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tour VERNONIA EAGLE, VERNONIA, OREGON Urntnitia fcanlr stances a minority of voters control elec tion results.—Manufacturer. THE CITY CAUCUS BUTLER ATIÄGK IS COSTLY TO G. 0. P. Next Monday night the city council Educator’s Repudiation of Hoo will, among other things, set a date for ver Swings Many Votes Issued every Thursday $2 per year in advance holding a city caucus for the purpose of I to Smith. Fntered as second class matter August 4, 1922 nominating candidates for the elective at the post office at Vernonia, Oregon, city offices. If the ticket named at that under the act of March 3, 1879 The unqualified repudiation of Her- time does not meet with the approval oi bert Hoover by Dr. Nicholas Murray ADVERTISING RATES many, they may take the same action as Butler, President of Columbia Univer- Foreign: 30c per inch. Local: 25c per inch. Lo and President of the Carnegie was done two years ago and nominate slty, cal readers 5c per line. Classified lc per word. Endowment Foundation for Interna another group. tional Peace, lias proved, political ob MARK E. MOE, Editor There is not believed to be much com servers say, one of the most stagger blows suffered In the present cam petition at present for the elective city ing paign by the Republican forces. “THE VALUE OF HIGHWAYS’’ ¡jobs, only one of which, the treasurer, is Although many prominent Repub accompanied with any remuneration, and licans have renounced allegiance to “Rome was only as great as her high that is small. Under the council system of; their party since Hoover’s nomination, It Is conceded, has Influenced so ways, a keen minded historian has point government it is necessary to do things none, many votes. ed out. He was right,” says the Grand this way, and it evolves upon public | A highly esteemed leader in Repub party affairs since 1X87, Dr. But Forks, North Dakota Herald. I spirited citizens to take their turns at this lican U * ’ ’ - * ler has attended every Republican na As the roads spread the power and civic duty. One must, however, be a tax- tional convention for 40 years. In 1912, following the death of Vice Pres prestige of the nation spread. The Alps payer, Sherman, who had been renomi were scaled, the territory now occupied by Some of the i councilmen have stated that ident nated, Dr. Butler became the Repub the French republic was covered with a they would I rather not serve again, and lican candidate for Vice President. He one of his party’s most prominent network of hard surfaced highways, and they ‘ can not be blamed for this attitude. was candidates for the nomination for Pres all roads led to Rome. There are plenty of others in Vernonia; ident in 1924. “The old roads of Caesar’s day were who are capable of serving in this capa The reaction to his ringing disavow built as military roads, of course, but they city, and there should be plenty of can al of the principles enunciated by Hoo ver in Ills acceptance Bpeech was Im were used for purposes of the hour and didates for two full tickets. We hope this mediate and nation wide. His bold served their end. unequivocal declaration that ha will be done as an added incentive to draw and could not support a candidate who ad “In the United States hard surfaced a large vote at the November election. mitted himself to be in favor of the roads are not needed primarily as military ‘'continuance of the present reign of lawlessness, debauchery and Govern roads, but we are living in the age of the THE FLOWER SHOW ment-made crime” brought thousands automobile and nobody is going back to of letters of congratulation from other the horse and buggy. We travel by motor Many folks attended the flower show dissatisfied Republicans. and move our supplies to a considerable Saturday, and some folks are susceptible In a scathing letter, addressed to editor of the New York Times, extent by motor. The state with poor roads to hay fever. But no voice has been raised the Dr. Butler declared he wished to dis is behind the times and not abreast with in opposition to this most worthy of new sociate himself "quickly, publicly und completely on positions on two of the the needs of the age. Progress depends to Vernonia institutions. three most important questions now a considerable extent upon roads and so The response to the call for exhibits ex before the American peoplo that were long as we burn gasoline and travel on ceeds all expectations of the Garden club, taken by Mr. Hoover in hfa speech of rubber this will continue to hold true. and flowers were so crowded in the small acceptance.” Noted Authority “Is the United States, or any state with room in the Joy theatre that they did not in the United States, only as great as its show to the best advantage. Those who Dr. Butler, who has long been in de mand by learned bodies as a speaker highways? An affirmative answer may be attended were delighted with the showing on questions relating to Internation a trifle harsh and a bit overdrawn, but at and many predicted a bigger and better al relations and the promotion of world peace, ridiculed Hoover for Ills that it would not miss the mark a great show next year. "wholly false argument" that the deal.”—Manufacturer. By using a large hall for display, and squandering of enormous sums on na- presenting a pageant in connection, with val armament would cooperate In the of peace. The Increasing Non-Voting Class perhaps a parade, the Garden club could maintenance "The contrary is now the well- charge admission to the show and in that demonstrated fact,” asserted the edu Organizations on political party lines way defray their expenses, pay small cator. “Mr. hoover dismisses with a perfunctory words the truly re called “get-out-the-vote” clubs, are being prizes, and still have money left over for few markable treaty just now to be signed pushed for the November election. 'civic improvement. by ourselves and all the great powers in six states the last chance to register This organization is to be highly com of the earth pledging renunciation ot as an instrument ot national poli is already past and in 37 states registry mended for the work they are doing in Im war cy.” He added that Hoover’s position rights expire 30 days before election. proving the appearance of the town, and was mere "swagger.” In a few states there is permanent reg we understand their membership is not He criticized Hoover for "accepting the formula of that paid band ot agi istration for property owners whose taxes limited. tators, lobbyists and persecutors are paid—Indiana has repealed its regis which calls Itself the AntiSaloon League,” and asserted that It is "quite tration laws. is a shame that more football games obvious that Mr. Hoover has no con In many states registered voters lose are It not earlier in the season, ception of the real problem by which their rights if they omit voting a certain when we scheduled country Is faced.” have the best weather. Teams the "That problem,” averred Dr. Butler, number of times in each biennial period. are not in good practice yet, but it Is as “has not to do with liquor, not with The enormous volume of state and fed fair social experiments, good, bad or In for one as for the other. eral laws relating to naturalization, regis different, but with the structure and functions of the Government of the tration, primaries and elections proper, States.” have all tended to increase the non-voting Start now to make plans for next year’s United Accusing the Republican candidate flower show, and be sure to plant some class. of “hypocrisy” and "contradiction’’ which “would be comic were It not Doing away with manhood suffrage and phlox, the Vernonia flower. so unspeakably tragic,” the educator increasing the obstacles, difficulties and declared: “No one can be In favor ot voting requirements cause uncertainty anil the principles upon which our Govern Only about three weeks remains ment rests, or of the Constitution it phaos with the result that in many in- which to register. Do it now. self, and at the same time in favor ot New University of Oregon Dormitory Is Called “Real Home” for Students THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 192 chairman of the Corn Belt Committee. . Mr. Hlrth adds: “Mr. Hoover's message to Agricul- I ture constitutes a lot of cleverly put together bunk that will not tool the thinking farmers of this country. When he admits that after eight years of uninterrupted power the Republi can party has failed to meet what ho now says Is the 'most urgent eco nomic problem in our Nation' be is caught In his own bear trap—how can he confess this indictment against his ! party In one breath, and then have the nerve to ask the farmers for his vote In the next?” NORTH CAROLINA FOR SMITH, SAYS DANIELS I __ _ RALEIGH, N. C.—Declaring that Governor Smith’s acceptance speech “rings true upon the fundamentals ot Democracy,” Josephus Daniels, Sec retary of the Navy during the Wil Mrs. F. 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