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VERNONIA
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Entered as Second Class Matter, August 4, 1922 at the
Poet Office at Vernonia, Oregon, under the
Act of March 3, 1879
Editor and Ownei
Paul Robinson,
FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 1926
The merchants of Vernonia are sending about $6,000
per month out of town for eatables that should and could
be raised around Vernonia. Potatoes, pie-plant, cabbage,
etc., etc., etc. We want garde nera, farmers, fruit men, egg
men, bee men, dairy men, We know of no better oppor
tunity or better location for such in the entire West.
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There are eleven candidates for U. S. Senator. Bert E.
Haney, democrat and Mra. R. E. Barrett, republican are
the last to file. Mrs. Barrett is the one time manager of the
city of Warrenton. She took the management of Wai teu
ton when it was a small size city—look at it today. Even
at that, we will be strong for Mrs. Barrett—if she gets
the nomination. Her entry at this time, however, means
more certain the nomination of Senator Stanfield.
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THE FIRE ‘TAX’ RESTS WITH PROPERTY OWNERS
Centralia, Washington, is to have a heavy cut in the
cost of fire insurance, because of the high standard adop
ted for fire protection. Insurance everywhere is based on
the risk for property insured. A careless, slipshod town,
with fire hazards in every back lot, and with no adequate
water supply or fire equipment- must of necessity pay a
ruinously high rate; a clean town and good fire fighting
equipment will reduce cost, in many cases, to an almost
negligible amount.
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A SPLENDID BUILDING MATERIAL
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younger old timers are Pa cerson men with the younge •
MOVIE NEWS AND
I. L. .Patterson for governu •. In Vernonia Friday he met
several acquaintances wht insisted on dropping the | COMMENT OF LOCAL
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“Senator” or the “I. L.” o the “Mr.” and preferred to a
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call him “Ike Patterson.” We look forward to anothei
The proof of extra good attrac
visit from Senator Patterson and later a visit from Gov tions in movie picture world it the
popularity of the pictures.
Press
ernor Patteraon.
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FOREST FIRE, UNIVERSAL ENEMY
comment, big crowds and compli
mentary remarks are evidence of
the greatness of the shows.
For
the coming week at the Majestk
theatre we have a nightly program
of attractions that rank at the top
of the list of late releases. They are
all picures that have the highest at
tendance in history. Indeed it looks
like a mighty big week. Starting this
Saturday and Saturday night we
have “Three WeekB in Paris.” “Three
Weeks in Paris” all but wrecks the
optimistic spirit of Oswald Bates, a
newly married man, who bids his
wife farewell at the siren call of
business. His stay in the “city of
romantic adventures” is a riotous
period of devilishly ticklish situation
that finally thrust him into jail. Free
at last, he discovers that he is offi
cially ____________
dead, and in desperation he re-
turns to his bride in the guise of a
Good citizenship in the Northwest will everywhere
note that winter precipitation was deficient; that spring
is earlier than usual; that there was no water left over
Lorn last year; and that this is in all probability the great
est fire hazard for many years. Heavy spring and summer
rains may retard the evil; but absence of packed winter
snows that last for weeks or months and protect forests,
fannot be made up from rains. Organization into fire dis
tricts, with everybody making it his personal business to
help; cooperation with fire restrictive orders that will
stop the fires from starting; and determined, aggressive
sympathy with the fire laws as the Northwest’s best friend
will do much to make the country safe. The tourist crop
is worth almost as much as the lumber cut; one year’s
fire disaster might cut that yield by many millions of dol-
lars a year, for the next generation. A forest fire is no-
man's friend; it is the universal enemy. This is the year to chef- Then his wife elopes with
Outlaw it
r an°ther, and Oswald’s long-tired pa-
tience explodes the whole fabric of
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droll mystery in a delightfully unex
ROUGH ON “FARMERS’ FRIENDS”
Long Prarie is just about the geographical center of the
great wheat state of Minnesota. It is a typical town of 1.-
000 people, with a weekly newspaper, the Leader whose
editor has this to say about export bonus schemes, equali
zation schemes and daily forays upon Congress by prof
essional agricultural propagandists: “We would like to
support some one for the legislature, who would run on
a platform of putting all ‘friends of the farmer’ in jail
for 90-day terms or so. These so-called farmer friends,
with their calamity howling, are doing the farmer and
the cause of farming a great harm. There is nothing the
matter with farming, if the. e professional friends would
leave it alone. As a matter of fact- but little of the calamity
howling comes from the farmer. It is produced for the
purpose of fooling the farmers, and by a class of men
who want to make use of th a farmer for their own selfish
benefit. Let a movement be started to sit down on the
professional friends of the farmer. Such a movement
w ould be something really worth while in behalf of con
structive agricultural and farm prosperity. Farming is
all right, and so is the farmer.”
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pected manner.
be paid any old time. Some of them
will let it run for years, if the
publisher does not cut it off. Anj it
it is cut off, they get huffy and de
clare they will never take the paper
again.
They feel indignant because doubt
has been thrown upon their credit
They should reflect that the publish
er gets no good out of their credit.
What he needs, to pay his help and
settle his paper bills, etc., is cash,
and nothing will take the place of
the same.
..his irregularity of income is the
course of many newspapers that
would be in a thriving position, if
they could depend on the same pay
ments that the dry goods man and the
shoe store can look to.
It takes a lot of time and effort
to collect all these little bills.
it
usually costs more than the bill is
worth to collect an overdue subscrip
tion account. If these accounts could
be promptly paid the newspaper
people could use the more regular
income in creating new features for
their paper, adding to it usefulness
and interest and making it constant
ly a greater credit to the city or
which it is the exponent.
The individual citizen often sayt
that he would like to do something
for his home town, but he has no
particular gift for any form of public
work, so does not know when and
where to begin. Here is one way in
which he can begin right now. Let
him see if his subscription is over
due. If it is, let him wslk up to the
captain’s office and settle and take
pride in doing so, realizing that when
he performs that simple little act ot
justice and good business, he is help
ing an ageney that works every daj
for his home town, to avoid need
less burdens and expenses .
And for the coming Sunday, day
and night is “The Little Irish Girl.”
Here’s a crook play that is different
Built around three men and a girl
who try to play the age-old game
of out-witting the other fellow in
the shady realm of crooked finance
the story of “The Little Irish Girl”
takes amazing twists and tunrs that
fascinate and charm. You’ll find sus
pense to the end to thrill you; a de
lightful romance to enthrall you; and
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plenty of fast comedy to amuse you &----------------------------------- O
iKIST-TIMBER NOTES
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A change for next Monday night
Miss Louise Smidlin, Waneta
in “The Cowboy Musketeer.”
A
bashful cowboy posing as a baj man Smith and Louis Smith called at the
a grateful bandit helping him out, Ornduff home last Wednesday even
an unsuspecting girl, the arrival of ing to Ikten to radio concerts.
the real desperado, a torrent of
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Morris were
twisted situations, a landslide of recent visitors in Forest Grove and
comedy and a typhoon of thrills.
Portland on a shopping trip.
Then on Tuesday and Wednesday
we will have the big thrill, that much
talked of “Sally of the Sawdust”
with an all star cost. Sally in circus
togs, Sally in silks, She’ll make you
laugh; she’ll also make you weep.
Sawdust or mansion, poverty or
wealth, tatters or velvets, all the
same to her. She’s innocent, daring
care-free, child-like, but loyal, devo
ted to that adorable rogue she call
“Pop.”
Mrs. Roy Townsen was called to
Portland Tuesday night as her hus
band was to undergo an operation
for an accident he sustained while
working at the SunBet camp and
which we all hope will not be
serious.
A model home in Portland, Oregon, built by the West
ern Pine Manufacturers association, has been given
FOR MR. F ATTERSON
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national notoriety for its delightful features. Houses in
Jay H. Upton, candidate for the republican nomination
the east used to be built entirely of white pine; ’nouses
that have lived on through generations. The association for governor, is fortunate in his friends. Here in Lane,
Everyone up this way is getting
their farming and gardening done.
built this show-house to prove the splendid qualities em and in a few other counties of Oregon, his political or
bodied in this timber for home construction. In building) ganizations include some leading citizens, as well as somp
A. F. Ornduff is geting more poles
up a market for this western product, the association leading party men. And Mr. Upton, besides being an es
out at the Sunset camp these days.
timable
citizen
and
an
experienced
legislator,
is
said
to
makes a demand for thousands of workers, and millions
Mrs. A. F. Ornduff called on Mrs.
of the best pictuers ever put
of caiptal and business for the railroads that haul the have a long memory for those who render him political on One
the screen is that for next Thur» Roy Townsen Tuesday and spent the
service.
product to market.
day and Friday night. It is witty, day.
But this year it seems to a good many people that Ore pretty, loveable Colleen Moore in
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Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Moris have
gon ought to make certain of delivering itself from Gov “Irene.” Gowns that will amaze every moved
FOUNDATION OF WESTERN DEVELOPMENT
to Forets Grove for the sum-
dressmaker
in
Paris
Hollywood
beau
ernor Pierce and from the 'Spences, the Cleavers and
mer.
that will open your eyes! Come
It might be truly said that the mining and oil industries other political mountebanks with whom he is surrounded ties
dy that sets a new pace for the
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Purney were
and
who,
like
their
chief,
put
in
more
time
exploiting
built the West, because these two industries attracted
laughmakers. No wonder they eaU callers at the Ornduff home Sunday
capital in large amounts, which would otherwise lievet economic and political fallacies and in stirring up class this Colleen Moore’s greatest comedy evening .
thought of investing in this section of the country. Both feeling and class antagonisms than in rendering service achievement.
Mrs. Sybal Miller spent Sunday
these industries represent development and progress. to the state. The governor was swept into office on a wave
with Mr. and Mrs. Ornduff.
WHEN
IT
IS
DUE
PAY
UP
They are the forerunners of modern convenience and bet of religious animosity. That wave has receded now. But
Mrs. Townsen is home from Port
ter living conditions. Gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc and the governor meanwhile has built up for himself a power There are many citizens who ex land
and reports Mr. Townsen get
oil furnished the foundation for Western development ful political machine. It can be done even by a minority pect to pay their butcher and their ting along
nicely.
party
leader
when
that
leader
occupies
an
office
so
im
grocer every month, but they think
These industries are more important today than ever and
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stand as a guarantee of prosperity in many states. Let us portant as that of governor, and our Walter has done it. that a newspaper subscription bill can Everybody reads the Eagle.
And he has continually made, w ith some considerable
encourage their development.
success, appeals for class favor in various directions. He.
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tells the church audiences and the prohibitionists, whom
THE LITTLE BUNCH
he loses no opportunity of addressing, that in him alone
Although we may be deeply interested in the enhance is their hope of law’ enforcement, and some of them be
ment of community welfare, and stand ready to encour lieve him. He tells the farmers that nobody but he can
age legitimate movements tending toward greater devel or will aid them, and his message takes with some oi'
opment of natural resources, it is an indisputable fact them. He has personal magnetism andthe power of ap i
that the masses seldom get in and drill. Experience peal to the emotions not much less telling than those
New arrival of Shoes just in and with each pair
teaches that it is invariably the efforts of a little bunch which appertained to the late W. J. Bryan, and he ia of!
sold Saturday, I will give a pair of silk stock
of progressive, citizens w ho, appreciating the need of ac the same visionary and insecure advocate of the impos
ing for men.................................... $5.75 to $6.50
complishing things, that count. This is true of practically sible that Bryan always was.
It
is
going
to
take
a
strong
man
to
beat
Mr.
Pierce
next
every community.
New shoes for Ladies and Girls
November. The strongest man available is the one who
A few resolute men—the little bunch, if you please
something classy.......................... $4.00 to $6.00
This newspaper
w’ho have the confidence of their neighbors can accom ought to be nominated againt shim.
plish much for the upbuilding of not only their home thinks that man is not Mr. Upton, but that it is I. L. Pat-i
Boys Oxfords just in and they are
town but the surrounding territory as well.
One idea terson. Mr. Patterson is a farmer—a successful fanner.
up
to date......................................
$400
He
knows
the
needs
of
fanners
and
i
s
in
sympathy
with
1
and mutual confidences operate most successfully to
gether. Loyalty, enthusiasm and keeping everlastingly at them. Practically all his life he has lived in contact with
B. V. D. slip in, one button,
it brings success. Staying by a purpose, following an idea! farmers. But he has been a business man, too, and there i
fine for hot days.................
$1.25
again
he
has
been
successfill.
He
has
had
large
official
has resulted in a crowning glory for many a little bunch
experience.
While
in
the
state
senate
he
was
chairman
of
of community builders.—St Helens Sentinel.
Short sleeves and ankle length union
the ways and means committee. No othe imposition better
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summer
weight underwear................
$1.00
Senator I. L. Patterson, of Polk county, was a Ver fits a candidate for coping \ ith problems of state finance
than
this.
He
has
a
very
wioe
acquaintance
up
and
down
nonia visitor last Friday. Mr. Patterson is a republican
Mens single coat
$5.50
candidate for governor of Oregon. He had only a short the Willamette valley, whi?h is the most thickly popu
time to visit in our city and was sorry that he couldn’t lated part of Oregon, and as the nominee of his party un
Mens summer suits, whip cord for
meet more of our citizens, although seeing quite a few, questionably would carry t ie strength of that populous
Saturday
only.................................
$10.00
most of whom expressed their preference for Mr. Patter district, as well as much of he country east of the moun
tains.
For
all
of
these
reasoi
s
he
appeal
’
s
to
be
the
strong
Kaki Coats and Brich, suit
$9.00
son for governor. Mr. Patterson, in the opinion of many,
is the only candidate who can beat Pierce for election He est candidaee in the present campagn and the one whos<
Men suits, 2 pr pants
$25.00
is a Polk county farmer who has the majority of Salem. chances would be best for election in November.
Oregon ought to free itself from the unsoundness of
Portland and southern Oregon backing him. He stands
for efficiency and lower costs in state government, and Pierceism. The time to begin is at next month’s primary,
is found right in most public questions. Many of the old and the way to begin is by nomiiating Mr. Patterson be
timers personally know Mr. Patterson’s father, who i> cause he is strong above other contenders.—Eugene
still fanning in Polk county at ninety years old and thei Guard.
Working Mans Store
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