Vernonia eagle., June 26, 1925, Image 2

VERNONIA EAGLE .
Biggest Little City in Oregon
VERNONIA EAGLE
Issued Every Friday.
$2.00 Per Year.
Advertising Rates - 25cts per inch,
single column measure, each orejk.
We collect for advertising the flrat
of every month.
PAUL S. RJBINSON.
E ditor and O wner .
—— -J- —
Th* Origin*) Home Paper, Standing
for Progre**, Fair Play, Home Pat­
ronage,
Entered aa seeond-claas matter Auguat
4, 1922, at the poet office at Ver­
nonia, Oregon, under the Art
of March 3. 1879.
School*
Law
and
Enforcement,
The
Home
Good
Beautiful.
Amundsen and party, after an absence of 27 days, re­
turned to civilization without reaching their goal, the
North Pole. One plane was left in the ice, much equip­
ment deserted, many dangers and hardships encounter­
ed, and no pole. It is often wondered if it is worth the
effort. The question “What For” won’t stay down. Are!
we getting too inquisative in our science and research
studies? Wheather it is any of our business or not;
wheather Devine Workings so plan or not- man will con­
tinue to seek the unsolved. Is it worth it? Amundsen fail­
ed, but he tried.
Thia la the county courtbeuse ut
Dayton, Tenn., where will he held
the triul of John T. Scope« for vio­
lation of the Tennessee law for­
bidding the teaching of the theory
of evolution In the public school*
All Account! Muit Be Settled in Fall
ELSO is little different than other towns we could
mention, with the only exception that the outlaws
are more numerous and daring there than some other
places. A law is a law. and one willingly and continually
breaking one law for financial gain is as guilty, according
to law, as he who steals or murders. Many towns have
their gangs that apparently control city officials. Kelso
WATCH THE WATER
is one of these towns. The bootleggers and advocates
for an “open” or "part open” town went so far as to
HE American Automobile Association, an organi murder. Editor Thomas Dovery was murdered by a cow­
zation made up of more than 800 clubs maintainer ardly sneak last Saturday night because, as his wife says,
by motorists in every state in the union, is sending ou he threatened to expose political corruption and whole­
through newspapers and radio a warning of great im sale violations of liquor laws, and as some Kelsonian re­
Tom—“Why, in your will, did you specify that your
portance and one we would advise every citizen of Ver marked, Dovery was a martyr to the cause of civic
body
be buried at sea?”—Dick—“Because my wife says
nonia and community to heed. “When traveling abou decency and good government. In Kelso- as other places
that
when
I die she’ll dance on my grave.”
in your auto," says the warning, "be careful of the watei one sees every day. girls being led astray and the open
you drink. The purest looking stream may be polluter drinking anil gambling. When will they learn or try to be
with typhoid and other germs at its source. Typhoid law abiding citizens.
One can get the habit of saying “Good” just as easy
lurks in drinking water more than anywhere else—don’
as saying “Rotten.” Good sounds better and eventually
take a drink and do not let the children until you are
HE Portland-Tualatin tunnel should be dismissed as makes all things better.
absolutely sure that the water being used is fit for drink­
an idle dream. Sure Portland needs more roads, more.,,
ing purposes.” It is a pretty hot warning to heed when a outlets.
My watchword, said President von Hindenburg, shall
That’s why we advocate a highway out of Port­
fellow is hot, tired and thirsty, but it strikes us that, land, (perhaps
by the old “German Road”) running from be: “Forward with God!” Nothing like choosing a good
after all, it would be better to heed it and make sure of Portland, through
Cedar Mills, North Plains, Banks, Ver-; vice-president.
what we drink than to encourage a case of typhoid or, nonia and on o Astoria.
Three such highways could be
possibly, be the cause of starting an epidemic that would built for the cost of one tunnel
as proposed. Wish Port­
38,844 laws were proposed in the United States last
effect the entire community.
land business men and clubs knew the business on this year, of which 10-809 were actually enacted. Our nation­
“Inland Highway.” It would pay them to get behind it al sport used to be baseball.
LOCK THE GATE TIGHTER
It would also save your present Columbia River highway.!
touch of hot weather the past week has caused us to
HERE are a lot of loose-thinkers in this country
NEW weekley paper is to be established in St. Hel­
change our mind about going to Siam to replace
fellows who will try anything once if it promises t(
ens, that promises to be a good one. At Warring-i Editor Brodie.
reward them with a few paltry dollars. The latest exam ton the two papers consolidated last week, making one
pie of it comes from Los Angeles where three ordinary splendid little paper. St. Helens may grow into a two
me an example of an accident and of misfortune,
laborers framed a plot to kidnap Mary Pickford- world paper town if their new paper mill materializes soon. ask Give
teacher if your mother-in-law gets run over it’s an
famed movie actress, and hold her for a $200,000 ran Anyway, we extend fraternal greetings and a wish of accident, and if she doesn’t it’s a misfortune.
som. The plot was foiled, all three made full confess success for the new paper.
ion and one of them even admitted their victim was to
An onion a day is said to be even more healthygiv-
have been slain if the trio felt it necessary to save thei»
ing than an apple. But they don’t perfume the parlor a
Robert
M.
La
Follette,
of
Wisconsin,
is
dead.
United
own necks. It’s pretty hard to sit in a peaceful, law-abid States Senator, recent candidate for President, a great; bit- do they?.
ing community like that surrounding Vernonia and im and Learned Politicial Leader fighting for what he lov­
agine such devlish plotting going on right here under ed and believed to be right. Dead. With many thousands T is “leaking out” daily, that several there are who
our own flag. It is hard to believe that with all our boast­ of
would like to be U. S. Senator from Oregon.
others who die daily. The stem reaper knows no fav­
ed civilization we still have a type of barbarians in oui orites.
He
reapes
the
bearded
grain
at
a
breath
and
the
midst. It is certainly the best argument we have had lat
Yes, love thy neighbor, but be not too friendly with
ely for still further strengthening our school system, anc flowers that grow between.
his garden tools.
still further tightening the latch on the gate that lets
“So Maud refused to marry Jack after all. I suppose
them into the U. S. from the old world.
There are some people in New York City who think
he’s heart-broken.”— “Oh, no. He says things worked
out pretty well. You see- he asked for a raise in pay, they enjoy life.
THEY WON’T FORGET
thinking he was about to get married, and received it,
Even the man who watches the clock does more work
so he’s that much ahead of the game.”
HE season of auto touring is now on, and many of
than the man who watches the thermometer.
,
us are frequently accosted by a motorist inquiring
The “Spokesman,” published at Grants Pass, has
the way to other points, road conditions, or other infor­ changed from a weekly paper to a “twice-a-week.” To
Remember all those political promises and forecasts,
mation. Here is an excellent opportunity to do a little do that trick the business men should advertise twice as last election.?
valuable advertising for Vernonia and the community much as they do at present. They will do it and prosper,
at large. Answer every question asked by a stranger as and the ad readers will appreciate it.
Gas, oil and monthly payments answer the question.
courteously and as carefully as possible. If necessary to
If any one should put the question.
impart the desired information through a loss of the time f
The Democratic National Committee is to publish a
and,
possibly-
going
out
of
your
way,
do
so.
It
will
pay
in
newspaper
suggest, in the
Been a whole week since the Rose Festival at Port­
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interest of harmony, that parallel editorial columns be land, and everybody is rested up for the Fourth.
dollars in the community. If he does it will be that much1 conducted; one by William G. McAdoo, and the other by
more toward the prosperity of all of us. If he doesn’t Governor Alfred E. Smith.
The first man from Europe came to America accident­
then you can count on it that he will speak good word
ally but since then they all have a purpose.
for the town as he passes on into other sections, and
A fashion note remarks that there are' many good
that has a money value in the end. Don’t lose every op things about the latest styles in men’s clothes. One par­ Shreveport, La., man got arrested for breaking u p
portunity that offers to treat the stranger courteously— ticularly good thing is that you don’t have to change housekeeping because he did it with a club.
you’re helping him, you’r helping your town and you’re them until they wear out.
helping yourself at the same time.
Women crying at movies are foolish. The same tears
His great Misfortune. “Poor old Bill! ‘E’s so short­ used at home would get them a new hat.
HERE TO STAY
sighted ‘e’s working ’imself to death. “Wot’s ’is short
sight got to do with it?” well, ’e can’t see when the boss
Many a man who worked up from the bottom has a
HAT the breeding of horses and mules is on the in ain’t looking, so ’e ’as to keep on shoveling all the time.” son who is working down from the top.
crease and that the industry shows brighter pros
pects than it has for years, despite the tremendous in
It would cost $250,000,000 a year to keep the dry fleet
Rum wars are waged in the land of the free and the
crease in auto production, is shown by a bulletin just at its present strength on the Atlantic Coast, but the boys home of the crave.
received from the U. S. Department of Agriculture. It’ who operate motor trucks along the Canadian border a-
contains some interesting figures, especially to those gree that it would be worth it.
Only one high school girl in 309 in DesMoines, Iowa
Vernonia citizens who long ago predicted that the auto­
says the wants to marry, but you just wait.
mobile would veiy soon make horses so scarce that they
Clatskanie can put on a Rose Show just as good as
would only be seen in remote sections, or in side shows. Portland—if you compare it to the size of the two towns.
We read that 10,000,000 Americans are now playing
On February 1, 1925, the estimafe faim price for hor­ Portland is a little larger than Clatskanie, consequently golf; no wonder plaMerers and hod carriers are scarce.
ses was $77.63, which compare with the $73.79 valuation there were a few more visitors at the Portland show.
of Februaryl, 1924, show an increase of $3.85 per head
When airplanes get as thick as autos, guess we will
Market demands for draft horses and mules are now
ONE MORE THRILL. “But,” said the cautions screen have to take our chimneys in at night.
greater than at any time last year- and the number of star who was about to perform an apparently dangerous
animals in general use has not shown a decrease. One- feat, “suppose the rope should break?”—“By George!”
Some people are so absent-minded they sometimes for­
half of the horse stock of the country is over 10 years cried the director. “That’s a good idea”
get and tell the real truth.
old, and one-fifth over 15 years of age. The report de­
clares that breeders are only worring over one thing, not I Home from College. Son (nervously) “After all, Dad,
Rice growers are looking forward to a big crop of
the total dissapperance of the horse, but their ability to the real thing in college is the social atmosphere. The summer weddings.
breed them in sufficient numbers for replacement pur­ real values lie in the social opportunities and, Dad (taking
out check-book) “What did you flunk in this time?”
poses.
Women are now entering all branches of industry. A
The auto has come to stay; there is no use to argue
girl got arrested recently in New Orleans for bootlegging.
Takea trip; visit various cities over the country; yon
otherwise. It may have a pretty strong competitor some
time in the airplane, especially if Henry Ford carries out will come back saying that Vernonia is going at a sat­
Now that we have a “Own-your-own-home” move­
his promise to produce airplanes on the same scale at isfactory pace, and the best you visited.
ment, we need a movement to get all the autoe paid for.
same price as “flivvers.” But when it comes to reducing
Observations of Oldest Inhabitant: The modem
the horse to the point where we will only find him in
Good times are bad times to loaf.
side-shows or stuffed and set up in museums, no one liv daughter who wants to be married in her mother’s wed­
ing today will ever see that time roll around.
ding dress can have the choice of several.
Vernonia will celebrate the Fourth_ next year.
Every 30 Day*
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