VERNONIA EAGLE
On Inland Highway
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W. C. T. U.
COLUMN
An Impossible Situation.
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country.”
President Coolidge says: “The
observance and enforcement of law
are absolutely necessary for the
preservation of our liberties.’’
A nation-wide appeal has been
made that the boys and girls of
every community be given a chance
,to enlist in this magnificent army of
One Million Young Patriots — The
Young Crusader.
The prohibition amendment and
the Volstead Act have brought about
a national crisis comparable with
nothing since the days of the Fugi
tive Slave Law.
In one of the crisis of 1925 is not
so severe as that of the fifties, since
Young men of several Jersey city
we are not faced with war.
In
another ense it is more menacing, churches have been enlisted by dry
workers to gather evidence as to the
-inee the defiance of law in 1925,
unlike that of seventy years ago, is lack of law enforcement. Each
not a matter of conscience. Those church, according to the Christian
Science Monitor, has become respon
who drink for conscience’s sake
sible
for a certain territory, and its
could be counted on one’s fingers.
members are closely watching osten
Illicit drinking in America today ex
sible soft drink parlors and rest
ists because of a social custom and
raunts.
—White Ribbon Review.
of what amounts in many cases to
It is linked up
social pressure,
Guard* for Prohibition
closely with our business life. If
you doubt that ask some traveling
Tune: "Rally Round the Flag”
salesman of your acquaintance to
tell you of the temptations to which We shall rally round the flay,
he is subjected. It colors our poli Yes, we’ll rally once again,
tics. It throws a shadow of cynic Shouting the cry for law observance.
ism and hypocrisy over our entire We will rally from the hillside,
national existance. It is an impossi- We’ll rally from the plain.
Rah! Rah- We’ll pledge for law ob-
ble situation.
servance.
But this is only half the story.
Chorus
Bootleggers has become an industry’
which is profitable not only to the Prohibition forever!
enemies of the prohibition law but Hurrah- Yes, hurrah!
to those who hate all law. It is a Down with the booze!
training school, on land and sea, for Up with the law!
pirates, thugs, highwaymen and i While we rally ’round the flag,
murderers. On our coasts and fron Yes we’ll rally once again,
tiers it has set up an actual reign of Shouting, “Hurrah for Law Obser
horror. There are highways along
vance.”
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the Canadian border upon which ¡iv : ■
a million boys and girls,
law-abiding citizen dare venture That’s our slogan, don’t you see?
after dark, for fear of being run Shouting the cry of Law Observance
down or fired upon by liquor run We are guards for prohibition,
ners careering at dangerous speeds Voters soon to be.
in unlighted cars. There are little Hurrah, we will work for law en-
towns where the local police officials
forcement.
dare not raise a voice against these
Chorus
desperate adventurers, though they
—Ellen A. D. Blair.
are known and boast of their ex
ploits. The same influences are a
Wanted
constant incitement to corruption in
A woman to do things, to do them
cities, states and even the national hard and long and today, One such
capital itself.
woman in each local union! What
The bootleggers’ conspiracy could not that union accomplish?
against prohibition cannot be toler- One is a host. There is no union so
uted without danger to the public dead that one such cannot bring to
peace and safety.
The breaking life and set it upon a divine minis
point in public patience must come try. How is it in your union? Per-
sooner or later.
.. haps the ranks are not so crowded
The issue is not between wetness but that you might slip into this
and dryness. It is between law and place.—Open Door, Tennesee..
anarchy. In such a conflict the law-
must prevail.—Editor in Colliers,
Some of the Evect* of Alcohol.
The National Weekly.
Cora F. Stoddard
We believe every good American
What other effects than drunken
should and will obey the laws of his ness has alcohol on the brain?
country.
Today we hear much
Amounts of alcohol smaller than
about “Law Enforcement and Law those that cause drunkenness weak
Observance.” This is not a new sub en ..elf-control, judgement, power.of
ject. Great leaders have always felt attention, observation, understand
that the welfare of the nation de ing, control of the muscles, and at
pended upon its “law-abiding citi the same time deceive the drinker
zenship.”
into thinking that his mind works
Abraham Lincoln said: “Let every better in all these respects.
lover of liberty swear never to vio
How has it been proven that aico-
late, in the least, the laws of his hol deceives the drinker?
Many Opportunities Are
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starred for Vernonia. He made b'
points out of the 12.
The Berkenfield coach refereed
the girls’ game and Mr. Austin, our
coach, refereed the boys’ game.
The first teams served sandwiches
and hot chocolate after the games.
When work like typewriting, aim
ing at a target, responding to sig-
attempted by a person after taking
moderate doses of alcohol, he thinks
he does better than before, but the
results show that his work is much
poorer than when the same task:
are done without alcohol.
How does alcohol affect conduct?
When the brain is slightly under
the effects of alcohol the "don't
care” feeling makes the drinker
careless about what is right or
wrong, and because his self-control
is weakened he is less able to stand
for what he knows to be right.—
Young Crusader.
VERNONIA STEAM LAUNDRY
QUALITY WORK GUARANTEED
Vernonia Wins and Lose*.
Girls win 22-6
Roys lose 15-10
The two hardest fought games of
the year were played at Scappoose
Friday night. The Vernonia girls
played a hard game and won the
county championship.
They will
also meet Seaside at some future
time in contest for the Lower Col-
umbia River championship.
The boys were not in very good
shape in the first half but came back
However
strong in the last half.
Scuppose had such a lead that the
game was theirs.
About 35 Vernonia students, be
sides the players, made the trip to
root for Vernonia.
W1TH OUR EXCHANGES
“Family Entrance” on Church Door
Rather Than Saloon
In a plea for bringing entire fami
lies into the churchs, Dr. Charles I..
Goodell, secretary of the commission
on evangelism of the Federal Coun
cil of Churches, makes this recom
mendation: “In the day when the
open saloon filled the land, a day
which, thank God, our children can
hardly remember—there used to be
a sign on the side door, ‘Family En
trance.’ Let us take that sign off
the old saloon and put it on the
church door. Let the children and
oil folks flock into houses of God
together. Let them fiill the pews as
in the old days.”—Union Signal.
On the 13th of March, the Senior
class of Vernonia High School are
giving a one act play and basket
social. The name of the play is
“A Case of Suspension.”
The characters are:
Young Ladies of the Seminary:
Dorothy .................. Lillian Condit
Alice
..................... Emerald John
Mildred .............. v Ruth Petersen
Uudrrgraduate of a College nearby:
Harold
Tom ....
Jack
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............ Ray Mills
Robert Hoffman
. Harold Smith
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Of the Faculty:
Prof. E. Edgerton, Buford Wilker
Miss Ophelia Judkins...............
Lena Gibson
Prof. E. Edgerton__ .-.............
Burford Wilkerson
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Eight boys are turning early
every morning and running a mile
and a half up the rock creek road
The efforts of this
anad back,
training is already noticeable; at
least in the grocery bills of eight
families, for a three mile run does
whit the appetite.
The campaign for the “Country
Gentleman” closed last Friday with
eighty - three subscriptions. Half
the money from each one, or a total
of >41.50 goes to the student body
through the courtesy of the publish
ing company. The “Kats and Jam-
mer Kids” won the contest. They
sold forty-three subscriptions, The
two losing teams will give the win-
ners a banquet. After the banquet
the boys on the two losing sides will
wash the dishes.
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PATENTS
A Celtic Maid:
Kathleen
Obtained. Send model or .ketch
and wc will promptly send you a
report. Our book on Patents and
Trade-marks will be sent to you
on request.
.......... Doriis Akerstedt
Tne Seminary “Man:’’
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CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Rev. C. R. Mathis will spak at
both morning and evening services
Sunday at the High School Auditor
ium.
At the morning service he
will speak on “Steven the Martyr.”
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The sormons are more than interext-
— ing.
Morning—Sunday School 10 u. in.
Miss Elizabeth Perry, county
HEMSTITCHING
Preaching 11 a. m.
5c, 6c and 8c
school superintendent visited Ver-
Evening — Christian Endeavor
Pillow cases stamped and hem-
nonia schools Wednesday.
stitching >1.19. Lunch cloth 44x44 6:30 p, m. Preaching 7:30 p. m.
SOME TRIP !
87c while they last. 3 doors north
of post office.
MRS. RYAN.
VETCH AND WINTER OATS
Motorist: “Say, buddy, how far
CAN BE SOWN YET
is it to Bingville?”
FOR SALE — A 3-burner O i 1
School-boy: “Weil, mister, the Range. A Wicker baby bugy. A
The seeding of vetch and winter
way you are headed now it is just New Home Sewing Machine, cheap. oats can be done during the latter
24,996 miles; but if you turn around Enquire Mr. Ellis home, corner Rose part of February or early March;
it is only four miles.”—Exchange.
Ave. and Bridge St.
where it was not possible to do this
Jonas ........................ Leol Hieber
The play is short but full of many
laughts and funny predicaments.
There will be no admission charged,
bot there is a special request that all
the ladies and girls bring baskets.
The proceeds ore for the Atheletic
fund of this High School.
The Berkenfield basket ball boys .
and girls came to Vernonia last Sat
urday and defeated the two second
teams of Vernonia High. The boys
game ended with the score of 15 to
12 and the girls’ game, which was
wholly one-sided, ended with Berk
enfield 28 and Vernonia 11. The
boys game was close during the last
half although our second team:
fouled considerable.
Bennett1
Tuesday afternoon was “Chil
dren’s Day,, at the Majestic Theatre.
Manager Bush had a housefull of
grade pupils and high school stu
dents from our city schools and ud-
jacent districts. Five hundred child
ren witnessed the production that
afternoon, and, we venture to say,
it was worth a great deal to each
spectator. The picture is wonderful
and the two nights shown here at
tracted crowded houses.
D. SWIFT & CO.
There is one solace for pedes
EVANGELICAL CHURCH
trians: They are responsible for a
The subject for next Sunday:
lot of cauliflower fenders.—Life.
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morning will be “The Battle of Je
hovah's.” In the evening the pastor
Paying cash for what you wnnt i.<
will speak on the subject “God’s j
a mighty good way to break your
Criminal.’’ Both subjects should be
self of wanting so much.
inspirational and educational.
The Sunday School meets at the
usual hour.
The Beginner’s De
partment will have a special num
her.
The Christian Endeavor Society
meets at 6:30 p. m.
An invitation is extended to all
who may wish to come.
H. G.H.
President Coolidge, Son of Farmer, Knows Problems
And Arduous Duties Imposed on Nation’s Soil Tillers
during the fall or where the same
was frozen out after planting.
The seeding nt this time of year
should be heavier than fall seeding,
or nt the rate of about 75 pounds
of vetch per acre.
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FOR SALE
Bungalow >2500, half cash,
balance >25.00 per month and
interest.
Inquire HOTEL VISTA
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This office just turned nice bun
ches of letter heads and envelopes
Being poor wouldn’t be so bad if for the Hy Van nnd Nehalem hotels,
it only lasted for a few days instead also some joob work for the Ameri
of a lifetime.
can Legion, Letter Heads and busi
ness cards for F. J. Tousley, and
10,000 laundry slips for Vernonia’s
Steam Laundry and 5000 laundry
slips and statements for the Ameri
can Laundry, 500 statements forr
Mellinger’s Hardware, nnd some
commercial printing for the Rifts'
Club
and High School.
Late Models
Typewriters
For sale on
easy terms
or for rent.
Vernonia Representative
Wholesale Typewriter Co.
G. C. Olsen
Beall Electric
Building
The C. F. Hoffmans were Sunday
dinned cuesta with Noble Donlnp
nnd his i.' Pier at the pretty Dunlap
suhurhnn home.
Mrs. Lincoln reported quite sick
this week.
Miss Bessie McDonald was up to
spend Sunday at home, from her
school in Monmouth.
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Perennially, aspirants to public
Calvin Coolidge early took his pointed out. the bovines of • Ply.
Born in mouth, Vermont, have enjoyed a
office, mindful of the farmer vote, place upon the farm.
become converts to the cause of Plymouth, Vermont, twelve miles rare distinction. It 1» not every
from the n «-a rest railroad depot, he cow that can be milked by a Pres
agriculture and the farmer and la the eon of a dirt farmer and has'
ident of the United States, any
demand Justice for the tillera of the experienced all the hardship«, re- j more than it it every President of
versea and arduous labors that fall the United States that can milk a
sott.
to the lot of the farmer boy. One cow. President Coolidge not only
To them there is no significance
biographer has said of him:
1» "at home” on a farm. A farm
In the fact that they have been
"While many of the boys of to Is home to th» Chief Magistrate of
little concerned with thia great div day are feverishlng putting on the the land.
ision of the cltlxenry during the golf green, Cal was happy In pursu-|
Ergo, hl» must be a natural un
off-campaign season.
The vote's Ing to its native lair the sportive
derstanding of the farmer and his
the thing, and one may look from potato. He early and always has i problems, and a consequent deep
now until November for a veritable been an artist in mowing and sympathy with him that 1» not
deluge of oratory and pictorial he early became an adept In prompted by campaign expediency
evidence that all candidates are for divorcing the lowing herd which I or vote seeking.
"Justice for the farmer.”
More wind» slowly o’er the lea from the
President Coolidge did not have
•ften than not It Is an artificial raw material which make» for to poee for the above photographs,
sponsorship calculated to mislead butter and cheese.”
either. They were taken years ago,
the Man With the Hoe.
He took the oath of office in the when ba was Vice-President and
An exception to the rule Is rs- Coolidge farm house.
before there was any Intimation
#reahla«.
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▲nd, a» ths biographer ban that ha was destined te hold the
OPt'St»ViMG A FAVOPTT»
O ld Tott Al P lvvsou TM
MAYING ON HIS
FATHER'»
highest office In the land. It was*
during a vacation on his father's
farm that the photographer snap
ped him as he raked the new-
mown hay, started for the cow pen
at milking time and essayed a bit
ol surgery on one Of hia favorite
old shade trees.
The same farm smock and boot»
he wore when the plctiiri"« were
taken still repose In the hall closet
of the old family home and await
hia pleasure.
He knows how to
wear them, and. what la of more
Interest to his fellow farmers, what
to do after he puts them on.
“He has always adorned a hay
rake with as much facility as *
reviewing stand,” the afore-quoted
biographer declares.
That would appear to make him
eligible, at least, for consideraUoa
by the farmer.
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SPRING OPENING OF
MODEL MILLINERY
SATURDAY FEB. 21
A little delay in the arrival of all Spring
Patterns and styles in hats and millinery.
We will be ready, however, by the 21st.
Everything New
2nd street, next to bakery
At Home
Model Millinery