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THE »A T E CITY J O U B N il, M ¥**A, THE GATE CITY JOURNAL SUNDAY CLOSING BILL Following is the Lankford Sunday closing bill which was introduced in the house on De cember 6: Published ev ery F.'iday a t Nysaa, Or. H. F. B r o w n ______________ Publisher Mrs J . C. Y o u n g _____ _________ Editor A B IL L To occurs Sunday as a day of r e s t in t b s D istrict of Columbia, and for other purposes. THEN AND NOW Be ir enacted by tb e Sonata and A study of the Sunday eloiing House of R e p r e s e n 'a tiv e s of the U n it S t a te s of Am eric a in Congress as bill published on this page gives ed sembled, T h a t it shall be unlaw ful in the proper perspective on what the District of Columbia for any pe r is known as the Sabbath ques son ' firm or corporation, or any of tion. ft shows as nothing else their a g en ts, d rectors, or officers to could the wonderful advance we emplog any person to labor or pursue have made toward a higher any trad e or se cular business on tbe L ord’s Day, commonly ca'led Sunday, spiritual plane and a clearer un works of neci ssity and c h a t i 'y si derstanding of the better things ways excepte d. I t aball fu rth erm o re of life. Probably no part of the be unlaw ful in tbe D istrict of Colum bill shows this remarkable spir bia to r any person under e m ploym ent itual growth more clearly than or working for hire to e n g a g e in labor under such c o n tr a c t of em ploym ent r in regard to those things which biro on the Load’s Day, commonly the bili denominates works of called Sunday, e xce pt in works of ne necessity and charity. Compared cessity and c h a r i ty . with God’s ideas on this subject In works of necessity and c harity it the modern conception of what included w h a te v e r is needful during the d a y for the good order, health, or constitutes works of necessitv c o m fo rt of the community, provided shows a marked advance. So th e ri g h t to weekly r e s t and worship much so in fact that even an i- not t h ere b y denied. The labor h e r o ardent religionist can hardly i 1 forbidden on Sunday i t hired, em avoid the confession that God p.oyed, o r public work, not such pc-r- as does not i n te r r u p t or was rather old-fashioned, not to d a is m. tu I r b work the repose a nd religious liberty say old-fogyish, in His ideas on of th s com m unity T b s fol'owing this subject. While he was labor and business shall be legal personally superintending the Sunday: (s) In dru g sto re * fo r the sale of alfairs of the Children of Israel me Lined, surgic al a rticle s, and sup he ordered a man stoned to death plies for the sick, f o o d s beverage for picking up sticks on the and cigars, but not fo r article s of Sabbath with which to build a rnerchand.se forbidden on Sunday fo r fire. Our more enlightened age o th e r stores or m erc h an ts. clearly recognizes this as a work (b) In hotels, r e s t a u r a n ts , and cafeB, and in t h s p r a p a r a tio n and sale of necessity. of meals. God caused a double portion (c) F o r the sa le of m otor oil, gaso of manna to fall on Friday e o line, and accessories necessary to keep the people would not be com in operatio n care in a c tu a l uae on each polled to violate the Sabbath Sunday, to g e t h e r with labor Incident (seventh day) by gathering it on to Bueh repairs. (d) In connection w ith public that day The Lankfoad bill lighting, w a t e r and h t a t i n g planta classifies household duties as (e) For t h e operation of boats, works of necessity. ilroad trains, s t r e e t cars, busses. The Children of Israel were s g h t .s e e in g c ars, taxicabs, elevator» restricted in their travels on the and privately owned m eans of convey snee. Sabbalh to a Sabbath day’s jour (f) For telephones and radio se r ney, about three-fourths of a vies. mile. Today the only limit to (g) In dairies and in connection the number of hundred miles a witn pre p ara tio n and delivery of milk person may travel on Sunday is and cream (h) In connection w ith watchi g, the number of miles an hour his cart-taking, or s a fa-g u a rd in g premises car will cover and the number and property, and in the m aintenance of hours he cares to go. f police and Are p r o t e t t i o n . Probably 300 to 4#i> miles would (i) In connection with the p re p are be considered a fair Sabbath tion and aale of daily new spapers. Sec 2 T h a t it shall be unlaw ful in day’s journey at the present the D i s t r 'c t of Colvmbia to keep open time. The Lankford bill affords use any d t n e i n g place, th e a te r every facility for this means of ( w h e th e r for motion p i c t u i t s plays travel. Ol course this mileage tpoken or ailent, opera, vaud ville, or will be greatly increased when n t a r t r i n m e n t ) , bowling alley, or any of oublic assembly a t which an airships come into general use. place admission fee is direct ly or indirectly God commanded the seventh received, or to e n g a g e in commercial day to be kept as the Sabbath l d sp o rts or a m u s e m e n ts on the for reasons clearly stated in the t.ord’a l)sy, commonly - s led Sunday Scriptures, and hallowed that See A. It shall be un| wful in tbe particular day We modern*, D i riet of i olumbia for any person firm or c o rpora tion, or any of their however, have discarded this agents, directors, or officers to ra day as being a back number and quire or p rm t any e m p o y e e or em now observe the “Christian p oyees engage d in works of nacessity Sabbath’’ on “the first day of and charity, e x ce p tin g household or the week, commonly called Sun hotel service, to work oa the o r d ’s D >y, commonly called Sunday, unless day’’—a great improvement, as within tbe n e x t six suceaeding days almost any religionist will admit. during a period of t w e n ty - f o u r con Probably the clearest evidence, secutive h ura such e tip lo y er shall however, of our great spiritual n e ith e r require nor p e rm it such cm growth since the time of Moses pioyee or employees to work in his or its employ. is seen in the recognition by the Sec. 4. Any persyn who shall vio Lankford bill that selling cigars, late any of the provisions of this Act ice cream, soda pop, etc., on shall, on conviction t h e r e o f , be pun Sunday is a work of necessity. ished by a fine of not less th a n $6 nor This is the crowning triumph of more th a n (SO for the first offense, and for each su b seque nt off. rise by a fire light over darkness, spirituality of not less than $25 nor m ore tba O v e r worldly min newness, a n d . $;, o j and by imprisonm ent in the jail one ¡9 lost i n wonder and admir-jof the District of Columbia for a pe. atien at the “spiritual discern riorl of not more than six months. ment” m mifested b> the author Sec. 5. All prose cutions for the violation o f thia Act shall be in the of the bill. police c o u r t of the Dietrict of Colum With all these evidences before bia. us of *uth a remarkable growth Sec. 6. This Act «hall become e f . in grace who can longer doubt fective on tbe six tie th day a f t e r its the fact of evolution or aucct-sa e n a c tm e n t. fully deny tin t the world is growing better? Russian Proverb Fishes W ith Lungs He who Is destined to the gallows will not be drowned. T h e bureau of fisheries says that Home fish have modified lungs In the form of nn a ir bladder which acts a s n lung structurally, but not fuse tlonnll.v. Most fish breathe through their gills. Food for th e M ind I.et every ninu, If possible, gather some good books under his roof.— Changing. G lacial Period» T he g re at Ice age occurred a t the beginning of th e Pleistocene period D uring this lee age there occurred several glacial perloda m arked by the extension of the Ice eheete, se parated by several Interglacial period* marked by partial d isappearance of tbe lee. 5 CEMENT WQRK ^ I have purchased a n e w gconer<?te mixer and am pre 5 pared to do all kinds of ■ concrete work, plaaterinp ■ and kalamining. etc. GOODRICH Tires ard Tula* are second to none in wearing qualities and price. A N IM PRO VEM EN T "All neon,” said the woman who had kept a boarding house—“all uien, dearie, Is brutes." Her friend nodded her gray head wisely. She had been nmrrled twice. “ Yes," she agreed. "No one knows that better than me, a a ’ though me second ain't no saint. I'll say this for ’lm—he's better’n me first. He’s In Jnll so much thut I have practically all I earn for me own use !” ■ Nyssa. Or A COMPLETE STOCK FROM WHICH TO CHOOSE 1927 business wes good. 1928 will be better. Yo-ir business is appreciated. * Hoxie Service Station Oregon N issa ' H I 4 I I H ♦ M 11 « * I » * The Acme Construction Co. NYSSA PHARMACY Geaeral Contractors the Rexall Stole Letus build you a home on the monthly payment plan. We do all kinds of bu lding, whether you want Nys9a, Oregon Try the D rug S to re F i r s t BRICK, CEMENT Oft FRAME Your Choice is ours T W O OF A KI ND No job too small to have careful attention an estimate Notice Of Sheriff’s Sale By virtue of an execution in f o r e closure duly issued by the Clerk of the Circuit C ourt of the S t a t e of Oregon, for the County of Malheur, d a te d the 21st day of December, 1927, and d irec te d 1 to ms, upon a decreeand order of sale rendered in said C ourt on th e 21st day of December, 1927. in a certain s u it in - »»'!■ ►■»♦I tbe circ uit Court for said County and S ta te , w .erein H a r r ie t M. D raper, wes plaintiff tn d A rth u r J . Glover and Vera L. Glover, his wife; M a r g a r e t Glaubitz H aw kins and Birchard T. Hawkins, her husband, w e re defend , ants, a j u d g e m e n t was rendered in - favor of the above named plaintiff, H a r r ie t t M D ra per, and a g a in st the above named d e fen d a n ts A r t h u r J . | Giever and Vera L . Glover, his wife, in th e sum of Tw enty.five H undred and no. 100 Dollars ($2,500.00), w ith i n te r , eet thereon fro - the 20th day of April, 1926. a t the r a te of eigt t pe r c e n t (8 per cent) per annum, and Two Hundred f i f t y Dollars ($260.00) a tt o r n e y 's fee, and the f u r th e r sum of E ig h ty t h r e and 20 100 Dollars (83 20) with in te r esc thereon a t the r a te of six pe r c e n t 1 (6 per e nt) per annum, flora th e 6 h day of March, 1927, and costs an dis bu rse m en ts in the sum of fifty five and 90-1C0 Dollars ($66.90), which j u d g e menr and decree was enrolled and due kete d in the C l e r k ’s officeoi said c o u r t in said Coun y on tbe 21st day o D e c . - e m b e r, 1917. Let us give you WE ARE HERE TO STAY GEO. F. BRINSON, Mgr. “Square Deal” “I gave her as good as she sent." "You exchanged postal cards, presume." Easy to M em orize A g o o d t h i n g to re m e m l i e r A b e t t e r t h i n g to do, Is w o r k w i t h t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n A nd n o t t h e w r e c k i n g c re w . G entle Father The hour was late. All was hushed and dark. Suddenly the stillness was broken by a crash from upstairs. "G-g-g good heavens, what was that, d-d-d-darling?” exclaimed the timid young man. "Merely fath er dropping a hint,” re plied the girl, quite unalarmetL Those Crowd* “Don’t you hate crowds?” "I should think I do. At the last football match I fainted aad had to walk three miles before I could fall down.” W a ite rt He—I thought the doctor told you not to cat any rich food before going to bed. She—Then I won’t go to bed. Or der me some lobster salad, pleas*» A Logical H int The Wife (wearily)—I've talked te you until I am worn out. Her Husband—Well, why not shot up for repairs? DUM BBELLS Second Hand Store We Buy, Sell, Exchange Nyssa, Oregon ***** * H H - 4 I - H > *< •***** Divorce Publicity Th« p i c t u r e s t a r w a s h e a r d In t o n e s e x c e e d i n g s ad , 'T h e a l i m o n y t h a t I pay Is s c a r c s l y w o r t h t h e ad.*' ••7 “Those Jokers get tiresome,” com plained the umpire. “ What now?” "Some humorist wants me to enter popularity contest." > Gents’ & Ladies’ WRIST WATCHES T H E R E F O R E . NO TICE 18 H E R E BY G IV E N , T h a t I will on Monday the 23rd dsy of J a n u a ry . 1928, a t the hour <1 o ’clock in the forenoon of said day, at th e north main e n tr a n c e door of the County C ourt House in Vale, Malheur County, Oregon, sell a t public auction su b je c t to redem ption to the h ig h e s t bidder lor c ssh in hand, all t h e r ig h t, title and i n te r e s t of the above n a m e d d e fenda nts In and to t b s following des cribed real P r o p e r ty , situate d in Mal he ur County, Oregon, t o .w i t : The e a s t one h a lf of the S. E J of th eS . W .J o f S e c tio n s, in Township 18 South, Range 41 E a s t of Will a m e t t e Meridian in Malheur Co n- ty Oregon containin g tw enty (£0) acres, more r less, « c o r d i n g to G overnm ent su vey. save and ex c ept a nesessary r i g h t of way for i r r ig a t io n ditc hes a r d pips lines, tn g eih r wiih a full w a t e r rig h t in th e ditch of th e Ontario Ad. v a n c e m e n t Com pany, a p p u r t e n . ant to said premise s anduse d t h e r e with. All Other Kinds o f JEWELRY PARKER FENS Ladies’ and Cents’ SPECTACLES A Complete Line, Guaranteed COLE’S JEWELRY |] NYSSA, OREGON rH -4 '+ * + + l» + + + lH - l--H -+-M -4-4--M-H--H>++-M - l'+ * 4 l» * ' M I ♦ ♦ • ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ' X U NYSSA FLOUR MILL CUSTO M C H O P P IN G AN D G R IN D IN G A L SO A B E R D E E N COAL 3 TRIGTLY N J G i f i O l f - i S A U I G J J 3 A ) CASH T aken and levied upon as tba proper, ty of th e above na med d e fen d a n ts or so much t h e r e o f as may be ne cessary to sa tis f y said j u d g e m e n t in favor of 4-4-M » ♦ ♦ + ♦ > ! f 11 I 4 M I I t I I t 11-18 I »♦•»♦♦■l i t I l l l h -H +i H a r r i e t t M D raper, and a g a in st the above named d e fen d a n ts , A r t h u r J Notice For Publication Glover, and V ara L Glover, his wife, D E P A R T M E N T OF T H E I N T E R IO R , t o g e t h e r with all costs and d isb u r se U. S. LAND O F F I C E mentg t h a t have or may acc rue T h r Dalles, Oragon. Dee 12. 1927. Dated a t Vale, Oregon, this 21st day Nalica is hereby given t h a t John I, of Decem ber, 1927. Chunain g. of Nyssa, Oregon, who, on Good c'.can beds at reason C W .G L E N N 11 Oct. 9, 1910, m ade D e se rt Land E ntry. able rate*. Sheriff, M alheur County, Oregon. No. 026466 for NW1, S ta tio n 20. Town Date of first publication December ship 2* South, R a nge 46 E a s t. Willa- 23rd, 1927 Rates by day, week or m e t t e Meridian, baa filed notice e f in D ate of laat publication, J a n u a r y 20th month tention to m ake flnslproof by purchase 1928. D ate of Sals J a n u a r y 23rd, 1928 a t F ir st a t . , 3 blocks north of Main ] under Act Mar 4, 1316, proof, to e s tablish claim to the 'a n d a b o v e describ 11 A. M, ed. before B W. Molkey. Notary P u b lic, a t Vale, O regon,, on the 1st day of F e b r u a ry , 1928 Nyssa, Oregon DR. E. D NORCOTT C laim ant names au w itnesses: 4 4 4 4 4 H 4 4 4 4 4 H * * * » * * «)» ♦ » » Chas. Bradley, of N yssa Oregon, C. M. Beaum ont, of Nyssa, Oregon, W, L Glenn, of Nyssa, O regon. Mrs. DRNTIST Cb s. Bradley, o f Nyssa. Uregoe J . W D onnblly Dra. R. P. and Pearl M. Bradford, Registe r. la Oragon and Idaho. Carver E M. BLODG ETT NYSSA OREGON r r a d m t u e C o n s u l t â t o n and axamln- atlon free. Fhflean / e a r s successful A tto rn e y end Councellor a t Law P H O N E $6 practice hi tba s ta te . F ir st door west P ra c tic e in all Cowrta of hank, Nysaa, O r ,gon. N yssa . Oregon. Star Hotel She—n o you think dumbbells make one strong. lie— Well—e r —r m strong for you. M -8 -+ ; LAGRE ASSORTMENT P. M. WARREN,Prop. Baiting the Umpire Joe Meyers Happy New Year Sam e Substance “Molly," said some one to the little daughter of the clergyman, "does your father preach the same sermon twice?” “ I think perhaps be does,” returned Molly cautiously, “but he talks loud and soft In different places the second time, so It doesn't sound the same.” Satisfaction Guaranteed S We hsva been lucky enough to obtain tbe exclusive agency fo r Goodrich T ir s in this t e i r i t . rv. We wish you all a E n te re d a t t h e Postofflce a t Nyasa, O regon, as second class m a tte r . MRS. J. R. HUNTER j Chiropractors ; b
