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VERNONIA EAGLE
advertising Rates 25c 1« per inch,
single column measure, each w«:k.
We collect for advertising the first
of every montn.
PAUL S. ROBINSON.
E ditor and O wner .
Issued Every Friday.
$2.00 Per Year.
The Original Heme Paper. Standing
for Progress. Fair Play. Hees a Pat
ronage, Law Enforcement, Csed
Entered as second-class matter August Schools and The Homo Boantiftd.
4, 1922, at the poet office at Ver-
rronia, Oregon, under the Act
of March 3. 1879.
Ail Accounts Must Bo Settled in Full
Every 30 Daye
Editorial
AN EDITOR’S GRIEF
A lawyer charges a man $10.00 for ten minuets conver
sation—the man insists on paying it. A doctor charges $1
for a prescription, and the patient says, “Oh, pshaw, is
that enough?” An undertaker conducts a funeral and he
charges $100, and is just perfectly lovely to everybody in
side and outside the family. A man buys a gold brick and
apologizes for not having bitten sooner. An editor walks
a mile during a blizzard or in the hot sun to get the facts
of a sudden death or wedding or social function and he
spends three hours writing it up, and tells lies and praises
people ’till he hates himself, then if he makes an insignifi
cant ommission or error, or charge ten cents for three
extra copies, he is a stingy cuss who never gets anything
right, and charges four times the price of a city paper
twice as large. In short, he is a confounded most-any-old-
thing, and ought to be run out of town. How would you
like to run a newspaper?—Stockton Record
ure to dot an “i” or to cross a “t” lets a criminal escape, ’
they are going to sneer at law. More speedy and more
harsh administration of the penalties provided by law for
the* punishment of criminals will rid us of many of our
dangerous citizens. We’ve got to make them stand in fear
of the law, we’ve got to make them dread facing a court
of justice. And if it can’t be accomplished in any other
way, then it is time to start in and hang a few of them.
SCARING THE PAPERS
With the evident intention of stopping the newspapers
of this country from advocating higher pay for postal
clerks and rural carriers, PostmasterGeneral New has at
tempted to “throw a scare” into them by raising second-
class rates. The press of the country is unanimous in ad
vocating better pay for postal employes, because their
plea is just and proper. There is no quetsion but it can be
granted without increasing the postal rates. If leaks were
stopped and foolish expenditures in the postoffice depart
ment eliminated like private business concerns eliminate
theirs, then the increased pay could be provided and the
higher rates would not have to be considered. We haven’t
the least idea how much knowledge Mr. New has of the
newspaper game. But it seems to be very limited if he is
sincere in his belief that he can bluff the newspapers of
this country. Bigger men than Mr. New have tried it—
and failed.
National Tribune, of Washington, D. C.,: “ ‘Big Bill’
Haywood, who was a leading spirit among the communists
of America, escaped from a federal prison to that haven of
the proletariat, Russia, where an actual sight of the work
ing of his theory speedily cured him and brought him
back to sanity. He says that he is completely cured of Bol
shevism and is now a tramp, furnished food, clothing and
a resting place by the American Relief commission in
Armenia. The communists in Russia at first welcomed
Haywood as a valued addition to their ranks and paid him
BUSINESS AND PEACE
a salary as advisor to the American propaganda section.
He was ordered back to America in disguise a year ago to
Many political orators, and many strong supporters of attempt to foster a negro uprising in the South. Upon his
the idea of peace have made assertions that war is always refusal to do so the Bolshevists put him i nthe street, where
fostered by “big business.” We have even heard this as he has been since, starving and wandering.”
sertion from some Vernonia citizens who appear to be sin
cere in their belief. But a little study ought to show the
As well a sany town;
foolishness of such a contention.
It has the firmest base
Of any city around.
No business has ever greatly or permanently prospered
by war. Business men undeistand this, and know that the
All we need now is the—PEP
relations between nations is today so intricate that war is
To put this city across;
always sure to hurt business. War destroys, or at least
Come on boys lets step
hampers all commerce, and while some particular business
And show the world whose boss.
may seem to prosper as a result of war, most concerns suf
Contributed.
fer a depression. It is stated that the American people hold
$150,000,000 worth of stock in the Japanese government.
Trotsky is Ousted by Soviet Council.
This represents the amount of a bond issue floated in this
Moscow.- Leon Trotxky was rellev
country, the proceeds of which are invested in Japan.
od of his duties as chairman of the
There is hardly a country on earth where this is not true.
“Kid” McCoy pleaded insanity as revolntlonary war council by the cen
The U. S. has such heavy business interests everywhere a defense in his murder trial. The tral executive committee of the com-
that we cannot afford to go to war, except as a last resort. fact that he has been married eight muaist party. The communist party
fa tiie most powerful political body in
We certainly cannot afford to pick a fight, and knowing times is proof enough.
Raasia.
that no business man in America would be foolish enough
judge refused to an
to want his country to go around with a chip on her should nul A a Boitimore
Geo. Minty, of Great Falls, Mont.,
marriage on the grounds that
er, we feel sure statements to the contrary are wrong.
the groom was stupid. If that was a cousin of C. S. Hoffman, visited
If war comes with Japan, though it does not seem like the law here a lot of Vernonia wo here Friday, on his way home from
ly, then it cannot be blamed on the business men of our men could never get a divorce.
Los Angeles whert he was a dele
country. There are some hot-heads in America and there
gate to the Banker’s Life Ins. Co.
are a lot of them in Japan But against them the full force No reports are coming from Maine Convention.
of guides being shot by hunters. May
of business is arrayed.
I’m Starting Now
Resolve right now at the beginning of the New
Year to save each week at least some small part
of your income. It will prove the most profitable
resolution you could make. One Dollar starts you.
BANK
OF
VERNONIA
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COLLECTIONS
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EAGLE FEATHERS
Sausage is a good Meat to serve at any meal, but
when served with pancakes it is the last word in
good things to eat. Order some of our homemade,
all-pork sausage for breakfast today—either link
or meat.
be all of them have been killed off.
POVERTY
Poverty isn’t what it used to be. There was a time when
everything we call culture seemed to belong to the rich—
they alone found joy in living, and the poor were like so
many cattle. There were books in those days, but the poor
could not afford them. Now printed wisdom may be had
for a few pennies. Yesterday only the rich could afford
Eictures on their walls; today every home in America is
ung with beautiful ones, and in our cities big art galler
ies are maintained by the poor. The singers and music
makers sang and played only for the rich. Today almost
every home can boast a phonograph, a piano, a radio set,
or all three of them.
There was a time, and older citizens of Vernonia can re
member it, when the poor aimost leaped into the ditch to
escape being run down by the fine horses owned and driv
en by the rich. Now decrepit flivvers pass the millionaire’s
twin-six auto on a hill and think nothing about it. Nor is it
impossible nowadays for a poor man to leave an estate for
his loved ones. When death finds him without either lands
or houses or cash in bank, his survivors only have to sign
a receipt to get a fortune from an insurance company. In
surance is one thing a poor man can buy at the same price
a rich man has to pay. If old age finds him spent and brok
en, a disability clause in the same insurance policy pro
vides for him.
Poverty isn’t enjoyable, but civilization has taken away
the sting of it. The poor of today are richer than the rich
were fifty years ago.
TRY HANGING A FEW
The country had a record corn
crop the paat year. That’s good news
for the bottle makers.
We saw an example of poor judge
ment the other day. We noticed a
Vernonia woman buying a pocket
book on erelit.
One thing that was not affected by
the war was the railroad sandwich,
which had everything to gain and
nothing to loose.
With mothed in politics and the
constitution forbidding child labor,
it looks like dad is going to have to
go to work.
Scientists say of all coolrs green
is the most quieting on the nerves.
Here in Vernonia the long green is
considered the best remedy.
To make the nation dry is a big
undertaking. It requires the services
of a good many undertakers.
We heard a Vernonia citizen say
yesterday that knocking indicates
one of two things—carbon in the en
gine or envy.
The trouble with the average Ver
nonia man who casta his berad on
the water is that he expects it to
come back in the form of cake.
FOR
Despite the many crimes Vernonia people read about
every day, we believe our citizens agree with us that the
world is getting better. With the increase in population
the degenerate class has also multiplied, and newspapers
must tell of the doings of this class. Millions of kindly and
generous acts never find their way into print, so it is not
fair to blame the whole woild for the crimes a few com
mit. But the laxity of courts and the ability of smooth
criminal lawyers to get around our laws encourages the
criminal, rather than overaweing him. So long as the fail-
VERNONIA—LETS CO
I look across those timbered lands
That stretch so far and wide;
Amid these hills Vernonia stands
With an utmost striving pride.
A city,—Yes a sawmill town;
Let's boost for her, Come all,
Where the sun comes shining down
Where the gently rains do fall.
Mac
Says
Being all
“Pepped” up
to write a
nice long
letter, and
then to
find that
we used
our LAST
sheet of
stationery
the time
before
is about
the most
aggravating
feeling that
we know of.
There is no
excuse, though
when it is so
easy to buy
such fine LINEN
paper as that
which the
M. & M. PHARMACY
is offering
this week
for 49c
a box.
The Nehalem Meat Market
When Sickness
Comes
The season of colds and sickness is here—the sea
son when you must treat little ailments in time to pre
vent serious disease.
The family medicine chest stocked with the good old
remedies is your guardian against sickness. In help
ing supply you with what you need to keep it stock
ed, we prove our service to you and our value to the
community.
Everything in drugs—a complete stock of pharmact-
ical goods.
Toilet Articles, Stationery, Phonographs and New
Records
Corner Across from Gilby
Motor Co.
In Oregon it holds its place,
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