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to effect. John Jay Abbott, vice-pres
ident of the Continental and Coni
meli iul Trust and Savings Bank of
Ch ..go, said; "Since the late on
which national prohibition went into
effect the savings deposits of this
bank have increased approximately
. 10.000.0t.il'', or thirty per cent.
Th. ;.' is no question but that prohi
bition has contributed very substan
tially to the increase in asvings in the
United States and therefore has been
of great economic value to the coun-
try.”
Thousands of families who were
continually in debt before the drink
traffic was outlawed now boast of
substantial bank account*. Salvation
Army officials report that since pro
hibition scores of former “down and
outs" have acquired the habit of
thrift as shown by their regular de
posits in the Army’s banks. Similiar
testimony is given by big building
and loan associations which have
found their business prospering in an
unprecedented fashion since John
Barleycorn was exiled. Insurance
companies and real estate concerns
tell of a great increase in the number
of those carrying insurance and buy
ing homes of their own.
White ribl.oners should co-operate
in their iwn communities in the
Thrift Week program and see that
prohibition is given full credit for
its part in making America a nation
of thrifty people.—Union Signal.
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Opportunity No. 1—One of a Million
Do you want to be one of a million
boys ufid girls in the Un ted States,
pledged and trained us Nuliuuui Fro-
hkbiuon Guards, thankful that we
have a great law in our country pro
hibiting the sale, manufacture, im
portation and exportation ofi alco
holic liquors for beverage purposes,
desiring to obey this law and to get
others to do lkewise? This is one of
the big opportunities of 1925.
This year the National Woman’s
Christian Temperance Union is out
to enlist a million such boys and girls
Every L. T. L. boy and girl will count
ONE in this army! We want every
Sunday school boy and girl! We want
every Scout boy and girl! We want
every patriotic red-blooded American
youth to enlist!
Cooperation is the Real Answer
Says Commissioner Haynes
When not long ago Federal Prohi
bition Commissioner Haynes was ask
ed by a newspaper man whether a
Congress
large appropriation by
would enable him to achieve results
more satisfactory in enforcing the
prohibition law, he is reported to
have answered: “Appropriations a-
lone cannot enforce the law. Co-oper
ation is the real answer, for it must
be well understood that under the
second section of the 18th Amend
ment, the enforcement responsibil
ity is divided between the local, state
and Federal governments. The prop
er co-operation and sympathetic co
operation between these forces, sup
ported by public sentiment, will al
ways secure satisfactory results.”
—Union Signal
Walking Into An Old Trap
The following editorial from Hen
ry Ford’s Dearborn Independence pre
-ents a view of the liquor question
th it <l< erves the immediate atten
tion of every right-minded citizen,
fhe In«!« p. lent may (or may not)
be exaggerating the seriousness of
the bootlegger’s operations among
the younger eneration, but there is
enough truth in the accusation to
demand more than perfunctory at-
tention. The Independent article fol-
lows:
“The bootleg game is repeating.
in detail the abuses which called
down the public wrath upon the
iloon. and thi may prove the de-
ciding factor in prohibition enforce
ment. The aliu e which did more than
. ny one thing to set the public upon
ne -aloon was its greed for the trade
of children.
“It is part of the liquor history of
thi: country (and within recent
months in England) that the liquor
Thrift and Prohibition
No observance of this week should
fail to emphasize the relation of pro
hibition to thrift. There is an abund
ance of evidence to prove that the
18th Amendment has in a very mark
ed degree promoted the thrift habit
among those who formerly squander
ed their money at the saloons.
This statement is substantiated b;, (
leading bankers of the county and i
-indicated by the remarkable increase I
''in savings deposits in the banks of.
the nation since prohibition went in-'
interests fought with every conceiv
able weapon the proposal to keep the
children out of saloons. It was in
meeting the saloon resistance to this
proposal of plain decency that the
public got in training for th* bigger
fight.
“The bootleg business is repeat
ing the game *f annexing youth as
a customer. The vicinity of high
schools everywhere is infested with
gentlemen who peddle the illicit stuff
Mere kids, with too much money for
their own good, know in increasing
numbers where to get the boos*. In
a number of cities special investi
gations have been made along these
lines with appalling disclosures.
Now, what will occur sooner or
later is this: parents who oc-iplac-
ently read in the papers that the
bootleggers are busy, and who natur
ally assume that it only means that
the old-time boozers are getting their
liquor (as a matter of fact, few peo
ple strenuously objects to that) are
going to catapult out of their easy
chairs and explode a yell of wrath
that will shake Washington when
they learn that it is not the old-time
boozers, but their young sons and
daughters that are getting the liquor
And when that starts, the bootleggers
can kiss their graft goodby. It will
all be over.
“The complacence of America
means that it has not yet caught on
to this ancient indecency of the liq
uor business—the corruption of the
youth. When the American people
learn what is going or., piohibition
will be no longer a joke and prohibi
tion enforcement will become a
cruel steel trap.”
Little Mary (to guest): “Do you
like the cake, Mrs. Brown. 99
Mrs. Brown: “Yes dear, very
much.”
Mary: “That’s funny ’cause muv-
ver said you hadn’t any taste.”
Yes, the cake was sure good, it
came from Ou« "Home Bakery”.
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to Ashland County, Wisconsin, ex-|
cept Sand Island, which belongs to
Bayfield county, Wisconsin.
M. F. E.—What do you think of
my boy, at th* ag* of only 5 year*
plays fine on th* mandolin*?
An*.—He’s a wonder; but we
know a boy who, at the age of two
years, played well on the linoleum.
A Radio Fan.—In reference to
electric current is there any truth
that some principle passes along the
telegraph or electric wire which in
telligence is being transmitted or
“juice” is turned on?
Ans.—No. The word current in
wires as something flowing, conveys
a false idea, but there is no other
term to express electrical progres
sion. The response at one end of a
wire is instantaneous to the touch of
a key or switch at the other end.
H. S. S.—Can you tell us what
parties make up the British parli-
ment in 1924 and just how they
stood that year?
Ans.—The alignmen of the Brit
ish parliment in 1924 was aa follows
Unionists, 258; l^tbor, 191; Liberals,
159; Socialists, 7.
P. S.—Who won the International
Championship skating contest in
1924?
Ans.—In 1924 Charles Gorman of
St. Johns, N. B.. won the title at
Saranac Lake, N. Y.
H. C.—I desire to know what day
of the week I was born, the date be
ing March 4, 1898?
Ans.—You were bom on Friday.
Mill Worker—What nationality
was Samuel Gompers the deceased
president of the American Federa
tion of Labor, and what trade did he
have, if any?
Ans.—Samuel Gompers, the ex
president of the American Feleration
of Labor was an Englishman by birth
an da cigarmaker by trade. However,
he did not work at his trade after
1886.
S. B.—I was born on April 6,
H. S. Student—Will you please an 1896. What day of the week was that
swer in your Query column to which
Ans.—April 6, 1896, was on Sun
county of Wisconsin do the Apostle day.
Islands, in Lake Superior belong to?
To Ashland or Bayfield countyl
O. C.—Will you please answer in
Ans.—The Apostle Islands belong your
Query and Answer column
what is the earilest Easter can come
and what is the earliest we have any
record of?
Ans.—The earliest possible date
j
for Easter Sunday is on March 22.
It fell on this date in 1818, and on
March 23, in 1913.
Skaggs United Stores
No. 225
VERNONIA, OREGON
Mac.—Which is the largest island
in the world?
Ans.—Greenland, with 827,300
square miles.
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We used to think of “Service” in the grocery business as meaning “long
credit”, “rush deliveries”, etc. We know now that these things added terrific
ally to the cost of living without contributing anything to our well-being.
Real service in food distribution lies in successfully selling the necessities of
life on the smallest possible margin of profit. Such an accomplishment permits
everyone to have plenty without skimping. SKAGGS’ STORES are proud of
the fact that they lank first in this accomplishment.
HAS TO
THE GROCERY DEPARTMENT
Sugar, per sack...................... $7.28
Best grade Bulk Macaroni and
25c
Spaghetti, 3 pounds for
25c
Seashell Noodles, 2 pounds
GALON FRUIT IN
Peaches
Apples ...
Apricots
Tomatoes
Pears ....
TINS
75c
55c
78c
58c
75c
NO. 10 TINS VEGETABLES
Spinach
65c
OFFER
THE
Pumpkin ..........................
55c
DRIED FRUIT
15c
Peaches, per pound..............
95c
Prunes, 10 pounds...............
25c
Apricots, per pound ............
39c
4 pounds Raisins.................
20c
Dry Apples, per pounds .....
25c
Del Monte Catsup, per bottle
Per case (24 bottles)...........$5.35
Oranges, medium size, sweet and
juicy, per dozen....................... 28c
Smaller Oranges, per dozen .... 18c
GOVERNMENT INSPECTED MEATS OF QUALITY AT VERY
REASONABLE PRICES
12*/2C to 18c
Swift Premium Ham, pound
33c
33c
Boiling Beef, pound.......
Steaks, any cut, pound
Hamburger, pound......
Young Pork Roast, pound
12>/2 c
20c
Ai mor Star Ham, pound .
Carsten T. C. Ham, pound
Bacon Back, lean, pound .
Choice Cuts Veal and Lamb,
Pork Sausage, pound......
20c
and Poultry.
25c
’15c
SKAGGS UNITED STORES
32c
27c
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R. E. A.—Mr. A Sold Mr. B. a
horse for $100. Mr. B. didn't have
the money just thep, but agreed to
pay it soon. The horse waa hurt and
had to be killed about 4 months after
Mr. B. bought him. Does Mr. A. have
to stand the loss or can he force Mr.
B. to pay him the amount agreed
upon?
Ans.—The owner lo***. A* B.
bought the horse he was the owner.
The fact that the money waa not
paid to A. was simply an agreement
between the two that it would be
paid soon.
FOLLOWING
MEAT DEPARTMENT
Pot Roast, pound
Re*» V,'« eklv Ad Mcuiurn
VERNONIA EAGLE
Cur Exclusive Field
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Please—What does f. o. b. mean?
Ans.—It means free on board at
the shipping point.
8th Grader—If the president and
vice-president of the United States
die, who would be president?
Ans.—The secretary of state; and
after him the other members of the
cabinet in their order.
L. H. R —Was it really “Pottash
and Purlmutter" who reviewed the
business situation in Vernonia at the
Hotel Oregon recently, or was it
merely a case of mistaken identy?
Ans.—Perhaps we failed to read
the Hotel Oregon interview referred
to, and perhaps we read it. We don't
believe it as comical aa “Pottaah and
Purlmutter**, or as serious aa scene*
from "The Eternal Flame”, or aa
designing as "The Virtuous Vamp”.
There is no doubt but some Vamping
is carried on at the afore mentioned
hotel and no doubt some “Reviews
of Business situations". We had a
room there one night and waa kept
Bitua-
awake all night by "Busim
tion Reviews" in an adjoining room,
Its wonderful bow weighty subjects
are solved in Portland hotels. Re
garding your question further will
answer by saying you perhaps notice
the great change in affiars and the
business revival here since the ait*
uation has been reviewed.
Many question aar* being receiv
ed for our "Query and Answer”
column, and they will be answered In
the order in which they are received.
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THIS PAPER
The use of space in this paper to tell the story of
the merchandise you have in your store is the one
certain way to get the interest of the people in this
community. And in proportion to the interest you
arouse in your store and your merchandise, will
be the amount of business you will do.
We are ready to help you tell your story and we
will call at your convenience with a detailed plan
for properly merchandising your stock.
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