babylon and evidence of tubs mnde of metal and various other kinds of stone. They are identical with those of to-day, with the same open ings for letting water in ..nd for let ting It out. The Babylonians hnd sanitation, plumbing and bath facili ties practically as we have them to- day. “I know a number of Englishmen who are ‘digging’ tn the ruins of the Island of Crete, and I recently re ceived pictures of vitrified bathtubs and toilet fixtures that they have un- earthed there.” is to The Best Way Is 1 Yiar $1.50 Sure Ho Will Find Treasure. An Irish farmer risked his all on a held of two acres near Mulllnger which. In the ordinary way, would have brought about $200. After brisk bidding he paid >2,000 for it. The fanner who has become the new owner expended his life's savings on Its ac quisition. He declares his Intention of digging over the whole acreage in senreb of treasure. Some time ago a box was dug up In the field. and was found to contain some Spanish gold coins and a map, believed to Indicate the hiding place of more treasure In the field. Portland. ! ooooooo«oooc oooooooooooo ' e S‘X Ni nths $1.00 Subscribe for the Vernonia Eagle While you are HERE TO-DAY. Let us send it to you every week, and to your friends for a year, or six mouths. Call at the Office or Send uame and address to us by mail. By instinct, some fowls, when they have locat’d a desirable morsel of food; will advertise the f-.ct and invite others to share it with them. Human nature is different. However, in the present case we are advertising our find Traces of Old Civilization. as widely as possible, and we are using Five miles from Dunford, England, reason instead of instinct. The reason on the old Dover road the modern we are so solicitous is because it re road-mnkera are making great dis quires lots of people and lots of capi coveries. Just ahead of them Is a tal to build a city, and we need more Roinnn camp. Under their feet are of both. People are coming every day, traces of Celtic, even earlier, civiliza and the sooner you decide to locate tion. The biggest find so far has been here, the better for all of us. the skeleton of a woman, six feet three inches in height, crouched with hands clasped In a praying attitude. The streams in and near Verr.onia Clearly not a Roman burial, for the are the most beautiful to be found, pose Is Celtic and there whs no trace of a coffin. The skeleton ley where and show plainly that the Almighty the body was placed. In a hole cut architect of the universe had no inten tion of doing a half-way job when he in the solid chalk. The road makers are keeping care designed this portion of Columbia ful watch for more of these "finds." County. Already they have accumulated por tions of a Roman tesselated pavement, some characteristic ornaments of the More Good families are needed here. period, and other signs that the area covered by the camp la being ■P- The other kind not wanted. proached. Many Visit Forests. Value of the national forests for recreation is increasing by leaps and bounds. Six million people visit the forests annually to camp, fish, hunt, hike, motor or rest, from all parts of the United States, says the American Forestry Magazine. Recreational use of these forests represents possibly less than 1 per cent of their total po tentlal use. The rapid Increase in the number of people deriving pleas ure from the forests Is due In large part to their recreational develop ment by the forest service. Over a thousand campgrounds have been set apart and posted and recreational permits have been Issued for over 6,000 summer homes, cabins, hotels and club houses. e Keep Posted on Doings Here of all kinds kept in stock or manufactured on saort not’ce. We carry a stock of Dry Finish Lumber from which to mske your selection. Al* kinds of mouldings; roofing psper: lsth, windows, doors. No order too small or too lfirge. Let usfigure witn you. Vernonia Brazing and Machine Works AUTO REPAIR SHOP Largest and Best Equipped Machine Shop in the Valley. Bring in any Kind of Work. It isn' too Large or too Small For Us to Handle. Corner of Maple St. and Rose Ave. DENTIST i Respectable, Downtown j Vernenla, Oregon. OOOOoOOC rwwvn 0-0-00 <XXX ocwvn Blacksmithing and ? * i . iOTEL iou rourtn, corner 130 Fourth, Corner of AJ Alder i PORTLAND Auto Repair Work He can do any of it, T. S. WHITE We’re on Rose Ave. Across from the Depot. and do it Right. Bring us your work. All kinds of Pipe Fittings and Modern Plumbing Work. St. Helens, Ore. Undertaker and Embalmer R. A. Sessman Equipped to Handle Work any Place in the County. • Vernonia, Oregon. DR. M. D. COL« West Oregon Lumber Co, Clatskanlh, Ore. Res. Phone, Office “ ♦ ♦ --------------- and---------- —— Mouse Mils OOOOOOOO OOOO OOOO oooooooo 113W 54 Calls Answered Night or Day. General Building 40 acres, 2j mi. from Vernon ia, on school route; 8-room house, barn; an acre in family orchard. $1,500; terms if wanted.—Ver nonia Realty Co. Also acre tracts and town property. Carpenter Work NOBLE DUNLAP Vernonia Sign Painting On j Union Oyster House ; I EVERYBODY READS THE VERNONIA EAGLE Mr. Paster's Paaaifnlsm Interrupted by Memoriae of Hie Grandfather's Ro* marks Concerning Time's Trond. They Heard Him. Brother had the habit of aaklng for oomething to eat whenever he hap pened to be at a neighbor'! houae, so I I his mother told htm he must never do such a thing again. I The next time he returned from a Where the Whole Family Eats. < visit to the neighbor's the aeked him I If he had begged for anything to eat. “No," he said. "I was Just talking to myself about how hungry I was, 254 Washington St. and they beard me.' Ywi’r Rflf laundry agency »occ ooooooosoooc ooooootx? HAO HEARD IT ALL BEFORE Anythirg in the Painting Line you want done, and done right See Vernonia Painters. I Painting of all And Any Kind — Set— C. 0. MoLEES VERNONIA PAINTER ! i