Try advertising it in The Post.
SHORT STORIES OF
New sign painting and other
improvements have been taking
TOWN AND COUNTRY place
at the D. P. Say lea motor
since the arrival
W. h. Walker la seen at the of establishment
W. B. Higgins who is a full-
wheel of a new Studebaker.
fledged 60-50 partner in the
business. Mr. Huggins hails
Mra. B. Estes of Albany ia the from the Rose City aid has bad
guest of her aiater. Mra. V. A. vast experience in the business.
Heath.
The Polk County Observer
Mra. Chaa. Richardson and which is published in Dallas by
daughter of Crisp are guests of E. A. Koen was injured by tire
Mrs. Martha Richanidon.
Monday afternoon. The loss js
For bargains in cooking uten
sils see the granite ware at
Willard E. Craven’s Hardware.
Mr. aid Mrs. Irvin Baun mo
tored to Portland Thursday, re
turning the following day.
E. F. Black stock buyer for
the City Market, was in Jeffer
son Tuesday buying porkers for
the business.
Mr. and Mra. Gus Miller and
Mr. and Mrs. Black were initi
ated into the Rebecca lodge
Tuesday evening,
estimated at $1000 on the print
ing plant. The building is own
ed by J. C. Hayter who says his
loss is also about $1000. The
fire origi iated in the roof from
a defective flue.
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Miss Mabel West. Normal Li
brarian. who resigned some time
ago to take effect the first of
April, has gone to Portland to
make a brief visit with friends
before leaving for an extended
visit in the East. Miss West is
popular both here and at Mon
mouth and her many friends re
gret that she has severed her
connection with the Normal.
Prof. W , I. Reynolds
Dies el Age of 7 1
Prof. W. 1. Reynolds, well
known educator of Polk and
Yamhill counties, who intro
duced the graded schools system
in Oregon, died on Monday
morning at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. B. F. Warren, in
Portland, at the age of 71. Fu
neral services were held at Bue
na Vista Tuesday afternoon at 1
o’clock, the Rc-v. Clemo of the
Buena Vista M. E. church offici
ating.
Prof. Reynolds was born in
Lincoln county, Missouri, in 1850
and has beerf active in education
al work for 45 years. 35 of which
have been spent in Polk and
Yamhill counties. For 10 years
he served as superintendent of
schools in Polk county.
His wife, Mrs. Ella Reynolds
of Buena Vista, three daughters.
Mrs. Hallie Cormer of Lebanon,
Mesdames May Warren and Dena
Dennis of Portland, and one son,
C. W. Reynolds, pastor of the
Christian church at Corvallis,
survive him.
Mrs. Lou Whiteaker has re The Greenwood school, which
turned from Eltopai, Wash., is one of the best in the county
where she spent the winter with for attendance and equipment, Spreading over North China, with
a niece.
has recently been standardized the speed of a hurricane, is a horrible
Miss Opal McDevi :t of Port
land is passing several weeks
with her mother and sister, Mrs.
George Conkey.
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Henkle
and Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Robin
son spent the week end with
Portland friends.
Those dresses Mrs. Alpha
Baseu^. is advertising are just
the kind of garment you need.
Doa’t fail to see them.
The Civic Club will meet at
the home of Mrs. O. D. Butler
next »Wednesday, April 13,' ¡at
2:30.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Anderson
have moved to one of the Peter
Kurre residences near the
Christian church.
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Mesdames Hedgepeth and
George Conn of Airlie were vis
iting Mrs. Jas- Robbie and her
mother, Mrs. MsKinney Tues
day.
The S. Taylor Jones are hav
ing a modern garage built so
their Velie may remain at home
over nights. A eoncrete drive
way is also being made which
will add to the convenience.
A remonstrance containing the
names of 48 property holders of
road district No. 20 has been
filed with the County Court
against establishing a new road
from the Cooper Holiow-Dallas
coanty road south to the Moa-
mouth road.
Nineteen aliens seek naturali
zation papers at the April term
of the Circuit Court which con
venes Monday. There is a re
port that ex-soldiers will be
present to object to three or four
becoming citizens. Among the
19 named are Alfred Yungen,
Independence; Add S. Söder
ström. Kings Valley; Adam Bas
kin, Independence; Christian
John, Ah-iie; Albert Zielesch.
Parker.
and two clubs organized. The
officers of the Corn Club are
Gordon Huntley, president, and
Alden Brown, secretary; and
Gretna Rideout is president of
the Sewing Club, Alva Brown,
viee president, Beulah Hamilton,
secretary and Mrs. J. W. Walker
leader.
calamity of suffering and starvation,
of pestilence and death—all due to
the most terrible famine the world has
ever known. The following cable from
Admiral Tsai Ting Kan. paints the
gruesome plature:
“Five northern provinces are famine
ruined. Whole districts living on
weeds and leaves. Selling or drowalng
children. Whole families committing
suicide. Children suffer most. Cala
mlty so colossal Is hard secure funds
for adequate relief. Epidemic feared
In spring.”
Kafoury Bros.
We are temporarily carrying
on our regular business
at the Men’s store
416 State Street.
Positively Only New
Goods are being sold
which are coming in
daily by every freight
and express.
New Suits, Coats, Dresses, Waists,
Skirts, Corsets, Hose, Underwear, Silks,
Plaids, Percales, etc,, etc,
We are planning to have
a better store than ever.
Kafoury Bros.
SALEM
States, Is undergoing a penou oi eco
down of factories and reduction of
wages In an effort to cot cost of pro
duction. Swedish manufacturers de
clare they are compelled to do thLs In
Older to compete with German, Amer
ican and English production
New agreements between employers
and workers are made In many lines at
the begtnulng of the year Thle time
there was a collision of the workmen’s
detuauds for higher wages with the em
ployers’ announcement that they would
have to be cut. Employers now have
no fear of strikes, but on the contrary
say they would welcome them because
of lack pf orders and dull prospects
which seem likely to result In further
dismissals of thousands of workmen.
Proposals of America to exclude or
reduce the number of Immigrants Is re
ported to have had an Influence in pro-
duclng a conciliatory frame of mind
among the workmen. Heretofore the
Swedish worker has had America to
fall back on In case of labor troubles
at home.
NEW MINT FOR CHINA nomic readjustment Involving closing
First Institution of Kind Expect
ed to Stabilize Currenoy.
American Expert U In Charge of Mak
ing 500,000 Silver Dollar«
Every Day.
Shanghai.—The Urst step In an ef
fort toward uniformity in Chinese
curreucy will he undertaken by the
building hero of China's flrst national
mint. The work will be directed by
an Amerlcau mint expert, Clifford
Hewitt of Philadelphia, whose serv
ice's have been loaned to China by the
United Stutes, and who came here a
short time ago to, begin bis duties.
Mr. Hewitt installed the new mint at
Manila, the first established In the
Philippines
It Is expected that the completion
of the new Chinese mint will put an
eud to the conglomerate system of cur
rency of all kinds and values which
has long been a drag on the commer
cial progress of China.
While the Mexican dollar, Introduced
Into China from the Philippines, has
come to he a common unit of value,
the various tuchuns, governors and
other officials of provinces have Issued
coins that are dealt with commercial
ly at values based on the quantity of
their sliver content. The Chinese tael
In which government funds and cus
toms ordinarily are reckoned, Is not a
coin at all, but a silver slug of a giv
en weight and fineness, differing in
weight and value In the different prov
inces.
The Shanghai mint Is to cost about
$2,000,000 and will be one of the largest
in the world, rivaling In size and output
the mint at Philadelphia. It Is to
have a capacity of 500,000 silver dol
lars a day wtrti a dally consumption
of Ve tons Of silver In addition to
baser metals used as alloys. Mr. Hew
itt hopes to have the plant completed
and In operation within two years.
He 1* the originator of many of the
machines and processes In use in
American mints, having been In the
service of the United States govern
ment 24 years. lie was builder of the
American mints at Denver and Phil
adelphia.
M ANY SW EDISH T R A D ES ID L E
and
Wages Cut
Plante Closed— Fear
United States May Fall
as Haven.
Post advertising pays.
At the Baptist Gharch »
Our Sunday School it growing. It
meets at 10 a. ns. and at 11 a. m. Rwv.
Proppe preaches on “The Mighty Acta
of tied." This ia a sermon you will
want to hear. Our B. Y. P. U. meats
at 6 30 p. m. Ira Compton is the lead
er and promises a good meeting. At
7:30 p. m. there will be special sing
ing and chorus learning. Better coma
and learn these new choruses and go
through life ainging. After the aing t
Rev. Proppe preaches on “The Crucial
Hour." Come and bring a friend. “ I
was glad when they said unto m# let
us go into the House of the Lard."
Christian C h sn h
a.
a.
All in
Sunday school at 10
m.
Preaching services at 11
m. and at :30 d . m.
vited.
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To d a y Is the D ay of Service
On the basis of service to the
consumer we offer
S o u n d T ir e s a n d
Tu b e s
Also Sunoco Motor Oil-a Glide for Every Car.
Onr service to yon Includes
Machine Work, Eipert Repairing, Towing,
Ignition Parts tor All Gars.
Yours for Service
Halladay & Justin
M o to r C a r R epairing
Music in
the Home
Stockholm.—Sweden, like the United
Nothing completes a
home more than a
j
Good Piano
Will sell an instrument
just from the factory,
perfect in cabinet and
tone on
Easy Terms
Can be seen and tested by writing
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