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Woman’s Club Scholarship
Loan Fund
CANTALOUPES OF i
FINEST QUALITY Ì
“ Appeal to O’Neill”
Eyes Tested and Fitted.
Lenses Duplicated,
The scholarship loan fund is
one of the m st beneficial under­
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takings of the Oregon Federa­
Early
Picking
Is
Reason
Given
tion of Woman’s club said Mrs.
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J u s t lo<>L a ew m o u th s or a few rears into the future
Optometrist-Optician
for Melons Reaching Market
Ida B. Callahan, president and a
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Picture yourself seated in a large comfy a rm c h air
director of the General Federa­
in Inferior Condition.
BUSH BANK BLDG.
SALEM, ORE.
tion of women’s clubs in an in­
a fter a hard d a y ’s work resting— b u t unable to read.
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terview at her office at O. A. C.
Those eyes so often misused and so negleoted have
With donations annually from (VOID BRUISING IN PACKING
long sines given out; you must now com fort yourself
the
various clubs of the state.”
by sittin g in the big arm c h air dream ing.
But when
said Mrs. Callahan, “ this fund Load Immediately in Iced Refrigerator
th a t tim e oomes d o n ’t say “ I ’m sorry.”
Cara and Furnish Ample Ventila­
has now reached the sum of ap­
tio n -F lo o r Racks Aro Also
proximately
$10,000.
It
is
loan­
VVs hope th a t fm you th a t tim e m ay never come.
Mr. Barnes, U. S. Wheat Director Says:
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Recommended.
ed without interest, to young wo­
T h a t’s what we’re here for— to give Y O U R eyes th a t
the United State» D epart­
men who wish to complete their (P repared m by
ent of A griculture.)
careful a tte n tio n NOW th a t will enable thorn to re ­
education. Many young women
Fully 10 per cent of the cantaloupes
ta in th eir fullest efficiency u n til old ag6.
have been students at O. A. C. produced In th e w estern s ta te s reach
consum er so «reen th a t tliey a re
because this fund was available the
L e t us ex am in e vour e y e s now and y o u ’ll never have
p ractically w orthless fo r food, i f only
and have now become self-sup­ 1 per cent w ere picked and shipped
to say, “ I ’m sorry th a t I p u t it off.”
unripe It would m ean tra n sp o rtin g and
porting members of society.
m ark etin g m ore th an 40,000 crates, for
Applications for loans at pre- m ore than 'JO,OOO carloads— or four-
A n d red u ce th e high co st o f living.”
| sent, far exceed the amount of Ufths of tlie production of th e Uniteti
¡States—a re h arv ested In Colorado,
“ O regou’s Largest Optical I n s titu tio n ”
I money in the treasury.
New Mexico, A rizona, Nevada, and
P h o n e 239 for a p p o in tm e n t
! “The Oregon Federation of C alifornia, and shipped on a six to
204-211 Sa'em B ank of C om m erce Bldg., SALEM
! Women’s c'ubs wa- organized in tw elve-day Journey to m iddle w est­
ern and eastern m arkets.
^ a iH tM iiia iiia iim im iM im i!w i« tia ii« im i» iia iii» i« iia iiM u m iiB ii!w i« ii» iiB 1 Portland in 1899, and now has a
D uring th ree recent shipping sea­
membership of 130 individual sons specialists of ihe U nited S tates
clubs, scattered over different D epartm ent of A griculture conducted
investigations in th e w estern produc- j
parts of the state. Th^se clubs ing
IS THE CHEAPEST AS WELL AS
sections and chief ea ste rn consum- I
have a total membership of 6000 lug centers, in o rd er to determ ine the j
THE MOST WHOLESOME ON
women organized for the pur­ m ost satisfacto ry m ethods of handling I
THE MARKET TODAY.
for loug-dlstauce ship- j
pose of promoting social, civic cantaloupes
rnents. It w as found th a t too efirl.v j
and educational improvement in picking w as one of the chief reasons |
cheir respective communities. why melons reached th e m ark et in an j
These clubs, however, are of I inferior, taste le ss condition.
When to Pick Melons.
more than local value, for their
G reen m elons have a depressing ef­
combined efforts bring good re­ fe c t on both dem and- and prices.
Your Grocer Has It.
W hile It is necessary th a t they be
sults to the state and nation.
before they a re en tirely ripe
“ As Mrs. Thcmas C. Winter J picked
o order to provide the essential kee|>
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president of the general federa­ Ing qualities in tra n sit, they may be
tion recently said; “A women’s picked a t a stuge of m a tu rity th a t will
good flavor as well as keeping
dub is a group of organized wo­ afford
quality when they reach consum ers,
men, who can be depended upon cantaloupes should be picked Just a f ­
to back ecery movement that te r they will slip cleanly from th e
stem ; th a t is, a t th e full-slip stag e of
makes for the betterment of m
aturity.
that community’s life.
Groups
If properly handled and prom ptly
! o f sunn a character are a tre­ loaded they will c a rry In satisfacto ry
even to long-distance m ar­
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mendous asset to the country in condition,
kets. Allow ance m ust he m ade, how­
Under N ew Cwnetahip
I a time like this when half-fledged ever for a certain am ount of rough
thought* hasty conclusions and
and
hazy thinking are too frequent, j
A choice line of meats at
“The administration of the!
state federation is done bv means
very reasonable prices
of its executive board, which
offers all the comforts of modern travel.
carries out the plans adopted at
Convenient schedules, observation cars, and excellent meals
the annual meeting. A monthly
are other features of the S h a sta Route.
I bulletin, published in Portland
CALL AND GET ACQUAINTED
Round Trip
by Mrs. Edith Knight Hill of the
Oregonian, is sent to all the
Winter Excursion Tickets
dubs to keep them informed of
are on sale at
the progress of work. The plan
Reduced Fare
of work conforms to that of the
i general federation, and is carri­ U n w rap p ed iVe. ons Cool U uickly, Thus
For tickets and information ask Agents, or write
Preventing Mold.
ed on in six departments with
handling hik I fo. some delay In tra n sit.
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| divisioas and committees.
As a general rule, therefore, c a n ta ­
“The six departments are fine loupes should be picked Just before
JOHN M. SCOTT,
arts, applied education. Ameri they reach th e full-slip stuge. Such
melons possess not only th e desirable
General Passenger Agent
can citizenship, public welfare, eating
quality, b u t also the necessary
legislation, and the press. Back­ carry in g quality.
T he keeping and carry in g q u alities
ing the state work in these de­
of cantaloupes a re directly dependent
partments is the general
federa-
.
.
¡ o n the care exercised to p rev en t me-
tion which was organized in New chnnical in ju ries In h arv estin g and
Established .1889
York in 1890. It is made up of p reparation fo r s h ip m e n t
50 state federations which in-
u *e Car* in Packing.
AN ACCOUNT in a com m ercial b a n k is . ’ most
elude 41,001 district clubs. Its
Durin* the operation of packing,
c
o n v e n ie n t aid to m o d e rn business. I t s.v-’ema-
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. melons should he placed carefully in
total membership is now about lhe cratPS. and not dropDed or t0StM.d
■ ¡/.es p a y m e n ts , is a check on all e x p e n d itu re s and
2,000,000. Twelve foreign coun- lnt0 place> Rs ls frequ(Sntly done. ln.
tows y o u j u s t w h e re y o u s ta n d each n ath.
tries represented by clubs are as jury caused by squeezing can be p re ­
pen one w ith us to d ay . I t will p a y you t.o do 10 .
follows: Canada, Canal Zone, vented If p a ck ers a re careful not to
force In over-sized m elons when fin­
China, Cuba, England, France, ishing th e c ra te s.
Hawaii, Japan, Phillipines, Swe­
The reduction of serious m arket
den, West Australia and West: losses from over-ripe and decayed m el­
ons Is dependent to a large ex ten t
Indies.
upon the prom ptness w ith w hich they
Officers and Directors
“ Both state and national fed are placed u n d er refrig eratio n . They
We wish the ladies who read this paper
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b
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C. A. McLaughlin, V. I .
should
lie
loaded
Im
m
ediately
In
iced
erations are non sectam n and
refrig erato r enrs, and. w hile being
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ix,
Cashier
non-poiitical, but are bi-qartisaa, hauled from [lacking shed to the c ar­
to come and look at our Winter Hats the
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D.
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e a rs
O. D. But lei
working with botn parties, sup­ loading p latfo rm , should be covered
to
protect
them
from
th
e
sun.
porting measures not men.”
Don’t Say “I’m Sorry”
Dr. C. B. O’Neill
“ EAT MORE
BREAD
Morris Optical Co.
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W in t e r H a ts
next time they are in Salem.
We are
quite sure theyt they will be delighted
with our display which are in all the
latest modes and fashions.
Ihen we
are quite sure that the reasonable prices
prevailing in this shop will be very at­
tractive also*
M rs .
L. G . C u rtis
M asonic Building
1 2 5 N. High St.
Salem
C antaloupes should p referab ly not
lie w rapped. Tliey do not re frig erate
so well In tra n s it nor do they reach
DIGGERS TURN UP TREASURE the consum er in so good condition as
I unw rapped melons. Loading different
Sewer W orker* Find Collection of ' types of packages may olistruct a ir cir­
Rings and Watches in a Bos­
culation an d th u s seriously re ta rd re ­
ton Slime Pit.
frigeration.
In c a rs equip[ied w ith
these racks, as well as b ask et bunk-
B oston.—A sew er gang q u it w ork at | el's, suit m ay tie effectively employed
noon th e o th e r d ay w ith a valuable to hasten refrig eratio n . T he ability
tre a s u re trove.
In th e slim e of an of re frig e ra to r c a rs to coo) melon ship­
old p it n e a r th e Q uincy house they m ents quickly and to m aintuin destr-
hud found th ree gold rings, coins, ible te m p e ra tu re s In tra n sit de|iends
w atch es an d o th e r valuables.
directly upon pro p er b u n k er and bulk­
H otel em ployees suggested th a t the head construction, and upon th e quan-
hotel had a claim on the articles, us ■Ity and q u ality of the iu sn latln g m a­
th e p ro p e rty p robably of g u ests of by­ terial used.
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gone days. The police suspected thut
they w ere p a rt o f th e loot of thieves.
B ut when th e men show ed coins d at­ MOLTING PERIOD IS TRYING
ing buck to 1787, stam ped w ith a pine
tre e on one side an d "M assach u setts” Feathers That Must Be Mad* A r*
R ich in Nitrog*nou* Subitanee
on th e oth er, they Insisted th u t the
Coated W ith Oil.
s ta tu te of lim ita tio n s m ade th e prop­
e rty th eirs.
Many ow ners of hen* think th a t be­
W ith th e a n c ie n t coins they found
b eer checks, w hich th e forem an of the cause th e hens a re not laying during
gang said he Intended to keep with the m olting period, they do not need
•ed. trills period I* h ard er on a hpn
a “pine tre e sh illin g ,” as a souvenir
:han heavy laying for the fe a th e rs I
of th e p ast.
T h e forem an estim ated
th a t th e deposit of mud In which the th a t must be m ade a re rich In nltrng- j
eiious «uLstuuce* and a re gvuted with
valuables were found had not been dis
an oti.
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We Go The Limit
This store always seeks to give you the best g ro ­
ceries, p ro m p t s e r /ic e , honest weights a n d low
prices as the q u a lity of the good* perm its. If s t
any tim e you th in k you liave not beeu given any
of the ab ;ve, ch 11 it to the a tten tio n of Mr. M ein
tost) and if an erro r has been m ade he wiil p ro m p t
ly rectify it.
J. Q. M c I n t o s h
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