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OREGON
STATE
Jf C?m 27 SAf.RM TO OCTOBER 2
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ft We.ilth of Agricultural Displays
Magnificent f jvesiock Exhibitions
Silentlid Machinery and Tractor Exhibit
Greatest Horse Show in the Northwest
Excellent Rating Card and Amusements
Special Attractions both Day and Night.
Ideal Camping Croundsr
Excursion Rates On All Railroads
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!.' For Further Particular Write
P A. H. LEA, Sec. SALEM, ORE.
We Not Only Sell You
Guaranteed
Mada Lamps
Bat Also Real Electrical Service.
UHLIG'S ELECTRIC STORE
Teacher Shortage
Menacing Schools
The teacher ihoH... .. .
menace to the public schools accord
Ins to nrnllminnru .
, " ivfjuriB mane
Public today by the National Kdu
catlou association. Ropllcs to the
soclation have come from ail aec-
u me t nitea states. These re
forts show that in places where the
teacher' enlt.rl... k v. .
-. iiio uecu nicreaa-
.a one hundied percent or more, the
'""" ' neany always satisfac
tory. It lit sii.-h ni..... .
- i- mo vuiupari-
i ?! - an1 '" 'oca'"lf8 where
ujen increased titty
percent or less, the shortage Is
lommoiity greater than a year ago
Utir.,1 communities are the hardest
nt. .Signed reports irrom suporluiend
of many counties indlcatu that
i third of their schools cannol opn
or want of teach, rs. Tens of thous
ands of schools win be In charge or
earhers who have had no profes
sional preparation and whose aca
demic training l..rul. v,....t.. .l...
of tho children they teach.
nenei irom tno serious situation,
which Imperils the stability rtf the
American rurnl Ufa win iA
from the next session of congress.
nt-uinnu enons win lie made to ob
tain the passage of the Smith-Tower
Dill. Which Crenlno a Hon--!... .
H ui."IUIII.IIl Ul
education with the secretury In the
..-..-... .i B i-uimiei ana provides Tor
federal aid nf lion nun non ...
. ' IUI cuu-
cation.
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PAOfl THB
Have you ever noticed the other
fellow's loose spokes? Don't Ul him
look at yours, try some Whiz Ppo
ketlte. You get it at Morten ' Salesroom.
OEPENDON GOODS
QUALITY GOODS!
In buying goods we are always on the look
out for fabrics of the finest quality, weave and
designs. From the wee'est baby stockings
to our most expensive silks, we always choose
the btst in quality. That is our watchword
QUALITY.
DRY GOODS-LADIES WEAR
I. ABRAHAM
Tho Store That Gives You Service.
WARNER'S RUST-PROOF CORSETS
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Let Us Show You and Quote
You Prices on
UNIVERSAL
Lighting Plants
J. F. BARKER & CO.,
XTS
noSKIUHG, OUFCJON
AITOMOIIUXS
TRACTORS
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S&J.t
Efefo tfc&S
for lack
"S"".. t PULLMAN yUICK J.Ufc
"flune will furnish you a white clear light that
irtr, nyU rooms Peasant and reading or sew
we the r if you do not like gasoline
and mv kerosene lamp. Uses a mantle
s-jade 1 WonderfuI light. You cannot per
and J! ler f one t0 be without it. Come in
T' " lt i3 not satisfactory after using
Wtf, bring it back.
KC'll(KI, SlITUKS AKItlVK
We now have a belated shipment
llf School Stalifineiv un.,lli.. ..i
fountain pens priced special at
Il ia, kimlergarten supplies tape
measures, rulers, book straps and
book bags, lunch boxes etc. Carrs
Store always save3 you money.
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(il.KMIAI.K XKWS
James Russell Lndd, of the O. A.
0. spent one week in this city visit
ing his father H. t Ladd. He return
ed to the college Sunday to resume
his studies.
vears resiled in this city has become
a resident or Koscimrg, where she
will make her (future home.
Mrs. Mahel Wilson Wilhelm and
lnnehtcr of Ilutte. Mont., visited her
aunt and uncle. Mr. and Mrs. C. V.
LevenB here. N
J. C. Quantic. who spent the sum
mer at his childhood home In Kng
lnnd Is now en route to his home near
this city. ,
Mrs. Chas. T. Nnll Is visiting with
relatives in Montana. She will return
home October frst,.
Mrs. Lee McCarn. of Astoria is
visiting her mother Mrs. A. R. Wat
kins, near Fernvale.
Cliff Wilson, a popular young
man of this valley seems to enjoy
jitney riding with our young ladyi
ihsitffeur.
The Ilcndilc State Hank one of
our most reliable Institutions h?s
'ieen thoroughly renovated nnd re
fitted and presents a very beautiful
interior. Their business Increases
tlaliy, and watchful officials are on
duty In every department. This is
lust the plate to start a bi-nk ac
count for that traditional "rainy
day."
R. A. Raines of he W. I'. Tel. Co.
returned to Pendleton Inst week.
Mr. and Mrs. Archie Ttushnell re
turned to their home after a brief
visit In this city
Our public schools ore commenc
ing a very auspcoiis school year with
a large enrollment of pupils. The
faculty consists olf Prof. Harkness,
superintendent. Prof. K. K. Hobin
son. principal, Mrs. lone Harkness.
teacher of the Hleh school and a
splendid array of grade teachers are
now on duty
Manv tourists are sojnrning in
this valley hunting They all report
deer to be very scarce.
A snecial meeting will he held at
the city hall this evening to arranse
for the nomination of a ticket for
city officials for the coming election.
The present incumbent (if our city
offices have rendered efficient nnd
valuable service and we would glad
ly retain them all. as they have put
our city on a sound Iflntnicial basl
evidencing our prosperity.
Mr. anil Mrs. M.W. Webb of Shel
byville. Tennessee, who have spent
a" month visiting their son. Rev. M.
Webb at the manse, left for their
home on Friday.
J. H. Brown and r.iuty ?tl riff
Hanks who made a trip to Uend are
at home again.
Mrs. Laura Stephenson and son
Billy, are in this city. Mrs. Stephen
son will be the landlady df the Over-
lland Hotel.
Politics Ves, with an undercurrent
of Intense interest. Hearty approval
of D. J. Stewart for our county judge.
'George Neuner for district attorney
' Ira II. Kiddle for clerk and Sam
Stunner for sheriff. We are firmly
standing lv our party nominees. No
one can surpass the very official rec
ord of Sheriff Oulne and we are
sure a high government position will
.,oon claim his services. The present
'campaign Is not vituperative or Is
It personal. It Is simply a duty all
j voters owe In their allegiance to our
county, and all should have an opin
ion and voice thejr sentiments as a
constitutional rglht. For fnited
States senator we favor Robert V
Stanfleld. born and bred In Oregon.
His interests are our Interests. We
need his strength and vigor and he
twill not fail us.
IS.m rnn noticed how the Red
Spot is difTer'-nt from other lights
spotlight with a dimmer, danger
signal, parking light, and adjusublo
rear Ylew mirror. H. Merten.
1 uLTjf nest in the Long Run sj
c7kiestimo7iiaI
that T ELLS
cAJjuthnent 'hails:
Silvertown Cords, &ooo MHtt
FabricTira, boooCMiles
AGAIN AND AGAIN, we receive letters telling of ex
traordinary mileage delivered by Goodrich Tires.
The enthusiastic writers testify to figures that read like a
prosperous bank balance.
They run so high that we would no more exploit them in
advertising than we would make them our adjustment basts.
They stir our pride, but they do not sway our reason.
The testimonials which mean most to us tell of the high average
mileage Goo cinch Tires are delivering to thousands ol drivers
not the few.
This consistent quality and dependable performance enable
Goodrich to maintain its adjustment basis.
You owe it to your sense of thrift to use Goodrich Tires,
aricn nr
SOLD BY
C. A. Lock wood Motor Co. J. 0. Newland Highway Service Co., Inc.
Three Men Seen
Running From Scene
NEW YORK, Sept 20 Statements
by two men. one d.' whom claims to
have seen the "death wagon" which
caused the explosion standing near
the assay office at 13:0 a. ni. Thur
sday, one and a half hours before the
explosion In Wall stieet occured.
and the other claims to have seen
three men running away from the
scene just before the blast furnished
the most important developments to
day in the investigation of the disas
ter. Information that three suspicious
looking men were seen running away
from the scene was Ifurnished by
Samuel II. Wellington, president of
the West Indes Trailing. Company,
who declared he left a lawyers ot-;
fice on Wall street a few minutes I
before noon Thursd ly nnd as ho did J
he heard voices calling: I
"Hurry,"
"Heat It,"
"Cet out of this "
He looked across the street and
saw two middle aged men who look
ed to him like "ea I side peddlers'
beckoning and calling to a third
man on the other side of the street
nearer the assay oil Ice and across
tho street from the Morgan bank.
Tho third man. believed to be about
60 years old anil deserlbed as being
"greasv looking," was then peering
Into the ramshackle wagon at the
curb. In response to the call of the
others, the third man, Mr. Welling
ton said, stnrted to run afler them
toward William street. Ho took them
for bond thieves, he added, an 1 ex
pected to sen tliein chased by a po-
illceman. When be eacnen me or
1 . x, .. e, . m.l hn wn Vimck-
rer to
ed unconscious ! "' explosi n.
CHESTER D. PUG3LEY G0V
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MAW CLAIMS AltJIKTKD
Harding Leads In
Rexall Straw Vote
The first figures In the Rexall
straw vote today gave Harding al
most a three to one bad In the state
and in Itoebuig. The vote started
yesterday and I tie national returns
from the 8i"l stores located In ci'les
and towns all over the country will
be received to.'norroow. The womenV
vote and the lin n's into Is being tak
en senaralelv 111 order to obtain U
check Out of r,H persona voting yes j
terday, at the loci llexall store, 44
cast votes llor Harding and 14 for
Cox The women voted 14 for Hard
ing and 4 for "V. 'he men 30 for
Harding and 10 U-r On. In the stale
Harding polled ' votes and Cm.
16 The men vi.t.d 2KII for Hard-
lng and U'7 for 'o. while the wo ,
men casi 115 votes fur Harding and
3 s for Cox.
E tsban Can.j, governor of the
northern part of Lower California, Is
! dtclared by the Mexican government
to be In open rebellion.
INDIANAPOLIS, Intl., Sept 21 "
In tho year Just passed the American
Legion has settled claims aggregat
ing $10.11011,0110 in favor of former
soldiers or sailors or their depend
ents, according In the annual report
of Nntlon:) Adjutant Loniuel Hollos
which will he submitted at the na
tional convention of the American
l.eglmi, which convenes In Cleveland
on September 27.
Or this amount, claims totalling
in tiro than $ l.itfiO.OAO wore adjusted
by the service division of nntlonal
liendiiu;irterR where only complicated
cases are handled. The remainder
were settled by the service depnrt-
I ineius or the stntes and by the local
t --n-.ts (if tn I. "on poMts In the legion
I more than S.000 now have service
I This Is one ieaiure of Legion ac
Itivllv and has been one of the best
j drawing cards for new membership.
: Since November 1911), Mr. Bolles
I report shows the Legion has grown
i from 4 1100 posts 111 fifty departments
I to !) 7iHI posts in seventy depart
' nients The enrolled membership
I has passed the 2,000,000 mark,
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I Is your fan belt beginning to tearT
clot a Vulco-Cord at Merlen's.
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Chetter O. Piipslcy of Peeksktll, N.
Y., will be a candidate for the Deno
cratic nomination for United St.'' tea
senator in the September primaries, it
i announced. He v.i the Democratic
candidate for cc -j ?ej in 1016 and
ilso had Prosjr'tt vr sioctton. He it
now a director ar.d vice prertdent of
'.he .Weitchestrr County Mational
ank, a director cf th New Jersey
Life Insurance ccvi'iy and a practici
ng la-yr in ' w Voik
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children
In Use For Over 30 Years
Alwayi bemn
the
Signature of
C AM- roll M'VAH)is X.lllt M S. j
Nntfro Ik h'-r- by .r-v. n thut nil ,
ncbool warnniiH of School IiHi. No. '
4. DomkIhk Cii'jii'v, Or-trnri. to HU'I
incliKlinK No. 4574. i-mloi iscd M.ire). (
5th, 1 ! -(. not paid for want of fund -,
him piior Ih-f to, an thin day rnlW-J
for pavmi nt by tho und- rr itrm d. ar..l
all Ini'T"! will c use from tin- dal"
of thin notice.
Iiai.d thu 21 -t Hay nf S-pt'-tnhcr,
Clrk of School Ihst. No. 4, Iou'ln
County, Or Kn. i
He
ELZAME"
Private Readings Daily, Parlor Suite 8 and 9
over Everybody's Exchange,
I Corner Jackson and.lVashington Street
CC3ST PLUS
Look into it! If you haven't looked over the values I am
otrei itiK in tailotcd suits ant! overcoats and woolens, it will
pay you to look into it today. You will find that my system
of cost plus will otialile ou to pave 20 or 30 per cent on
your clothing co.-ts. This is no idle boast and I can abso
lutely prove to you that I can sell you a tailored suit for
less than what you pay for ready-mades. Are You from
Missouri? Then come in.
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lli-v. I'nsses Through.
Rev. llarr C. L-e. formerly ree'or
of the local F:plFcopal ihunh stoo
ped In this eliy lasi nlnht on his w. y
fiom .Sacramepio wh-re he Is t.ow
located, to Heattle. where h" will at
tend the ehnrch ynol. He will stop
in I'ortlaud and Kalem on his way
north. 1
RAY'S SUITSHOP
AITERAT10NS
UPlfS TAILORIKC
ALlLRAilONS
CLFAM'NC
rRtSMNC AhD
HAV. L. WAIlll.
ED. V. PIIICE & CO S EXCLUSIVE
LOCAL DEALER.