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Ucrnonia ERNONIA, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1924 OUTHPIECE of the NEHALEM VALLEY AS IT RESULTS7 SO IT WILL BE Chairman Pat erson Recalls Costly Venture During World War. Fefore another issue of this paper the “Country will be saved”. Political questions will be solved. The Nation, State, County and Cities will settle down to business. We have confid ence in the outcome, and we will peacefully and smilingly submit to the majority rule. We will offer no harsh kicks if the Councilmen we vote for are not all elected, rather, we will aid by our good wishes any who are chosen. The National and State officers who are elected will be OUR officers after they take office, and we will support them. Kicks ac complish little after the question is settled, and we believe in Majority Rule. If everybody would talk “Good Town”, there is no question but what their’s would be a good town. Advo cating and aggitating against one’s town only hurts the business of tht one talking—if they have any busi ness to hurt. Let us all forget polit ics after election and pull for busi ness and happiness. A busy man has little time for street corner argu ments or midnight prowling. Work is the best little treatment for a dis contented mind. Here's to the fortu nate ones who win the elections next Tuesday. Portland, Or.—(Special.)—That the people of the United States have beea twice hurt by experiments In govern- {■lent ownership of transportation t means, once with the shipping bourd and again during government control ef railroads and that these expensive ¡adventures should not be repeated was the gist «f a statement issued hers by I. L. Patterson, chairman of the Re publican State Central committee. Mr. Patterson said: "LaFollette proponents for govern ment ownership of railroads forget, ■o doubt, the shipping board's pro longed and costly attempt to operate the nation's vessels at a profit. Ths experiment cost the country many mil lions. “They must have forgotten, tee, government operation of railroads dur- lax the war period. This was aa ex- periment In socialism and was a ce iessal and extravagant failure. "Government operation lasted M ‘ ’1 T “ '’ ’ 1 ' ” ' ' '' months. It gave the public the poor est freight and passenger service II coatroi and It ended in six months had ever known and the most expen This was about the best bargain that sive. Although cost was Increased, could be made to get out of an un nothing was given the public In re fortunate situation. “The railroads have never recov turn. either In upbuilding the rail •red from the immense burden of ex roads or In service. penne saddled upon them during th« “Railroads of the country had been perled of government centre! and th« adding to their equipment at an aver public haa had a tremendous bill tf age rate of 100,000 freight can and pay as a result of the experiment. On* 500 locomotives a year. The govern trial of this plan should be enough ment operated the lines a little mors We had all we wanted at that time.* than two yean and turned them back to their owners with 204 fewer loco CHRISTIAN CHURCH motives and only 1300 more freight cars than when it took control, while “The World’s Greatest Election” Bore engines and cars were out el is the subject of the sermon for next order than at any time in railroad Sunday evening at the high school auditorium, at 7 tho.’ Christian En "It might bo said that the railroads deavor meeting at 6:30. went through an emergency period, “The Word of the Hour” is the the war period, and that Is true. Fig Sunday morning subject, for 11:00 ures show the lines carried 1.1 per o’clock. The Bible school session will cent mori freight than under private be at 10:00 o’clock. operation, but to carry this heavier A welcome and a message for ev load, the number of employes was In eryone at every service. creased 11 per cent and the operating W. A. Gressman, minister expenses by over 40 per cent. “Within six months after the gov C. OF C. MEETS ernment seised the roads, all passen ger rates were increased to a basis of The Chamber of Comemrce had a 8 cents per mile and mileage passen ger books were discontinued. AU good turn-out, about 40, at it’s noon freight rales were increased 25 per luncheon Monday. Important matters cent. When the democratic adminte were discussed, among them the pos tratlon took over the roads, it guar anteed the owners,* as compensation, sibilities of getting a gas motor car an annual Income equal to the aver- on the railroad to come from Keasty axe of their nnnual operating income and the camps to Vernonia and re during the three years ending June 34, turn every Wednesday and Saturday 3817. evenings. It is to be hoped such a "Despite the 25 per cent tncreaae in plan will materialize. The club eats freight rates and a 20 per cent in every other Monday at the Gayosa crease In passenger ratee, the rail at 12:30 prompt. Be there a week roads the first year of government operation failed by 1240,000,000 te from Monday. earn ths amount of this guarantee, 500 PARTY That is to say, they failed by that sum to earn as much as they were accustomed to earn under private Mr. and Mrs. Close enteretined ownership. with three tables of 500 Thursday "The difference had to be paid out evening. Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Hayes of the public treasury. During the aecond year of government operation each won first prizes and Mr. D. ths deficit was «360.000.000. and in Marshall and Mrs. Waltman captured the two months of the third year be the boobies. Those playing were the fore the lines were turned back to host and hostess, Mr. and Mrs. Alex private ownership, the deficit was ander, Mr. and Mrs. Hayes, Mr. and 8103.000,000. Mr«. Marshall, Mr. and Mrs. Walt “Ixmg before the railroads were man and Mr. and Mrs. Hughes. turned oack to their owners, it was ■ R . . i i. i ■ realised that government operation A DELIGHTFUL AFTERNOON was a fiasco. The public had never before known such poor service and Mrs. E. E. Hayes entertained the such high rates. Shippers were aerv ed In miserable fashion and the situa “Millview 500 club” on Monday aft tlon became intolerable. ernoon. After a number of interest “The government was in dire straits ing games, dainty refreshments were In handling the problem. President served. At each place there were Wilson dreaded to hold on to ths rallrcxuls, yet he could net let go fortunes for the guests, Cate, Witch Government control could not continu« es and other Haliow’een symbols without the nation well nigh bank were much in evidence. While refresh rupting itself and yet the owns» ments were being enjoyed Peggy and would not receive the roads back te Edward Hayes entered the room the deplorable condition ts which they pushing a tea cart on which was a had been reduced by government con trol. The public patience was ex beautiful birthday cake with its lighted candles. This came as a com hausted. "President Wilson told congress ths plete surprise to all, the honoree be roads ehould he returned to their own ing Mrs. Cropper. A delightful aft ere hut said he did not know just how ernoon was had by Mrs. Hayes’ ft could be done. No specific advice guests which included Mrs. Marshall, was offered, solution of the problem Mrs. Waltman, Mrs. Bleile, Mrs. Alex being left to the next Republican con ander, Mrs. Close, Mrs. Hughes, Mrs. gross. "Tho Esch-Cummins act, also known Cropper and Mrs. O. J. Hayes of as the Transportation Act of 182» Tucson, Arte. prescribed the manner of giving bach the railroad properties to their owns» Born, laat Friday night, to Mr. and and their future operation. For a Mrs. G. R. Amick, a baby boy. period of alt months only after the lines were turned back to their own Mr. and Mrs. Francis Chalmers, if ers. there was a government guaran Forest Orove, visited this week with tee that was for the purpose of tiding the lines over the period of readjust Mr. and Mrs. Geo. McGee. They are •meat and to allow the properties te the parents of Mrs. McGee. Jrecover somewhat from the blows -dealt thorn by government control. Born, last Thursday, to Mr. and \ “But thio guarantee wad only one Mrs. W. S. Alexander, a baby boy. i wit, »hat tt wM nadar ggyonail« I Paul Robinson, Editor and Owner Volume 3, Number 12 COLUMBIA COUNTY - AN EXPLANATION THE EAGLE FOR ALL “FOR WHOM WILL YOU VOTE?" The above words headed an article in last week’s Eagle. Thst article has uacsed quite a bit of criticism as well as a stir in trying to find out the name of its author. This is written to inform all that I, W. A. Gressman, was the author. Every statement made therein is true No personalities were involved. I have preached its contents many a time and wil,l likely do so many more times. The trouble is not in the arti cle itself, but with the persons who have so grossly misunderstood it. This is no apology, I have none to make. But this is a plain statement intended to make clear the meaning of the article in question. I trust that no fair-minded person, after reading this explanation, will any longer hold and ill-will. In fact, I expect him to receive this in the way it is given—in love of the truth, with malice toward none and justice toward all. It appears that the statement most objected to in said article is the fol lowing: “Aho, some boast of their Americanism and their war record; but they do not seem to realize the fact that trua citizenship is measur ed more by their daily life in uphold ing the law and officers enforcing the law than by their past war rec ord." The article, and particularly the statement just quoted, made no re ference whatever to the American Legion, much less did it cast any slur upon it Furthermore, the Amer ican Legion ia not composed of the only persons who have any war rec ord. Indeed, there is still a remnant of the Civil War veterans, Spanish- American War veteran«, etc. Besides, if you have been observant at all, you surely have seen some ex-soldiers who boasted of their patriotism and war record, while at the same time their present daily life was dishonest and un-law-abiding, and they them selves a discredit to the noble group of true soldier men. Also, every reas onable person should know that not every man in the American Legion is an Angel. I stand heart and soul for the American Legion, and if I were a member of this organization I would be the last man to take offense at the above-quoted statement. It is true that t'.<t supreme need of today is that of men to live for America, and thia is more essential now than any war record, and any reasonable person will agree with me on this. To support one ticket is by no means a denunciation of the men on the other ticket. To «ay that certain men stand for law and order ia not saying that the men on the other tick et are opposed to such. However, as a matter of fact, some local people do declare themselves in favor of a more wide-open town, and if you have not come into contact with that declaration you are incompetent in denying my knowledge of same. And what I said in my article on this point was true. I know what I am talking about, and I also know that what I am saying is the truth, and nobody can gainsay it More than this, if you note how some of the newspapers resort to mud-slinging, and then observe how free from such ia the Vernonia Eagle, you should thank God for the clean and fair way in which this paper treats political matte». Btaides, it is well to realise the fact that freedom of speech and of the press is one of our constitutional guarantees. And as long as all persons are given the same rights thereunder, it iU-be- hooves us to try to deny this right to those who exercise it in a lawful way. Now, since reading the foregoing, if anybody still has any objections, please make it againat the writer, and not against the editor nor any other person. Also, please come to the writ er in person and talk it over with him and everybody will feel huch better. You» for the truth, W. A. Gressman. FOR INTEREST OF ALL If your water bill has not been paid by Monday, Nov. 10 by the time the office close« in the afternoon the water will be turned off at your place, regardless. Be you doctor, law yer, merchant, councilman, garage man or housekeeper. The Eagle management is human even as any business man is human. We have a eonsciius and it dosen’t hurt; we have a heart and it is some times hurt, as the feeling of one is hurt when he gets no word of com ment but rather business knocks when something appears among the reading columns that don’t rest good with each reader. To please every one is an impossibility. We have tried it and continue to try it. Unrest is prevailent and the more that is done to stop it the worse it becomes. We leave it to the readers, if the Eagle hasn't continually boosted Vernonia and every business man in the city. We know that the Eagle is one of the largest and best little country week lies in Oregon. Ousiders appreciate it more than home people. If a bus iness man happens to say something that someone didn’t agree with or happen to have ideas different, is that any reason we should stop deal ing with him or advocate a boycott? Would that business man approve of such actions. We would not; we say patronize home. We have always said it and always will. We have devoted many pages and cash in advocating the patronize home idea. We have helped in locating some of our busi- neaa men, and we are for them. Not withstanding that some of them have taken their patronage away because some item didn’t please, and that item we had nothing to dq with. We print the fact that the editor is not responsible for the ideas of Com- munieationts* and we welcome com munications from any on all subjects. Read some of the political writings in OTHER papers and see how mild the communications are in the Eagle. Op ponents on political questions can’t be expected to brag up the opposite side. Personally the Eagle dislikes a campaign for the enemies it svma- times makes. We are NOT in the pres ent campaign; we like men running on both tickets; we have not advised in any manner how you should vote, we try to be fair, and we are sorry to loose an advertiser. Our readers will miss he ads so often appearing but we will still boost the business of the home concern whether they carry an ad in your home paper or not. If you are attending a banquet and a certain dish of food is on the table that you do not like, you push it aside and eat what you like, you don’t leave the whole meal. Same with a paper that is printed for ev eryone. Read what you like, write what you like—we try in vain to please all. We don’t back up with personal beliefs the ideas or writings of those sending in communications ■—no paper does. We dislike being personal or slinging mud. We don’t believe any one man is better than the rest, nor is any one man going to run our business or the town. The buying public, as a rule, must be “rubbed the right way”. The Eagle always wants to correct any wrong or mistake it may make, we will ap- poligize willingly, we are with you, and try to be a good old sport, but please don’t be rediculous, or expect us to please everyone or any ONE individual. We are just as human as you are. Lets all boost, won’t it be better. We can be friendly, we can all work and speak well of our town, whether we agree on all subjects or not, and we can each vote as we please. And each will try to vote right Advertising Medium of a Big Pay Roll Community NOW YOU’RE OFFERED COAL OIL One of the largest moonshine out fits ever taken in Columbia county was brought in Friday afternoon by Sheriff Wellington and his deputies. They located it in a barn on the old “West Speedway" northeast of Scap poose. Fred Ulrich rented the place about three months ago and was sup posed to be in the dairy business. He was in the residence, about 200 feet from the barn, when Sheriff Welling ton called on him. With traffic offi cers Hadfield and Kestner the sheriff searched the bam and found a quant ity of liquor hidden beneath a pile of hay. A trap door was discovered and this was the entrance to the cel lar underneath the barn. In the cel lar was a man who gave the name of Philip Susta, residence Portland, apd also a still which was warm, a con siderable amount of liquor, 14 200- gal. tanks which were full of mash and 6 empty tanks, sugar, corn meal, Coal oil, etc., etc. An inventory of the threetruck loads of stuff brought in showed, 16 sacks of empty bottles, 4 sacks of sugar, about 780 pint bottles of liquor, 15 gal. keg liquor, several gallon jugs, complete still, coil, burn ers, 20 200-gallon capacity mash tanks, 8 cases coal oil, etc., etc. The men were arrainged before Judge Eakin Saturday, after having been indicted by the grandjury on two charges, setting up a still and possessing intoxicating liquora, and were admitted to bail in the sum of |3500. They were given until today to enter plea. Sheriff Wellington has suspected the pair for sometime, but waited until he was sure of catching them with the goods ebfore making an arrest, and he believes that the cap ture of the men and still will put a big dent in a Portland moonshine ring.—Mist. Here Ceases a New Beaker No wonder Mr. GaRewny, Presi dent of the Bank of Vernonia wears that broad smile this week. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Galloway, Monday morning, October 27, a nine pound boy. LEGION BUILDING DEDICATED; GUARD HOSTS AT DINNER Dedication of McCormick hall anl the unvailing of atablet honoring the American Legion was accomplished at an interesting meeting of visitors and members of company I, 186th in fantry, of Forest Grove, at the col lege hall Wednesday night. The chief speakers were Judge Jacob Kanzler of the Multnomah county court of domestic relations, Adjutant General George A. White and State Command er Griffith of the American Legion. A military tone was given to the ceremonies by the presence of guards men and visiting soldiers, as well as by fife and drum corps from Port land and Vernonia and the 186th reg iment band of Portland. The Forest Grove American Legion did not have a part in the program. Visitors, aside from the speakers included Col. Hiram U. Welch of Portland and Capt. T. E. Riley, of Sa lem. The Forest Grove guardsmen were hosts to the visitors at dinner in McCormick hall, following which a dance was held at Pythian temple— Forest Grove News-Times. COMMUNICATION Out if all the campaign arguments BUSINESS HOUSES TO CLOSE that are beard these days, one thing IN VERNONIA ARMISTICE stands out impossible of contradic AFTERNOON tion. That is if LaFollette were elected All places of business will be aak- president and able to put his plan ed to close afternoon on November of government ownership into effect 11, which is Armistice Day. The it would mean increased taxes for ev Chamber of Commerce heartily en ery person in Oregon. This is so because the share of dorses this suggestion of the Ameri can Legion. We gladly closs for the taxes now paid by the railroads, half day, to pause in thought of the amounting on the average throughout many who sacrificed life or limb in the state to 7.9 per cent of all Ore gon taxes, must be paid by the re the lats war. maining property in Oregon, since the railroads, if government owned, Don’t Bite tho Hand That Foods Yon Whenever you send an order out would pay no taxes at all. Total taxes in Columbia County in of Vernonia you are really biting the hand that feeds you. At Vernonia 1923 were 1738,328.42. Out of this you can get better value«, fresher total the railroads paid 899,338.48, or merchandise and real personal serv 13.5 per cent of the total. When Columbia vote» go to the ice. polls' November 4th they should not forget that a vote for LaFollette is CATHOLIC CHURCH a vote for the increase of their own Mass and Sermon on the UM taxee by 13.5 per cent. Sunday of each month, at 11:80 a. m. Week day communion Maaa to November 5 ia the laat day to pay be announced. Joe. P. Claney, Paa- your taxes at the County Seat, be fore the 5 per tent penalty is added. WISCONSIN TAXES SHOW BIG GROWTH LaFollette System Results in HoavHy Increased Cost of Government. “We are content to leave with tho people of Oregon tho eceaomy record of this administration and the same record of the La Follette regime in Wisconsin as sufficieat reason for a vote for CoeMdgo in the forthcoming election,’’ said I. L. Patterson, chair man of tho Republican State Central committee. “We find that Coolidge, who said, T am fpr economy. After that I am for more economy,* meant what he said and carried out this policy to the limit, with the' avowed intention of cutting government expenses and taxes still further in the coming four years. “The La Follette conduct of affaire in Wisconsin shows constantly mount ing extravagances of state govern ment and, because La Follette has been in complete control there, he and his friends who are of tho same political theorise as himself, for the past 20 years. It should be fair to contrast the record of this administra tion In government, with Coolidge at the head, ^nd the record of tho La Follette gioup te Wisconsin. “We know that Coolidge is ths head of the administration that has savod the people of thia country «8,000,000 daily tn federal taxes aa oom pa red with 1821. It haa lopped 85,45« em ployee from the federal payrolls. The national debt haa been reduced 83,- 750,000,000 te three years. The bud get has been established, the Dawes plan adopted and a period of prosper ity has replaced general distress that prevailed when this administration took charge of public affaire. “Now let us see what constructive results tho Ln Follette group hue ac complished te Wisconsin. In 1801 La Follette became governor and haa since retained control of theetatewith his henchmen. From 1991 to IMO, tho records show, there Whs no gr e a t te creese in tho population of the state. While population increase from INI to 1923 was 28 per cent. Increase te property assessment for the same per iod was more than 235 per cent and the increaae in state expenditures was 423 per cent. “In Wisconsin an army of new state employee wee created and tho now capital building became too limited to house tho political (warm of tax eaters. “The total Wisconsin in Ia 1821 it had reached the startling total of 84,«84,739,842, without a ma- terial reduction in the rate per cent of taxation. In addition to this assess ment, too, a state income tax law took more than 841,000.000 from the tax payers from 1912 to 1921, inclusive. “High cost of governmmit te Wis consin under the La Follette plan te apparent to anyone who will consult the record. He proposes to extend hte paternalistic, socialistic schemes te Wisconsin to the national government if he has the opportunity. "Thoe. E. Lyons, for years a mem ber of the Wisconsin tax commission, ia a recent review of the Wiaconste tax sitnation, said: •“It will be observed that these levies jumped from 8WJ7«.«7« te 1914 to 884.4M.M1 te 191«, or M per coak and from 8M.4M.M1 te 1919 to 811V 921,738 in 19M, or 91.5 per cent. Ths increaae in the elght-year period tress 1914 to 1921 was 134.« per cent.’ “Under the Coolidge plan of govern ment. costs are decreaaing and taxae are lessening. Under the La Follette plan, costs are rising and taxes are growing at a very heavy rate. R ehould net be difficult for the voters to snake up their mind as to which policy they prefer la their govern ment.“ SATURDAY GRANGE DAY Tomorrow, Saturday, is Vernonia Day for Pomona Grange. The Grange of the County will meet in Vernonia, about 200 being expected. Assembly at the church auditorium will begin at 10:30 a. m. (CHURCH BUILDING POSTPONED In answer to some inquiries. I here state that the proposed building for a new Christian church has been temporarily deferred. The money do nated by various persons for thia purpose is being held in trust by the local church officers on behalf of those who contributed. Should any person desire his donation returned, his desire will be met if made known to the church office». The building, however, is planned to be errected a little later. W. A. Gressman, minister Masked Haliow’een Danes thia Sat urday night.